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MIFF to be an annual event: Ambika Soni

February 3, 2010
By Breaking News

Speaking at the inauguration of the 11th edition of MIFF at the NCPA here, she said holding the festival every year would help to further popularise the documentary, short and animation film sector.Soni said even though film production is privately driven, the government has always acted as a facilitator or catalyst.Admitting the delay...
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Iraq Appeals Court Lifts Candidate Ban

February 3, 2010
By Breaking News
Iraq Appeals Court Lifts Candidate Ban

BAGHDAD : An Iraqi appeals court Wednesday struck down a ban imposed on hundreds of candidates for suspected ties to Saddam Hussein’s regime, possibly allowing them to run in next month’s election, an official said.
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Hamid Karzai To Be Sworn in for 2nd Term

November 19, 2009
By Gulraiz

KABUL : Hamid Karzai To Be Sworn in for 2nd Term,  Hamid Karzai will be sworn in as Afghan president for a second term on Thursday, after the United States ramped up pressure on him to rid the war-torn country of its endemic corruption.
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