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• Tamils want to live in one country: Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa May 18, 2013
  Warning of ‘disastrous’ consequences of the separatist efforts of Tamil parties, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday said the minority now wants to live peacefully in one country. Rajapaksa slammed the Tamil diaspora for the lack of support in his reconciliation and rebuilding efforts in the former conflict zones. “Diaspora and the Tamil parti […]
  Niticentral Staff
• Pakistan anti-terrorism court extends Musharraf’s remand by 14 days May 18, 2013
  A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Saturday extended by 14 days former President Pervez Musharraf’s judicial remand over the detention of judges during the 2007 emergency. Judge Syed Kausar Abbas Zaidi of the anti-terrorism court also accepted a plea from Musharraf’s lawyers that he should be exempted from appearing in the court on Saturday. 69-year-old Mus […]
  Rezaul H Laskar
• North Korea fired three short-range missiles: Seoul May 18, 2013
  North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy aimed at easing tensions. The North fired two missiles Saturday morning and another in the afternoon, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesm […]
  Associated Press
• Beating Kolkata for knockout is not a cakewalk for Sunrisers: Moody May 18, 2013
  They might have defeated a formidable but fixing-embroiled Rajasthan Royals in Friday’s encounter at home but Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Tom Moody says that defeating Kolkata Knight Riders would not be a cakewalk when they clash with them to snatch the last-available play-offs berth on Sunday. Hyderabad must beat KKR to make it to the knockout stage. “We got […]
  Niticentral Staff
• Should Sreesanth be banned for life? May 18, 2013
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  Niticentral Staff
• Indian in US sentenced to three years for human trafficking May 18, 2013
  An Indian has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment in the US on charges of trafficking immigrants from India into the country. Kaushik Jayantibhai Thakkar, 33, along with Brazilian national Fabiano Augusto Amorim were sentenced on Saturday to serve 36 months in prison for their roles in smuggling undocumented migrants to the US for private financial […]
  Lalit K Jha
• Twin bombs kill 9 inside elite Afghan housing complex May 18, 2013
  Two bombs hidden in a motorcycle and a car exploded inside an elite gated community linked to the family of Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday evening, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 70 near the southern city of Kandahar, an official said. The blasts happened inside Aino Mina, a housing complex on the northern outskirts of the city […]
  Associated Press
• Experience the princely life at Oberoi Rajvilas May 18, 2013
  The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur is the idyllic retreat that evokes princely Rajasthan with luxury villas and royal tents. The Oberoi Rajvilas surrounded by ornate architecture and beautiful gardens,gives you a princely treatment. In a fort-like setting the Rajvilas is situated on 32 acres of lush gardens, flowering trees and cascading fountains. The hotel offers […]
  Deepa Srivastava Kumar
• IPL6: Disciplined bowling show keeps Sunrisers in hunt for play-offs May 18, 2013
  James Faulkner’s second five-wicket haul of the season went in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat spot-fixing embroiled Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs to brighten their chances of booking a play-offs berth in the Pepsi IPL in Hyderabad on Friday. Paceman Faulkner, who became the first bowler in IPL history to grab five wickets twice in a season, helped restrict S […]
  S Janakiram
• 6 Haryana villages stop sending girls to schools, NHRC steps in May 18, 2013
  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that six village panchayats of Mahendergarh district in Haryana have unanimously decided not to send girls to schools, owing to alleged inaction by police and school authorities in ensuring their safety. Around 400 girls will be affected with the decision of the panch […]
  Niticentral Staff