Arundhati, Geelani booked under sedition charges

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PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 29: Booker Prize winner and noted social activist  Arundhati Roy, chairman Hurriyat Conference Syed  Ali Shah Geelani and others were today booked on charges of sedition by Delhi Police for their "anti-India" speech at a seminar here last month. The filing of the FIR More

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Hillary described India as self-appointed front-runner for UNSC seat: WikiLeaks

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Washington, Nov 29: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described India as a “self-appointed front-runner” for a permanent UNSC seat and directed US envoys to seek minute details about Indian diplomats stationed at the United Nations headquarters, according to classified documents released by WikiLeaks More

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Nepal, China to check movement of Tibetans

SHIRISH B. PRADHAN\PTI

Kathmandu, Nov 29: Nepal and China have agreed to step up security in their border areas in a bid to prevent the entry of Tibetans into this country to check frequent anti-Beijing protests here. The meeting of senior district officials in Chautara, 125-km east of the capital near the Tibetan More

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Iranian nuke scientist killed in blast

Tehran, Nov 29: Twin blasts in Iran’s capital killed a nuclear scientist and wounded another today, said state media reports that promptly blame Israeli agents on motorbikes of attaching the bombs to their cars.“In a criminal terrorist act, the agents of the Zionist regime attacked two prominent More

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‘Saudi King calls Zardari rotten head’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Nov 29: The king of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, has labelled President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to the country’s progress. “When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body,” King Abdullah was quoted as saying by the New York Times in leaked US diplomatic More

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Conviction valid solely on dying declaration: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 29: The Supreme Court has ruled that a person can be convicted on the basis of a dying declaration as long as it was "trustworthy" even if other witnesses turn hostile. A Bench of Justices P Sathasivam and A R Dave in a judgement also held that even if the police mistakenly record More

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