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Pak: Manmohan’s remarks uncalled for
Kayani: Our fight is against terror
Shilpa Shetty wows fans in US
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Delhi-bound Jet skids on Dhaka runway
Massive rally by Abdullah supporters, campaigning ends
Murder charges against Hasina dropped
Nepal to seek India’s help to build museum
Quake hits Japan islands
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Pak: Manmohan’s remarks uncalled for
Karachi, August 17 "I think (Singh's) statement was uncalled for and it would have been better if he had not made such a statement because Pakistan and India are moving towards better relations, especially after the meetings (between the Indian premier and President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani)," Minister of State for Information Sumsam Ali Bukhari said. "As Pakistanis, we would not want any problems to occur anywhere. We are ourselves victims of terrorism," Bukhari told reporters in this southern port city in response to a question about Singh's remarks.Pakistan wants to work with the world in tackling terrorism and militancy, he said. "Whether it is our neighbours or distant countries, we want peace in the whole world. Islam is a religion of peace and gives a message of peace," he added. Earlier in the day, Singh said terror groups in Pakistan were planning fresh attacks in India. Addressing a conference on internal security in New Delhi, Singh said, "there is credible information of ongoing plans of terrorist groups in Pakistan to carry out fresh attacks." — PTI
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Kayani: Our fight is against terror
Army chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani has said the current battle being waged by the army is against extremism and terrorism.
“It is not a fight based on religion, ethnicity, sub-nationalism or provincialism”, Kayani said while addressing the 2nd annual ‘Azadi Parade’ at Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul. The army chief said extremists and terrorists could not be allowed to impose “their narrow and distorted version of Islam through force”. “Let me emphasise that no extremist or terrorist can impose his distorted version of Islam through violent means. We, in Pakistan, are committed to defending our country against all external and internal threats,” he said. Kayani said terrorists were those who had blinded themselves with self-righteousness and were not amenable to reason and logic. “When this small minority resorts to coercion ... they turn into terrorists,” he said.
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New York, August 17 It was an event packed with jaw dropping performances, incredible food and all that has been famous about Indian culture. The parade, which had showcased India's culture on Manhattan's Madison Avenue since 1981, saw the participation of industrialist Vijay Mallya as chief guest. The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA), an umbrella group of cultural, educational and community organisations in New York, organised the parade. Federation’s president Yash Paul Soi had earlier flagged off the event at the Indian Consulate on June 10. Last year, Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra had been the grand marshal at the event. In past, actors Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Dev Anand, music conductor Zubin Mehta and astronaut Sunita Williams had marched with the crowd. This year's guest list included New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Governor John Corzine, New York Governor David Paterson and President of the Republic of Guyana Bharrat Jagdeo. The organisers also paid homage to the martyrs of the first struggle for the Independence of India in 1857. — Agencies
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Delhi-bound Jet skids on Dhaka runway
New Delhi, August 17 All 131 passengers, including the crew, were evacuated safely and no one was injured.“The airlines is making arrangements to bring back the passengers to Delhi,” an official deputed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here said. The Bangladesh government has constituted a committee to probe into the incident, he disclosed. Flight operations remained suspended for at least half-an-hour and a few international and domestic flights were diverted. Flight operations become riskier during the monsoons and there have been many similar incidents in India and elsewhere.
— IANS
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Massive rally by Abdullah supporters, campaigning ends
Kabul, August 17 Afghanistan's 17 million voters go to polls Thursday to elect a President for the second time in history and 420 councillors in 34 provinces in a massive operation clouded by insecurity and logistical headaches. President Hamid Karzai, who has ruled since the late 2001 US-led invasion overthrew the Taliban regime, is tipped to win but a strong campaign from former foreign minister Abdullah has raised the chance of a run-off. Thousands of people poured into a Kabul stadium, once a notorious Taliban execution ground, wearing blue baseball hats, carrying pictures of Abdullah and chanting his name over and over again. In a vote stunt rare for Afghanistan, a helicopter circled overhead, dropping hundreds of papers marked with Abdullah's photo, election sign and number as marked on the ballot paper to help even the illiterate majority vote. "Hey compatriots, wake up, it is time for a big change," said the papers written in the three most common Afghan languages, Dari, Pashtu and Uzbeki. "Our favourite candidate, Abdullah Abdullah," and "our good future, Abdullah Abdullah," shouted the crowd in between the former minister's speech studded with rhetoric denouncing election favourite Karzai. — AFP
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Murder charges against Hasina dropped
Dhaka, August 17 Metropolitan Magistrate Dilara Alo Chandana ordered the withdrawal of the murder case against Hasina and 45 others, granting a government petition that said it was filed with a "political motive," officials and lawyers said. The Home Ministry petition said the First Information report did not name Hasina as an accused, but she was indicted as the police submitted the chargesheet six months later, while she was abroad on a tour. — PTI
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Nepal to seek India’s help to build museum
Kathmandu, August 17 Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal who is leaving on an official visit to India on Tuesday said Nepal was going to build three museums, Narayanhiti Palace Museum, People’s Movement Museum and an ethnic museum representing the cultural diversity of the country. “We would like India to support in building one of these museums,” he said. India’s support was crucial for the success of the People’s Movement of April 2006, which restored multi party democracy and abolished the 240-year-old monarchy last year.
—PTI
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Tokyo, August 17 The quake struck at 0536 IST about 130 km southwest of Ishigaki. The Japanese resort island is about 200 km east of Taiwan and some 1,600 km south of Tokyo. The quake struck at a depth of about six miles (10 km), the agency said. Naoto Otake, a police official in Ishigaki, said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties on the island. — AP
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