Australian FM Carr heads to Libya to seek ICC lawyer’s release
June 19th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by BNO News
TRIPOLI, LIBYA (BNO NEWS) -- Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr on Monday morning traveled to Libya to personally push for the release of four detained staff members of the International Criminal Court ... Read more...
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South Asia hand Burleigh takes charge of US mission
July 1st, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Veteran diplomat and South Asia specialist A. Peter Burleigh Friday took charge as the charge d'affaires of the US mission in India."Ambassador Burleigh's substantial diplomatic ... Read more...
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Burleigh interim US ambassador to India
June 30th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) With Timothy J. Roemer heading back to Washington, A. Peter Burleigh, a veteran Hindi-speaking American diplomat, will take charge Friday as interim US ambassador to ... Read more...
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Alleged anti-north India remark by Chidambaram draws flak
March 25th, 2011 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram's alleged anti-north and east India remark to the US ambassador exposed by WikiLeaks triggered a sharp attack Friday from opposition ... Read more...
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Wikileaks should help evolve consensus on core issues of security
March 17th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Jaibans SinghNew Delhi, Mar. 17 (ANI): The whistle blowing web site Wikileaks has once again gained centre stage in our parliamentary politics. The recent expose has got the opposition baying ... Read more...
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Delhiites walk to mark cancer day
February 6th, 2011 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Hundreds of people, including cancer survivors, participated in a walk Sunday to mark World Cancer Day which was observed two days ago.Organsied by NGO CanSupport, the ... Read more...
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US, India are friends but suspicious too: WikiLeaks
December 17th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) US diplomatic cables leaked by WikiLeaks show a a warming relationship between India and US but reveal differences on many issues, the Guardian reported Friday.While one cable ... Read more...
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Delhi hosts walkathon for public awareness on cancer
February 7th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.7 (ANI): To raise public awareness about cancer, a large number of people of Delhi took to the streets on Sunday morning for a walkathon.Organised by 'Can Support', a ... Read more...
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Seoul to host Bollywood awards show
January 26th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Jan 26 (ANI): Seoul (South Korea) will host the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in 2010."It is expected to draw hundreds of India's leading actors, actresses and filmmakers", ... Read more...
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New US mission head takes charge
April 6th, 2009 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A. Peter Burleigh, a veteran diplomat who has served as the US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, assumed office as the Charge d' Affaires (head ... Read more...
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‘People in eastern India lack awareness about US scholarships’
March 20th, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) Most people in eastern India are unaware of the existing US scholarships, and hence they are lagging behind the rest of the country in terms of getting grants, ... Read more...
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US, India, Pakistan face common terror threat: Holbrooke
February 16th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) US special envoy Richard Holbrooke held talks with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday and underlined that terrorism poses a "direct threat" to India, Pakistan and the ... Read more...
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India looking forward of Richard Holbrooke’’s visit
February 12th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the November attack on Mumbai would be discussed with Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, ... Read more...
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BJP targets Miliband, slams government for ‘U-turn’
January 15th, 2009 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday questioned the Manmohan Singh government's silence on the US and Britain absolving Islamabad of involvement in the Mumbai carnage and also ... Read more...
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US will pursue Mumbai probe for as long as it takes: Mulford (Lead)
January 9th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the Mumbai attack must have had the support of official agencies in Pakistan, the US Friday said it can't “make ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir elections show return to normalcy: Mulford
January 9th, 2009 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) The US Friday welcomed the recent elections in Jammu and Kashmir saying that the turnout of voters in large numbers showed “a return to normalcy with peace ... Read more...
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No accusation against Pakistan without proof: Mulford
January 9th, 2009 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) US Ambassador David Mulford Friday tread cautiously on the alleged involvement of Pakistani official agencies in the Mumbai terror attack, saying accusations could not be made "without ... Read more...
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Pakistan needs to do more: Boucher
January 8th, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) A day after Pakistan accepted the nationality of the lone Mumbai attacker in Indian custody, US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia Richard Boucher ... Read more...
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India to share more Mumbai information with US Thursday
January 7th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) With Islamabad rejecting the evidence linking Pakistani nationals with the Mumbai carnage, India will seek the support of the US in stepping up pressure on Pakistan when ... Read more...
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Icon of India-US ties, US embassy building turns 50
January 5th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) An icon of India-US friendship for five decades, the stately US embassy chancery, hailed as an inspiration by none other than the then US first lady Jacqueline ... Read more...
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US embassy in New Delhi turns 50 Monday
January 4th, 2009 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The US embassy in New Delhi will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its majestic chancellery building Monday - a milestone that coincides with a new moment in ... Read more...
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Mulford meets Chidambaram, India shares important evidence on Pakistan
January 3rd, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.3 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram met US Ambassador David C Mulford here today and reportedly discussed the Mumbai terror attack investigations.
The meeting took place after Washington assured India ... Read more...
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US envoy meets Chidambaram on 26/11 evidence
January 3rd, 2009 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) US ambassador David Mulford met Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday, his second meeting in as many weeks, to discuss the prevailing security situation and the body of ... Read more...
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India says all options open, forwards Kasab’s letter to Pakistan (Roundup)
December 22nd, 2008 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) India Monday sought to put an end to Pakistan's "policy of denial" when it handed over a letter written by Mohammed Ajmal Amir alias Kasab, the lone ... Read more...
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Mulford meets Chidambaram, discusses Mumbai
December 22nd, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) US ambassador David C. Mulford met Home Minister P. Chidambaram Monday to discuss the evidence in the Mumbai terror attacks and ways to strengthen intelligence sharing between ... Read more...
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Tight security for Medvedev during visit
December 5th, 2008 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) Security arrangements were at their "highest" at the Maurya Sheraton hotel Friday where Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is staying, with secret agents going through lists of ... Read more...
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US ready to help in Mumbai terror probe
November 29th, 2008 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) The US is ready to offer "full cooperation" to India to investigate the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, US ambassador David Mulford told Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon Saturday.Mulford ... Read more...
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US outraged at Assam terror attack
October 30th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The US expressed “sorrow and outrage” at the killing of innocent people in a series of bomb blasts in Assam Thursday."I send condolences to the people of ... Read more...
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US lauds India’s moon mission
October 22nd, 2008 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Lauding India on its first unmanned scientific mission to the moon, the US Wednesday said it showcased its technological prowess and exemplified ideals of bilateral partnership between ... Read more...
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Mukherjee serves sweet compliments to Rice at lunch
October 4th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The much-touted signing of the India-US nuclear accord may be still some days away, but that did not prevent External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee from serving a ... Read more...
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India did not know contents of ’secret’ letter: Kakodkar
September 4th, 2008 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) In another twist to the controversy surrounding the “secret letter” of the US State Department linking fuel supplies to India with nuclear testing, Atomic Energy Commission chief ... Read more...
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US says nothing new in letter; we kept India informed
September 3rd, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 3 (ANI): Washington today down played the disclosures made in the US State Department document which triggered a controversy here, and said that there was nothing new in ... Read more...
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India, US discuss NSG; will push clean waiver (Lead)
August 25th, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India and the US Monday discussed issues relating to changing the language of the waiver sought in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as Washington assured New Delhi ... Read more...
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A lot of hurdles yet to cross in n-deal: PM
August 6th, 2008 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Ahead of a crucial meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group later this month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said there are "a lot of hurdles to cross" ... Read more...
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US readying to present 123 for congressional approval: Mulford
August 5th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The US Tuesday said it was readying to present the 123 civil nuclear agreement for congressional approval in early September after the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) changes ... Read more...
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