Baghdad: At least 20 people were killed by a series of car bombs in mainly Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Monday and 11 others were killed by attacks in the southern city of Basra, police and medics said.
Scores of people have been killed in attacks over the past week as tensions between minority Sunni Muslims and Shiites who now lead Iraq have reached their highest level since US troops pulled out in December 2011.
Eight car bombs in mainly Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed at least 20 people on Monday, police and medics said. Two car bombs hit Basra, a predominantly Shiite southern city 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The first struck the Hananiya neighbourhood, near a busy market and restaurants, and the second was detonated inside a bus terminal in Saad Square, police and medics said. Eleven people were killed.More than 700 people were killed in April by a UN count, the highest figure in almost five years.
Relations are coming under more strain by the day from the increasingly sectarian conflict in neighbouring Syria. Minority Sunnis, embittered by Shiite dominance since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by US-led forces in 2003, have also been staging street protests against Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki since December....
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02:59 PM, May 20, 2013
Mumbai: Pakistani actress Veena Malik, who was linked to actor Ashmit Patel post their 'Bigg Boss 4' stint, says he was never her friend and that she only believes in maintaining friendship with her career. During 'Bigg Boss 4', the two seemed to have bonded well, and were also seen together at various events post the show. But both Veena and Ashmit never gave a clear picture about their relationship....
05:08 PM, May 18, 2013
Mumbai: Pakistani actress Veena Mallik, who is currently busy with her Bollywood films, says that she plans to join politics and fulfill her father's dream. She told IANS: "I have intentions to join politics, but right now I feel I am very immature. When I feel it's the right time, I shall join politics." "My father always wanted me to be in Pakistan and join politics. I will certainty fulfil...
04:50 PM, May 15, 2013
Karachi: Pakistan's former captain, Shoaib Malik and the vigilance officer Major (retd) Asghar could not leave with the national team for Ireland early Tuesday morning due to visa problems. While the rest of the squad departed as per schedule from Lahore airport, Malik and Asghar were left behind and will now join the team in a couple of days in Ireland or Scotland. Sources in the board said that both...
11:23 PM, May 14, 2013
Gurdaspur: In a shocking incident, a step-father allegedly married his minor daughter after forcibly taking her in Jammu on the pretext of getting her 'Aadhar' card. The incident came to light when the girl's mother, lodged a complaint against her husband, Pardeep Malik, following which police conducted raid at his house in Shahzada colony in Gurdaspur and rescued the girl, police said on Saturday. However, the accused managed to escape...
02:12 AM, May 12, 2013
Kolkata: Fielding questions about her raunchy MMS video that went viral, Pakistani model-turned-actress Veena Malik Wednesday clarified that the clipping in question was a scene from her forthcoming Bollywood film "Zindagi 50-50." "It's a footage of one of the songs of the film that shows me and (actor) Rajan Verma... It is not an MMS clip, it's a clipping from the movie Zindagi 50-50," Malik told reporters during a media...
01:23 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: Pakistani actress Veena Malik has done a bold photoshoot for her forthcoming Bollywood film 'Zindagi 50-50' in which she plays a sex worker. She says she loved shooting in a bikini. Veena wore a black bikini during the shoot. She is said to have done extensive research for her character and met sex workers to understand their body language and the way they talk. "I love shooting in...
05:55 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik reached Srinagar on Friday after he flown by Delhi Police, which took him into preventive custody after denying permission for his protest to press for his demands, including handing over the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader was to begin his 48-hour-long hunger strike on Friday but police had denied permission for the protest at...
09:47 AM, May 03, 2013
Mumbai: The ruling Democratic Front constituent Nationalist Congress Party on Thursday attacked the senior alliance partner Congress over the high prices of flats to be allotted by the government . In a statement, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said that the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) appeared to be in a race with private builders by charging exorbitant prices for its tenements, forgetting its primary objective of providing affordable...
04:39 AM, May 03, 2013
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday took Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik into preventive custody. Malik was to hold a 48-hour hunger strike in the capital to press for his demands, including handing over the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to his family. The Delhi Police had denied permission to Malik to hold his protest. "Yes," said Commissioner Neeraj Kumar when asked by reporters whether any decision...
11:27 PM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Police has denied permission to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik to hold a 48-hour hunger strike in the capital to press for his demands including handing over the body of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru to his family. "Yes," said City Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar when asked by reporters whether any decision was taken to deny permission for the protest at Jantar Mantar starting on Friday....
04:16 PM, May 02, 2013
New Delhi: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik will not be allowed to stage any protest in New Delhi as announced by him, to press for handing over of the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to his family. Official sources said the Home Ministry is likely to advise the Delhi Police to refuse permission to Malik to stage any protest at Jantar Mantar demanding handing over of the body...
01:06 AM, May 02, 2013
Islamabad: Pakistani investigators probing the 2007 assassination of former premier Benazir Bhutto have decided to quiz Rehman Malik after being told by Pervez Musharraf that the former interior minister had decided details of her security on the day she was killed. Malik was head of Bhutto's security when she returned to Pakistan from self-exile in late 2007. Federal Investigation Agency officials who questioned the former president after his arrest over...
01:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Baghdad: Iraqi authorities suspended the operating licenses of pan-Arab broadcaster Al-Jazeera and nine Iraqi TV channels on Sunday after accusing them of escalating sectarian tension. The move signaled the Shiite-led government's mounting worries over deteriorating security amid Sunni unrest and clashes that have left more than 180 people dead in less than a week. The suspensions, which took effect immediately, appeared to target mainly Sunni channels known for criticizing Prime...
08:52 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Music Directors: Anu Malik, Anand Raj Anand, Meet Brothers, and Mustafa Zahid Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Mustafa Zahid, Meet Brothers Anjjan, Mika Singh, Adnan Sami, Sudesh Bhosle and Shaan Rating: 3 out of 5 Although director Sanjay Gupta's movie 'Shootout At Wadala' is real life crime story, but he has packed in as many as 11 tracks, which include six songs and five remixes. Since the gangster drama is based in...
03:16 PM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Days after launching visa-on-arrival facility for senior Pakistani citizens, India has started the process of providing the 'group tourist visa' on a reciprocal basis. The 'group tourist' visa was to be launched from March 15 but it was put on hold after tension along the border following the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers. Besides, Pakistan has so far failed to send a list of authorised tour operators...
12:27 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Mumbai: NCP on Sunday suspended its corporator from Mumbra, Hira Patil, who has been arrested following the building collapse in neighbouring Thane district which left 74 people dead. Party spokesman Nawab Malik said Patil had also been issued a show-cause notice. "We want to hear him out before taking the next step," Malik said. Patil is one of the nine people arrested after the illegally constructed building in Shil Phata...
05:37 PM, Apr 07, 2013
The trial against Wasim Akram Malik, arrested for his alleged role in the September 2011 Delhi High Court blast, will commence on Monday in a Delhi court. The special NIA court had framed charges against Malik including that of waging war against India and fixed April 1 for recording of evidence in the case. ...
11:32 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Zeeshan said that Indians would practice every day from April 1 from 3 pm to get used to conditions under lights. ...
08:36 PM, Mar 30, 2013
