Three men portrayed by the Centre and some Indian newspapers as Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives who had sneaked in to carry out Mumbai-style attacks are ordinary Pakistani citizens, a Pakistani daily reported today.A home ministry advisory to Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa last week had mentioned five terrorists and sent the photos of three, which were published by some Indian newspapers.said Atif Butt and...
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Indian newspapers are trumpeting the elevation of Rahul Gandhi in the ruling Congress party.INDIAN newspapers are trumpeting the elevation of Rahul Gandhi to second-in-command of the ruling Congress party and predict a showdown for the position of prime minister with opposition rival Narendra Modi."Party finally crowns prince," headlined the English-language tabloid Mail Today over a full-page spread...
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PM Manmohan Singh (L) discussed border issues with visiting Chinese Premier Li KeqiangChinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit and spot-fixing allegations in cricket are dominating the front-page headlines in Indian newspapers.Most newspapers are highlighting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's "plain speaking" with Mr Li on the border dispute, trade and water-sharing.says Mr Singh sought "greater tr...
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authorities on Sunday rejected as "malicious Indian propaganda" reports that Indian prisoner Chamel Singh had died after allegedly being assaulted by jail staff in Lahore [Mohsin Rafiq Chaudhry, senior superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, claimed a few Indian newspapers had published "concocted news with ulterior motives" about Singh being tortured to death.He also described reports of Singh's...
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Pakistani authorities on Sunday rejected as "malicious Indian propaganda" reports that Indian prisoner Chamel Singh had died after allegedly being assaulted by jail staff in Lahore, saying his death was caused by a sudden stroke and heart attack.Mohsin Rafiq Chaudhry, Senior Superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, claimed a few Indian newspapers had published "concocted news with ulterior motives"...
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Islamabad, April 1: Pakistani authorities on Sunday rejected as "malicious Indian propaganda" reports that Indian prisoner Chamel Singh had died after allegedly being assaulted by jail staff in Lahore, saying his death was caused by a sudden stroke and heart attack.Mohsin Rafiq Chaudhry, Senior Superintendent of Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore, claimed a few Indian newspapers had published "concocted news...
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(Peter Roebuck was covering the Australia-South Africa series as a radio commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He also used to write for Australia's Fairfax newspapers. (Agency Photo))CAPE TOWN: Peter Roebuck, one of the most respected cricket commentators, who also wrote for Indian newspapers, committed suicide at his hotel where he was covering Australia's Test series against South...
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Punjab Prisons Department has termed the controversy surrounding the death of Indian prisoner Chamel Singh in Central Jail as "malicious propaganda".Singh was arrested on charges of espionage in 2008, and was sentenced to serve five years in prison in Pakistan in August 2010. He died on January 15, 2013.Mohsin Rafiq Ch, Senior Superintendent Central of Kot Lakhpat jail, said that some Indian newspapers...
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security guards of a minister in Indian-administered Kashmir have been arrested for attacking a traffic policeman who stopped his cavalcade for jumping a red light, officials say.The policeman told Indian newspapers that he was hit in the face by a rifle butt on Monday after stopping the cars.Flood Control Minister Taj Mohiuddin denied seeing the incident, claiming he was on the telephone at the time.The...
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headlines said it all. The Man Booker International Prize had been awarded to Lydia Davis, the American author. But most Indian newspapers in English announced it as “U.R. Ananthamurthy loses out on Man Booker”. You could almost hear the collective sigh of millions of disappointed Indians.Today, India’s prime actors who are making a bid for international visibility — in roles, major or minor — are...
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