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Gen Kayani welcomes and all-inclusive participation in elections by Balochistan political parties

QUETTA: With the elections fast approaching, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani reiterated the military’s commitment to extend all possible...

Indian SC askas States to file compliance report on gutka ban

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed 23 States and five Union Territories to file a compliance report in four weeks on implementation...

Madras High Court issues directions on free laptop distribution scheme

MADURAI, India: The Madras High Court Bench here has directed the Secretaries of the State Higher Education department and Special Programme Implementation Department to...

Eight school students killed J&K bus accident

Anantnag, IOK: Eight students were killed and nine others injured when a school bus skidded off a mountain road and fell into a 300-feet...

Indian, Chinese varsities sign agreement

Beijing: The Beijing Institute of Technology, a government-run research university known for its work on China’s space programme, on Wednesday signed a first of...

Man held for raping minor step-daughter

Thane, India: A 41-year-old man was arrested from the powerloom town of Bhiwandi for allegedly subjecting his mentally-challenged step-daughter to sexual abuse, police said...

Kashmir breaks Guinness record as world’s largest militarized zone

SRINAGAR: The Guinness book of records says Kashmir is the world’s largest militarized zone on the planet. The Dispatch News Desk (DND) reports. Guinness...

Manmohan Singh in chair, but power lies with Sonia: BJP

Hyderabad, India: Scoffing at Congress' assertion that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi shared a "unique" relationship, BJP today said though...

US Navy 7th Fleet Commander in Kochi

Kochi, India: Vice Admiral Scott H Swift, Commander of the Seventh Fleet of the United States Navy, is in Kochi on a two day...

Chinese to get more time off to travel

Beijing: In an effort to boost the country’s tourism industry, the government of China has unveiled a long-term plan that aims to give employees...

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