For the Congress, silence is not golden (Comment)
September 8th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Any one in India who heard the live telecast of Barack Obama's speech at the national convention of the Democrats in the US on Friday would have noted how his ... Read more...
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US downplays Manmohan Singh’s visit to Iran
August 15th, 2012 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 15 (IANS) Downplaying the significance of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit to western sanctions hit Iran, the US has hoped he would convey to Tehran ... Read more...
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Manmohan set for high-wire diplomacy in Iran: Oil, trade, Syria on agenda
August 12th, 2012 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) In a visit laden with immense symbolic significance, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Iran Aug 28 to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit, ... Read more...
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ID-card may reveal mystery of crashed AN-12 aircraft
August 1st, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 1 (IANS) A frayed identity card bearing the name Arjun Singh of Pune may reveal the 45-year-old mystery crash of an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian ... Read more...
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A tough balancing act awaits Manmohan Singh in Tehran
July 31st, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Amid tightening Western sanctions targeting Tehran, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Iran to attend the Aug 30-31 Non-Aligned Movement summit - an important ... Read more...
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Vice presidential hopefull Jaswant Singh comes full circle
July 16th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had once expelled Jaswant Singh for his laudatory views on Pakistan's founder, Monday managed to build consensus on him ... Read more...
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NDA PM should be like Vajpayee: Sushil Modi
June 19th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 19 (IANS) The NDA's prime ministerial candidate should be as liberal a person as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi ... Read more...
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BJP organ hails Advani, flays others
June 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Coinciding with L.K. Advani's implicit attack on party president Nitin Gadkari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticized some of its leaders but without ... Read more...
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Mamata proving a disappointment for Bengal (Comment)
March 3rd, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's inability to transform herself from a rabblerouser to a responsible politician cannot but have come as a huge disappointment to the people of West Bengal.Having lived ... Read more...
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The China challenge: Present and former NSAs debate India’s options
February 28th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Can India pursue a new 2.0 version of non-alignment in a world marked by the rise of China as a rival to the US? ... Read more...
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TERI to open centre in Himachal
February 9th, 2012 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) will open its centre in Himachal Pradesh to help the state adopt measures on climate change, Chief Minister Prem Kumar ... Read more...
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Dev Anand is forever, says Pakistani daily
December 6th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Dev Anand who left Lahore in 1943 at the age of 19 with just Rs.30 in his pocket and went on to become an iconic actor-director ... Read more...
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Will visit Pakistan after action on 26/11: PM
November 12th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said he has accepted his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani's invitation to visit Pakistan, but stressed ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar meets Iranian President Ahmadinejad
November 5th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) In a sign of upswing in India-Iran relations, Lok Sabha Speaker Saturday met Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran and agreed to bolster bilateral ... Read more...
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BJP smells victory in Uttar Pradesh
October 9th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Buoyed by its internal surveys which show the party has gained ground in Uttar Pradesh on the issue of corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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A temple in China reflects ‘Sino-Indian cultural synergy’
October 1st, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS) A government-run Buddhist temple in China, that has been visited by many India leaders, has been hailed by experts for its role in the "intersection" ... Read more...
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43 years, eight Lokpal bills, zero consensus
August 26th, 2011 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) India's effort to have an anti-graft ombudsman in the form of a Lokpal institution may have caught national attention only now. But parliament has ... Read more...
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Jaitley favours conditional inclusion of PM in Lokpal bill
July 5th, 2011 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Favouring conditional inclusion of the prime minister within the Lokpal's ambit, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley Monday criticised the ministerial draft of ... Read more...
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BJP supports the done nuclear deal: Jaitley
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has defended his party's stand on the India-US nuclear deal saying that now that "it was a ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa to discuss Sri Lanka with PM (Lead)
June 13th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa arrived here Monday, and is expected to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The ... Read more...
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Will support anyone who fights corruption: BJP (Lead)
June 2nd, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Stating that his party will support anyone who fights against corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi here Thursday launched a scathing ... Read more...
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Will support anyone who fights corruption: BJP
June 2nd, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Stating that his party will support anyone who fights against corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Thursday launched a scathing attack ... Read more...
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High adrenaline adventures in Himachal’s rugged trails
June 1st, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla/Manali, June 1 (IANS) From rock-climbing to trudging lofty mountains in the Himalayas, to white-water rafting and parasailing, the mountainous trails of Himachal Pradesh have a lot to offer for ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan wants India to build small n-reactors
April 15th, 2011 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Astana, April 15 (IANS) Kazakhstan has shown interest in India building small nuclear reactors in the energy-rich Central Asian country and a feasibility study would be done in this ... Read more...
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Kazakhstan interested in buying Indian nuclear reactors
April 15th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorAstana (Kazakhstan), Apr 15(ANI): Kazakhstan has shown interest in buying small Indian nuclear reactors, sources have said.Kazakhstan is looking for 235 MW reactors, but sources say that it ... Read more...
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Ropeway opened in Himachal’s Solang Valley
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Manali, Jan 23 (IANS) To make snowy peaks of Himachal Pradesh more easily accessible to tourists, a multi-million ropeway-cum-ski project at the picturesque Solang Valley near here was inaugurated by Chief Minister ... Read more...
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BJP leaders greet former PM Vajpayee on his 87th birthday
December 25th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Scores of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists and well wishers gave their best wishes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 87th birthday here ... Read more...
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Nawaz rejects Musharraf’s claim that Kashmir issue was sidelined in Lahore Declaration
October 7th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 7 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief, Nawaz Sharif, has rejected former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's latest statement about the Lahore Declaration, that the Kashmir issue had been sidelined ... Read more...
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‘Brainless’ Nawaz will ruin Pak if re-elected as PM: Musharraf
October 3rd, 2010 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 3 (ANI): In his first public meeting in Birmingham after announcing the creation of his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party, former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf called former ... Read more...
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CWG: BJP asks PM to reassure global community
September 22nd, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "step in" and reassure the international community that necessary steps were being taken to ... Read more...
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Photojournalist’s hobby becomes a book of political quotes (With Image)
September 10th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Sep 10 (IANS) Thirty-five years ago, Agra photojournalist Satya Narain Goyal began asking prominent people to pen their remarks "on the condition of India". What started as a hobby ... Read more...
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Time to tell Pakistan to return Kashmir areas: Farooq
August 26th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) It is time to tell Pakistan "in one voice" that it should return to India parts of Kashmir under its control and the area it has ... Read more...
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Red Fort, Independence Day and prime ministers
August 15th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Manmohan Singh Sunday became the third Indian prime minister to hoist the National Flag seven or more times at the 17th century Red Fort on ... Read more...
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Sheila Dikshit to get Tilak award
July 22nd, 2010 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, July 22 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be honoured with the 28th Lokmanya Tilak award in Pune Aug 1 - the 89th death anniversary of the freedom fighter.
The ... Read more...
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Can Emergency be imposed again in India?
June 25th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Thirty-five years after the Emergency stifled India's prized democracy, questions continue to be asked whether it can be imposed again as men and women who were ... Read more...
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