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KARACHI - At least 22 Indian fishermen with 7 boats were arrested by Maritime Security Agency (MSA) here on midnight between Friday and Saturday for violating the Pakistani territorial waters.
A spokesman of MSA told APP here Saturday that the fishermen have been handed over to the Docks Police after initial investigation.
"The fishermen are warned by the MSA before seizing their boats for penetrating deep inside our territory," he pointed out.
Violation of 7 to 8

SRINAGAR - Ruling out reduction of troops in Kashmir, Indian Army Friday said the terror infrastructure was still intact on the other side of the Line of Control where militants were waiting to infiltrate into the Valley.
"The situation cannot be normal as the militant infrastructure and intent across the border is alive as also their over ground network in the Valley. In this scenario, we cannot reduce the army presence," General Officer Commanding of 15 Corps Lt Gen S A Hasnain

KARACHI - Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process.
The release comes two weeks after Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani watched side by side as India beat Pakistan in the cricket World Cup semi-final in northwest India. "Today we released 89 Indian fishermen from Malir prison as a goodwill gesture,"

LAHORE - An exciting line-up of 25 feature films will screen at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), the oldest and most prestigious Indian film festival in the US, including 15 world and US premieres.
Making its US premiere at the May 4 to May 8 festival in Manhattan will be Sudhir Mishra's acclaimed romantic crime drama 'Yeh Saali Zindagi' starring Irrfan Khan, the Indo-American Arts Council (IAAC) announced Tuesday. Legendary actress Shabana Azmi stars in the

KARACHI - Pakistan on Thursday freed 89 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing and violating its territorial waters as the nuclear-armed rivals resume a fledgling peace process.
"Today we released 89 Indian fishermen from Malir prison as a goodwill gesture," prisons chief Ghulam Qadir Thebo told AFP.
These fishermen were caught during the past 13-19 months fishing in Pakistani territorial waters, he said.
Two buses set off for the eastern city of Lahore, where they

LAHORE - As a follow up to the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, India has decided, in principle, to resume bilateral cricket ties with Pakistan, the Press trust of India news agency reported.
Government sources said the time of the visit, the venues of the matches and other logistical issues would be decided. Sources said if everything goes according to the plans, the Indian cricket team will visit Pakistan first and the

JAIPUR - Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals thrashed Delhi Daredevils by six wickets to pocket their second successive victory in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. Chasing a stiff 152, Rajasthan rode on fine knocks by Rahul Dravid and Johan Botha to overhaul the target with nine balls to spare at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The usually sedate Dravid struck a quickfire 38 off 31 balls and South African Botha continued his fine form with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 39 with four fours.

NEW DELHI - An Indian septuagenarian whose 98-hour hunger strike against corruption ended with big concessions from government said on Sunday he had no idea his campaign would win national support.
"I did not know that this protest would spread throughout the country," said Anna Hazare, a Mahatma Gandhi devotee, a day after his demands for changes to a new anti-graft bill were accepted. Hazare began the hunger strike in New Delhi on Tuesday, winning wide support amid rising

SRINAGAR - A bomb went off outside a mosque in Kashmir's main city on Friday, killing a prominent Muslim cleric, police and witnesses said, the first such attack near a religious place in recent years.
Moulana Showkat Shah, chief of the Jammu and Kashmir Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadith which is involved in social work, was entering the mosque to lead Friday prayers when the bomb went off. One worshipper was wounded.
No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack in

LAHORE - An Indian national, who was held by Pakistani intelligence agencies and charged with spying and sentenced to life imprisonment around 24 years ago, was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail on Thursday on special directives of President Asif Ali Zardari.
Gopal Das, one of Pakistan's longest-serving Indian prisoners, crossed the border for spying in 1984 but was arrested by intelligence agencies from Azad Kashmir. On March 27, President Zardari ordered Das' release late last

LAHORE - Pakistan released one of its longest-serving Indian prisoners on Thursday after more than 23 years behind bars, accepting a call for his freedom on humanitarian grounds, officials said.
President Asif Ali Zardari ordered the release of Gopal Das late last month after an appeal from India's Supreme Court.
Das was handed over to Indian authorities at the Wagah border crossing, confirmed Mehboob Hussain, spokesman for the paramilitary rangers at Wagah.
"Das was

NEW DELHI - Iconic Indian tycoon Ratan Tata will appear on Monday before a parliamentary panel probing a multi-billion dollar telecoms graft scandal that has badly dented the government's credibility and alarmed investors in Asia's third largest economy.
The questioning of one of the foremost titans of Indian industry comes two days after police made the first indictments in the case, naming a former minister, a unit of Reliance ADA group and the Indian partners of Etisalat and

HANDWARA - Stating that no problem in the world can be resolved militarily, General Officer Commanding of Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen S A Hasnain said "the role of army is to provide environment for political solution of the longstanding issue."
Hasnain also claimed that militancy would be completely over in the valley by the end of the year, the Rising Kashmir reported.
Asked as why the army is not involved in developmental works in Naxal-affected areas in India

NEW DELHI - Indian President Pratibha Patil said the national cricket team had earned the gratitude of "a billion-plus Indians" after winning the World Cup Saturday for the first time since 1983.
As the victory over Sri Lanka in Mumbai triggered celebrations across the country, Patil sent a congratulatory message to skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his players. "All of you truly deserve the thanks of a billion-plus Indians," said Patil, who watched the final in the packed

NEW DELHI - Indian police on Saturday charged a former telecom minister with abuse of power and conspiracy in an alleged mobile spectrum fraud that cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenue. The south Indian politician, A Raja, was also accused of cheating, forgery and criminal misconduct on a charge sheet and annexed documents that ran to 80,000 pages. "I am satisfied that there is enough incriminating material on the record to proceed against the accused persons," judge

THE REALITY CHECK - After more than a month of exciting cricket, it's all down to the final now in the refurbished Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In an all-subcontinental affair, joint hosts India and Sri Lanka will come face to face in an evenly matched contest. While the Indians got the better of a buoyant Pakistan side in the second semi-final, Sri Lanka defeated a spirited New Zealand in the first semi-final in Colombo to make it to their second successive World Cup final.
Both

MUMBAI - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara ramped up the pressure on World Cup final opponents India on Friday by claiming the whole world expected them to win the showpiece match. India will try to become the first nation to win the title on home soil at the Wankhede Stadium and so fulfil the dreams of millions of fans, all hoping the team can add to the 1983 success of Kapil Dev's side.
"They've always been the favourites, they've got the best batting line-up in the world and