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India’s First Unmanned Space Mission Fails

BANGALORE: India’s space agency says its first unmanned moon probe has malfunctioned and it may have to curtail the two-year mission.The Chandrayaan-1, which costs $79 million, was launched in October to map the lunar surface and look for precious metals.The chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation says the probe’s

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New Michael Jackson Single Released

LOS ANGELOS: A new Michael Jackson song titled, “A Place with No Name” was unveiled on the celebrity news website, TMZ.com, three weeks after the death of the King of Pop.The website, which was also the first media outlet to report Jackson’s death, carries the snippet of the song.It also

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2 Workers Die As Stage For Madonna Concert Collapses

MARSEILLE: A stage being constructed for a concert by pop star Madonna collapsed on Thursday (July 16), killing two workers and injuring eight others in the southern French city of Marseille.The July 19 concert at the Velodrome stadium, home to the Olympique Marseille soccer team, was immediately cancelled.The dead workers

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Russian Minister Gunned Down

MOSCOW: Two people were killed in an attack on a car in Ingushetia on Friday.Officials initally denied reports that a regional minister was among the dead.Unidentified assailants opened fire at a Kia car in the village of Sredniye Achaluki in Ingushetia.Ruslan Balayev was the sports and tourism minister for Ingushetia,

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Drone Near Miranshah Kills Five

BAHADUR KALEY: Atleast five people have been killed on Friday, when a US drone fired a missile into a suspected Taliban compound in Pakistan’s tribal belt near the Afghan border.The missile strike took place in Bahadur Kaley village, which is 30 kilometers south of Miranshah.According to security officials, the missile

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Politics

Rana Sanaullah’s Brother-in-Law Arrested

Friday, July 17th, 2009

FAISALABAD: The brother-in-law of Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah, has been arrested by police on Friday for alleged forgery and threatening behavior.
A resident of Faisalabad, Haider, filed an application in the Peoples Colony police station - stating that he had shared an iron sheet business with the accused, Rana Tauseef.
It is alleged that Rana Tauseef [...]

PML-N Submits Two Adjournment Motions in the Nat Assembly Secretariat

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

LAHORE: The PML-N has submitted two adjournment motions in the National Assembly Secretariat.
In the first motion, the PML-N has expressed concern at the delay in payment of Rs. 30 billion to oil marketing companies.
The lawmakers said the oil marketing companies could halt supply to independent power producers if dues were not paid.
The second motion urged [...]

Advertising Watchdog Slams Israel Tourism Advert

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

LONDON: An Israeli tourism advert that showed the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as an undisputed part of Israel has been rejected by the advertising watchdog.
The posters, on the London Underground, sparked hundreds of complaints from pro-Palestinian groups and members of the public.
The Advertising Standards Authority said a map labelled Israel implied [...]

Shumaila Rana Fears God, Claims Innocence

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

LAHORE: PML-N MPA Shumaila Rana, who is accused of credit card theft, has termed the allegations against her as baseless and a conspiracy, on Monday.
Talking to Express News, she said the Punjab Chief Minister has ordered a neutral inquiry, which will reveal the truth.
Rana claimed she is innocent, and feared no one but God.
Earlier, a [...]

Punjab Government Withdraws Petition against Hafiz Saeed

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

LAHORE: The Punjab Government has appealed to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, to withdraw the petition filed against the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Chief Hafiz Saeed.
Punjab Advocate General Raza Farooq stated before the Supreme Court that the Federal Government is not cooperating with the Punjab Government against Saeed’s release.
Farooq said it is not [...]