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Indian Muslims On The Verge Of Breaking Ramadan Fast
An Indian Muslim boy has his hand pushed away as he tries to take donated food from a volunteer before breaking the Ramadan fast at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Nizamuddin in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Muslims around the world are marking the holy fasting month…
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Terror Attack Takes Place In Assam, India
A policeman inspects the site of violence in Rangiya, about 55 kilometers (34 miles) west of Gauhati, in the Indian northeastern state of Assam, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. Thousands of panic-stricken Indians from the northeast were fleeing the southern city of Bangalore on Thursday, spurred by rumors they would be…
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Traditional Sweets Made For End of Ramadan In Peshawar
PESHAWAR — A man makes traditional sweets at a bakery in Peshawar, northwest Pakistan on August 15, 2012, for upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. <Xinhua/Ahmad Sidique> news@theasian.asia
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A Bomb Blasted In Herat, Western Afghanistan
A policeman holds the debris of damaged vehicles after a blast rocked Herat, Afghanistan, on Aug. 15, 2012. Up to 18 Afghan civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in Herat, the capital city of western province of Herat Wednesday afternoon, a police source said. A wounded man is being taken…
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Indian Soldiers Researse For Independence Day Parade
SRINAGAR — Young boys of National Cadet Corps take part in a full dress rehearsal for Indian Independence Day in Anantnag Town, some 50 kilometres south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aug. 13, 2012. Indian police and paramilitary troopers stationed in Indian-controlled Kashmir have beefed up security…
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Military Performance On Pakistani Independence Day
Pakistani military police (MP) perform during a ceremony on the eve of Pakistan’s Independence Day in southwest Pakistan’s Quetta, Aug. 13, 2012. Pakistan will celebrate its 65th Independence Day on Aug. 14. <Xinhua/Mohammad> news@theasian.asia
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Indians Rally To Support Anti-Corruption Crusade
Supporters of Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev shout slogans and wave Indian flags during a mass anti corruption protest, in New Delhi, India , Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Tens of thousand of supporters from across the country poured into the capital Thursday to pledge their support to Ramdev’s anti corruption…
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India : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief
Major News in <THE TIMES OF INDIA> : India’s elusive nuclear triad will be operational soon: Navy chief “INS Arihant is steadily progressing towards becoming operational…we are pretty close to putting it to sea (for extensive trials and missile firings),” announced Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma on Tuesday. “Navy is…
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“Do They Enjoy Walking Flooded Street?”
People walk on a flooded street after heavy downpours in Lahore, eastern Pakistan, on Aug. 5, 2012. <Xinhua/Sajjad> news@theasian.asia
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Four Small Bombs Blasted In Pune, India
In this picture taken Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, an Indian police officer lays on the ground as he carefully examines evidence at the site of one of four small blasts in the city of Pune, India. India’s home minister says four small explosions took place in the western Indian city…
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