Pakistan militants shun suicide bombings, turn to abducting key officials for being “heard”

PakistanPeshawar, Apr 23 : Militants in Pakistan have shunned carrying out suicide bombings a

Nepal awaits remote vote tally to give final election result

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Crisil Scales Down India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 8.1% For FY09

Rating agency, Crisil Ltd has lowered its estimation for India’s gross CRISILdomestic product (GDP) growth for the current fiscal to 8.1 percent from 8.5 percent.

Crisil attributed increasing inflation and interest rates, together with a declining global growth viewpoint for the downward revision of GDP.

In a declaration, the agency said that it anticipates overall growth to remain strong regardless of the moderation, which is driven by investment.

As the existing inflationary prospects are way beyond the RBI’s comfort zone of 4-5-5%, a cut in key interest rates has been rejected, the report said.

Pakistan Supreme Court scraps graduation condition for legislators

Islamabad, Apr 22 : Declaring it as a ‘negation of fundamental rights’ as enshrined in Pakistan’s Constitution, the country’s Supreme Court has scrapped the graduation condition for legislators imp

Oz Governor General rules out republic while Queen on throne

Melbourne, Apr. 23 : Australia’s Governor General, Sir Michael Jeffery, does not foresee an Australian republic during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

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