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The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, which commemorates the day when Goddess Pavarthi gave her son Lord Muruga an invincible lance with which he destroyed evil demons, was celebrated by som...

Unknown assailants believed to be linked with Alamzeb Umarzai who was gunned down two years ago, attacked a CNG pump station allegedly belonging to the MP Shakil Bashir. Pakistan. 8th F...

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) is currently holding a job fair gathering 125 companies from various fields and industries to provide job opportunities for fresh graduates and alumn...

Students of Punjab University are protesting against the Punjab Institute of Cardiology. PIC gave drugs to patients, which has resulted in 140 deaths and some 300 patients have been aff...

Angry protesters threw stones at Pakistan Railways Police and burnt tyres in the streets during an anti-encroachments drive protest. Pakistan. 8th February 2012

Women supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf, commonly called PTI, women's wing is protesting in favor of their demands during a demonstration at the Quetta Press Club. Pakistan. 8th Februa...

Women take keen interest in fabrics at a stall on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Grand Trade Festival, which is organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Indust...

Supporters of different Sindhi nationalist parties and the Sindh University Teachers Association, SUTA, pass through a road during the march in favor of their demands in Pakistan. 8th F...

Transportation workers are protesting against the city district government's decision to move the bus terminal from Badami Bagh to Thokar Niaz Baig. Demonstrators say this decision...

Harissa is a unique Kashmiri dish prepared during winters across Kashmir. It is usually available in the morning hours. Harissa is basically made of mutton especially of sheep. India. 8...

Activists of various Nationalist parties and members of Sindh University Teachers Association hold a protest rally, from Jamshoro to Hyderabad Press club, against the Vice Chancellor an...

People come together for the anniversary of the death of the elder brother of ex-Interior Minister of Pakistan, Aftab Sherpao. Hayat Sherpao was assassinated in 1975, in a bomb explosio...

Over one hundred people gathered to protest about the recent deaths of Tibetans and to demand freedom for Tibet. Martin Place, Sydney, NSW, Australia. 8th February 2012.

Celebrating Tai Poosam Festival on a full moon night, Goddess Apitakuchambika, consort of Lord Shiva, is taken in procession on a magnificently decorated float, built at a cost of USD 2...

Hindu devotees celebrated Thaipusam festival in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur as thousands of Hindus, who comprise over eight percent of the population, participated in the annual thanks...

The Hindu festival of Thaipusam, celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon day in the Tamil calendar, took place in honour of the deity Lord Murugan. Georgetown, Malaysi...

The traffic jam problem is worsening day-by-day. The district administration is not looking to seriously eliminate this problem. But, it is a very important district because of Presiden...

A Climate Championship Fair is held by Kadvibai Virani Kanya Vidyalay in India, which was established by the freedom fighters just before India’s freedom in 1946, as a part of the Const...

Pasban hold a press conference at the Karachi press club as Pasban’s President Altaf Shakoor announces a march to the American consulate, in protest against the detention trial and sen...

Shops and businesses remained closed in response to the shutdown call by hardline separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference to protest the state government's move to move...