Appeals
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Pakistan president rejects mercy pleas of six prisoners
World | Feb 20, 2015, 10:49 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday rejected appeals for clemency of six death row prisoners from the Sindh provice, media reported.Following the rejection of the mercy pleas, the Home Department of Sindh ordered the
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UN appeals to Mali factions to reach peace deal
World | Oct 18, 2014, 06:44 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday called on Mali's warring parties "to engage in good faith and in the spirit of compromise" towards a peace deal as the Malian government and rebels are
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UN chief visits Libya, appeals warring factions for dialogue
World | Oct 12, 2014, 06:44 AM ISTTripoli: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday arrived in Libya in an unannounced visit to encourage political dialogue between the warring factions in the country.The meeting was attended by 12 lawmakers from Libya's parliament House
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Father of IS hostage appeals for his release
World | Oct 04, 2014, 06:19 AM ISTLondon: The 81-year-old father of the British journalist John Cantlie, who was captured by the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, Friday pleaded with the Sunni radical group to release his son.In a nearly five minutes
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Yogi Adityanath appeals to people to vote for BJP
India | Sep 09, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTVaranasi: Uttar Pradesh is reeling under total disorder and anarchy, BJP MP Yogi Adityanath said yesterday here appealing to the people to vote for BJP to root out the lawlessness in the state.Adityanath was addressing
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Jayalalithaa appeals to PM for restoration of kerosene allotment to TN
India | Jul 12, 2014, 01:21 PM ISTChennai: Arguing against the “unfair and cruel reductions in allocation of kerosene” to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has once again sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to ensure allotment of the state's monthly requirement
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Appeals court rejects Armstrong's bid to block arbitration review
Other Sports | Apr 25, 2014, 02:58 PM ISTWashington: An appeals court has rejected cyclist Lance Armstrong's attempts to block an arbitration panel from reviewing a settlement a company wants to reopen in the light of his doping case.The Dallas-based Fifth Court of
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Vote as an Indian, not as a Muslim, appeals Ajmer dargah diwan
India | Apr 16, 2014, 10:41 AM ISTAjmer (Rajasthan): Religious head of Ajmer dargah Saiyad Zainul Abedin Ali Khan on Tuesday called upon the people to vote fearlessly and without communal fanaticism to strengthen the democracy.Without naming anyone, he asked the people
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar appeals to Narayan Sai to surrender
India | Oct 22, 2013, 11:34 AM ISTNew Delhi: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar appealed to the son of self-styled godman Asaram who is absconding in a sexual assault case to surrender before court and present his case "boldly". "Narayan Sai
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Navy War Room leak: Ravi Shankaran appeals against UK extradition order
World | Jun 04, 2013, 05:35 PM ISTLondon, Jun 4: Ravi Shankaran, one of the main Naval War Room leak accused, has filed an appeal in Britain against his extradition to India to face trial.UK Home Secretary Theresa May had signed the
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Sarabjit case: Pak judge appeals for online submissions
World | May 18, 2013, 04:22 PM ISTLahore, May 18: A Pakistani judge investigating the murder of Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh has appealed to Indian nationals having information about the matter to file written submissions with relevant documents within seven
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Presidency VC appeals to CM for serious probe into vandalism
India | Apr 11, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 11: Vice-chancellor of Presidency University today said she would write to the Governor about yesterday's vandalism of various departments, and appealed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to ensure that a serious probe was
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Katju appeals to Maharashtra Governor to pardon Sanjay Dutt
India | Mar 22, 2013, 12:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 22: Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju has appealed to the Maharashtra governor K. Sankaranarayanan to pardon actor Sanjay Dutt, after he was sentenced to five years jail by the
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Anupam Kher appeals to Team Anna to call off fast, says, Centre is arrogant
Bollywood | Aug 02, 2012, 10:40 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 2: Bollywood actor Anupam Kher today appealed to Team Anna to call off its fast and lashed out at the Centre for what it called its "arrogance" towards Team Anna leaders sitting
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Air India bomber appeals perjury conviction
World | Jun 15, 2012, 05:22 PM ISTToronto, Jun 15: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the lone man convicted in the 1985 Air India Kanishka bombing that killed 329 people, mostly Indians, today appealed against his perjury conviction in Canada's worst case of terrorism.
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Kasturirangan Appeals To All To End ISRO Row
India | Feb 01, 2012, 04:31 PM ISTBangalore, Feb 1: Veteran space scientist K Kasturirangan today made an emotional appeal for an amicable end to the ISRO row so that the agency is “back on track”, drawing a parallel between the current
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Swami Ramdev Appeals To Uttarakhand Voters To Vote For BJP, CPI
India | Jan 25, 2012, 05:40 PM ISTDehra Dun, Jan 25: Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev today asked people to vote for BJP and CPI in the coming Assembly elections in five states and "reject" other parties which have failed to accept "genuine"
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Congress Appeals For Patience On Passage Of Lokpal Bill
India | Dec 17, 2011, 04:30 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 17: As Anna Hazare threatened to go ahead with his proposed fast, Congress today counselled patience on Lokpal Bill, saying the government would get the “very important” legislation passed in Parliament as
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India Inc Appeals Political Parties To Support FDI In Retail
Nov 28, 2011, 07:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Nov 28: India Inc today said political parties should reach a consensus on the government's decision to open the multi-brand sector to foreign investment.“We will request political parties to support the government's decision
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Karunanidhi Appeals To PM, Chennai To Save Rajiv Assassins
India | Oct 06, 2011, 05:44 PM ISTChennai, Oct 6: DMK Chief M. Karunanidhi on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to make attempts to save the three death row convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination