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Gilani hints at early Pak general elections

Islamabad, Jan 30: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has hinted at the possibility of Pakistan's next general election being held ahead of schedule, saying he will hold consultations on the issue with his allies and the opposition. The general election could be

Toxic relationships may cause cancer, finds study

Washington, Jan 30: The University of California, Los Angles researchers revealed that negative social friendship can lead to increased inflammation, which may in turn cause a host of illnesses from cancer to heart disease and high blood pressure, reports The ScienceNews.The

Gilani dismisses reports of extension to ISI chief

Islamabad, Jan 30: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has dismissed reports that he was considering a proposal to grant another extension to ISI chief Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha and said a decision on this issue would be made at the ‘appropriate

Obama's anti-outsourcing stand is unacceptable: Pranab

Chicago, Jan 30: India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, at his last leg of 2-day state visit to Chicago, candidly commented on US President Barack Obama's suggestion to cut outsourcing, which has been facilitating India's job market in a large-scale over the

US, Taliban prisoner release talks fail: Report

Washington, Jan 30: The initial talks between the US and Taliban in Qatar on the release of five of the militant group's prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center have failed, a media report said on Monday.The failure of the talks

Airline sacks Muslim pilot over fear of 9/11 repeat

London, Jan 30: A Muslim pilot was sacked by a British carrier allegedly over fears that he might copy the 9/11 terror attacks.A report in the Daily Mail said that the step came after the pilot was judged a security risk after his

Retail FDI will create millions of jobs: Timothy Roemer

Davos, Jan 30: Opening up the retail sector to foreign investment will help create millions of jobs in India and also strengthen its trade ties with America, former American Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said.However, the US understands the compulsions associated

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed spits venom against India, again

New Delhi, Jan 30: With Pakistan preaching that they were doing all it can to maintain cordial relations with India; Pakistan was witness to yet another anti-India tirade by Jamaat-ud-dawa chief Hafiz Saeed. Continuing his campaign against India, he was seen

US to dominate world with special software for Twitter, FB

Washington, Jan 29: US' investigation agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) soon will start predicting crimes which people will plan through some social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and many others.According to sources, FBI moved the technology software firms asking them

Peru: 27 killed in fire at rehabilitation centre

Lima (Peru), Jan 29: A fire swept through a two-story private rehabilitation centre for addicts in a poor part of Peru's capital, killing 27 people and critically injuring five as firefighters punched holes through walls to rescue residents locked inside.

Someone in Pakistan knew about Osama's hideout: Panetta

Washington, Jan 28: The US still believes that someone in authority in Pakistan knew where the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden was hiding in the country, nine months after the raid that killed al-Qaeda chief. Bolstering his hunch,

Twitter users rant for boycott over censor policy

New York, Jan 28: Online censorship has become a contentious issue of recent times, as it has been seen as a move to clamp down freedom of internet users in cyber space. Following this, Twitter - a micro-blogging website has seen ragging

Obama's Indian-American IT czar Aneesh Chopra to leave WH

Washington, Jan 28: Aneesh Chopra, the highest ranking Indian American in the Obama Administration, is stepping down from his position as White House Chief Technology Officer, administration officials announced on Saturday.Assistant to President Barack Obama, Chopra was the federal government's first Chief

Musharraf heeds to party advise, defers return to Pakistan

Dubai, Jan 26: Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf has deferred his plans to return home from self-exile after repeated threats by the country’s leadership that the former general would be arrested upon arrival, an official of his party said on Friday.Heeding

US seeing high levels of poverty and inequality: Geithner

Washington, Jan 28: In a candid admission of the problems plaguing the world's largest economy, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today said the country is seeing "very high levels of poverty and inequality". Geithner's comments at the World Economic Forum

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