Babri Masjid demolition dented BJP's image: Advani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar13: Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani today said that he felt the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 had "badly dented" the credibility of his party. Recalling a newspaper article he had written a fortnight after the demolition, he said that while More

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CRPF denies involvement in Sopore killings

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New Delhi, Mar 13: The paramilitary CRPF has told the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) that allegations leveled against the force about killing two civilians in Sopore in August last year appeared to  be "false" as its personnel only fired in air in self-defence during a protest in the More

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Kashmiri refugees reject ‘surrender policy’

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, March 13: While rejecting India’s “surrender policy,” representatives of Kashmiri refugees here on Sunday vowed to continue the struggle, both militarily and politically. “Kashmiri refugees will play their role in the movement by extending full support not only to the pro-freedom More

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Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Washington, Mar 13: Japan’s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight feet, the US Geological Survey has said. “That’s a reasonable number,” USGS seismologist Paul Earle told AFP. “Eight feet, that’s certainly going to be More

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Gaddafi’s military press ahead in east

Cairo, Mar 13: After a series of counter-attacks by troops of Muammar Gaddafi, the outgunned and loosely organized rebels were today pushed out of eastern oil town of Brega, as the Arab League supported a ‘no-fly’ zone to halt the advance of the Libyan military to opposition stronghold of Benghazi.
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Bahrain drives protesters out of financial centre

Manama, Mar 13: Bahraini police today fired tear gas and clashed with protesters attempting to occupy Manama’s banking centre, on the second day of violent demonstrations in the tiny Gulf state. Police also fired gas at protesters in Pearl Square for the first time since an anti-regime sit More

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Oman's Sultan grants legislative powers to parliament

Muscat, Mar 13: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos today granted legislative power to the previously toothless Oman Council after weeks of anti-government protests in the strategic Gulf state. “We grant the Oman Council legislative and regulatory powers,” said a royal decree carried by ONA state news agency More

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Dal Khalsa releases ‘original version’ of Nanakshahi calendar

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Amritsar, Mar 13: Dal Khalsa today released copies of the “original version” of the Nanakshahi calendar and rejected amendments made by the SGPC, saying the changes are in sync with Hindu religious events. Dal Khalsa party members gathered at Akal Takht on the eve of New Year as per Nanakshahi More

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