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Hindus call Vienna International Center for Dialogue “step in right direction”
Hindus have welcomed reported establishment in Vienna of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Dialogue among Followers of Religions and Cultures by Saudi Arabia, Spain and Austria. During its ordinary seventh session held at Riyadh...2012-02-23 1758 0 -
HARSH WINTERS IN AFGHANISTAN
Nearly 40 children have been killed by a ferocious winter in Afghanistan in the past month. 24 children were killed in refugee camps in Kabul, which sheltered thousands of Afghans running from Taliban threat. The recent...2012-02-23 1762 0 -
SHOOT TO RE-CREATE
Hollywood director to helm Osama Bin Laden assassination in India. Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is to shoot her new film, which centres on the last days of Osama Bin Laden, in Rajasthan. The 60-year-old will be...2012-02-23 1783 0 -
Ali and Aditi Exude Chemistry
Bollywood’s latest sensations Ali Zafar and Aditi Rao Hydari have truly put the ‘romance factor’ into their new film ‘London Paris New York’ with a sizzling onscreen performance as young lovers ‘Nikhil’ and ‘Lalitha’, who connect...2012-02-22 1711 0 -
Final whistle on Chinese match fixers
By William Walker. The “golden whistle” of China and three of his cohorts have been found guilty of corruption following a three year investigation into alleged match fixing according to state-run news agency Xinhua. The corrupt...2012-02-22 1851 0 -
DANISH KANERIA NAMED IN WESTFIELD CASE
By Daniel Jackson. The Mervyn Westfield cricketing scam takes another turn as an ex Pakistani international cricketer is named in the case. In court, Danish Kaneria was mentioned as having been involved in the spot betting...2012-02-22 2041 0 -
FIGHTING FOR ALI CENTRE
Six groups are keen to restore and open Muhammad Ali Centre in Hockley. The Muhammad Ali centre has been a target of vandalism and arson attacks since it closed more than a decade ago. But now,...2012-02-22 2227 0 -
Farokh Engineer Scores Against Poverty
Legendary cricket batsman and wicketkeeper Farokh Engineer saw first-hand how young people in the slums of Chennai, India are transforming their lives through skills training sponsored by Lycamobile, the largest global provider of international mobile calls....2012-02-22 2081 0 -
X MARKS THE SPOT
Malcolm X honoured on Smethwick plague. Almost 50 years since his visit to Smethwick during racial tensions, Malcolm X has been honoured with a plague in the town. The blue plague was revealed on the side...2012-02-22 2032 0 -
THREE SENTENCED FOR EDGBASTON MURDER
Three people have today been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 22-year-old man, who was shot dead in Edgbaston in June 2011 over a drugs feud. Ricky Basra was shot at “point blank...2012-02-22 5548 2
