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Royal births sent mums wild about name Harry,William

February 17, 2010 3:56:31 pm

The number of babies named Harry increased 12-fold in Britain in the 16 years.

Condoms: Make sure that you get the right one!

February 16, 2010 2:18:50 pm

When it comes to condoms,finding the right one is the key,for badly fitted caps spoil the bedroom pleasure.

Indian taxi driver’s killer may have fled New Zealand: Police

February 14, 2010 1:56:37 pm

Police in Auckland said that Indian-origin taxi driver Hiren Mohini's suspected killer may have fled New Zealand.

Pak negates that Kashmir issue is close to settlement through backchannel

February 8, 2010 2:14:03 pm

Pakistan has negated claims that the Kashmir issue was close to settlement through back channel diplomacy between Islamabad and New Delhi.

JuD organises ‘Kashmir Solidarity’ conference in PoK

February 4, 2010 2:10:11 pm

The JuD on Thursday held a conference of radical groups in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to express solidarity on the Kashmir issue.

Britons ‘a moody lot who take temper to work’

January 25, 2010 11:16:17 am

A new survey has found that seven out of 10 office employees are in a bad mood the moment they wake up.

Musharaf withdrew Swiss ‘kickback’ cases against Zardari:ex-AG

December 16, 2009 9:04:36 pm

Several cases registered in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari for allegedly using Swiss bank accounts to stash away millions of dollars in kickbacks were withdrawn....

Cricket mogul Stanford to be stripped of knighthood

November 3, 2009 4:34:09 pm

Texan cricket tycoon Allen Stanford who is being investigated by the FBI for running a $7 bn Ponzi scheme,will be stripped of his knighthood in Antigua and Barbuda.

Security of Indian envoy in Dhaka increased after threat

October 26, 2009 11:25:53 am

Bangladesh has stepped up the security of Indian High Commissioner and at the Mission in Dhaka after the envoy received a threat through e-mail.

India in touch with NZ Govt over missing student

October 12, 2009 1:06:43 pm

Indian-origin Auckland-based student Srikanth Rayadurgam has been declared missing for the last twelve days.

HuJI commander,Uzbek terrorist ‘killed’ in drone attacks

September 17, 2009 4:31:22 pm

Two top al-Qaeda-linked militant commanders,including HuJI's Ilyas Kashmiri,were believed killed in recent American drone attacks in Pakistan's restive tribal belt.

Obama gives pep talks to students

September 9, 2009 12:14:53 pm

In his speech,Obama challenged the nation's students to take pride and ownership in their education.

Hospital food in UK found to be worse than prison meals

September 1, 2009 3:44:17 pm

A new study has shown that food provided at hospitals in the UK is worse than that served to prison inmates.

16 indicted in California in drug-smuggling probe

August 27, 2009 9:46:30 am

Sixteen people were indicted and hundreds of pounds of cocaine seized in a sting against Mexico's notorious Sinaloa drug cartel,California Attorney General Jerry Brown said.

UN appoints first Special Envoy for humanitarian affairs for Pakistan

August 25, 2009 1:15:26 pm

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed French UN ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert as the first Special Envoy in charge of humanitarian affairs for Pakistan.

UN calls for calm in run up to Afghan election results

August 25, 2009 10:25:48 am

Amidst allegations of election fraud and rigging by opposition candidates,a top UN official on Tuesday asked the people of Afghanistan to maintain calm.

Australia to tighten visa rules for students

August 21, 2009 9:25:51 am

Faced with sharp increase in student visa applications,Australia is set to tighten its visa policy to ensure bonafide and genuine candidates come to the country for higher studies.

HAL to supply components for Sukhoi fighters to Russia

August 20, 2009 10:04:38 am

The Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will supply components to Russia for its Sukhoi range of combat jets for export to third countries.

Afghan govt under fire over media ban

August 19, 2009 3:32:03 pm

The Afghan govt came under severe criticism today for attempting to ban media coverage of escalating Taliban violence in case it deters people from voting in tomorrow's elections.

65yr-old caught with cocaine sewn in his underpants!

August 19, 2009 3:13:35 pm

Customs officers in Barcelona recently caught a German pensioner with cocaine worth 277,000 pounds stored inside the neoprene shorts he was wearing underneath his jeans.