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Opposition cries foul as Deora promises fuel price cut (Roundup)

November 25th, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The government will allow oil marketing companies to cut prices after the end of the assembly elections next month, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said Tuesday, prompting the ...

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Kashmir Valley welcomes avian guests

November 25th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ahmed Parvez Srinagar, Nov.25 (ANI): With the onset of winter, a large number of migratory birds from different parts of the world including countries like Siberia,North Europe,China and Central Asia have ...

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US seeking new supply routes into Afghanistan

US seeking new supply routes into Afghanistan

November 19th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Torkham (Afghanistan), Nov. 19 (ANI): The United States is reportedly seeking new supply routes into Afghanistan to counter the Talibans attacks on NATO supply-laden trucks. One of the routes under consideration is ...

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General Petraeus assesses US strategy for Pak, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan

General Petraeus assesses US strategy for Pak, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan

October 16th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , Oct 16 (ANI): The new head of the US Central Command has launched a major reassessment of American strategy for Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iran , Iraq and the ...

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Pak has some very dangerous people holed up in FATA: Boucher

Pak has some very dangerous people holed up in FATA: Boucher

October 10th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct 10 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher has said that very dangerous things are happening in Pakistan and some very dangerous people ...

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Mehbooba Mufti welcomes trans LoC trade

September 27th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI -
By Fayaz Ahmad Srinagar, Sept 27 (ANI): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the agreement between India and Pakistan for exchange of trade through Line of Control (LoC) ...

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Composite dialogue, a good avenue for solving Kashmiri aims: Expert

Composite dialogue, a good avenue for solving Kashmiri aims: Expert

September 24th, 2008 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Geneva, Sept.24 (ANI): A well known supporter of the Kashmiri cause for self-determination, has said that the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan, is a good avenue for realizing this ...

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Recent improvements in Iraqs security fragile and reversible: Gen. Odierno

September 17th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Sep 17 (ANI): General Ray Odierno, who succeeded General David Petraeus as Americas top commander in Iraq, has warned that recent improvements in security were fragile and reversible. US Defence Secretary ...

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Pakistan demands immediate end to US incursions (Lead)

Pakistan demands immediate end to US incursions (Lead)

September 16th, 2008 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 16 (DPA) Pakistan Tuesday demanded an immediate end to incursions by US forces into its territory, as the country's jets and helicopter gunships pounded insurgent positions in the tribal areas ...

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Pakistani troops kill 12 in offensive on tribal districts

Pakistani troops kill 12 in offensive on tribal districts

September 16th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Islamabad, Sep 16 (DPA) At least 12 people, including two civilians, were killed Tuesday as Pakistani jets and helicopter gunships pounded insurgent positions in the country's tribal areas along the Afghan ...

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Ancient genetic imprint from African settlers can still be found in Indian tribes

September 12th, 2008 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI -
London, September 12 (ANI): A new research has revealed that the first humans to arrive on the Indian subcontinent from Africa about 65,000 years ago left a genetic imprint that can ...

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US working hard for India waiver in NSG: Boucher

September 1st, 2008 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to discuss a revised draft for lifting the nuclear ban on India, the US Monday said ...

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US for focussed intelligence to nail down terrorism in Pak: Boucher

August 4th, 2008 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Colombo, Aug.4 (ANI): U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and South Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher has once again reiterated Washingtons desire for focussed and good intelligence services in Pakistan, ...

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Pakistan to buiy electricity from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

August 3rd, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Islamabad, Aug 3 (Xinhua) Pakistan will import 1,000 MW electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to provide its people with cheap power, Water and Power Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said here Sunday. The ...

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‘We reject Indo US Nuclear Deal’ campaign begins

August 3rd, 2008 - 2:25 am ICT by admin -
By Bobby Ramakant The 'We reject Indo US Nuclear Deal' campaign was launched today in Lucknow by Dr Sandeep Pandey, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee (2002) and convener of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM). ...

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India to send more ITBP personnel to Afghanistan

India to send more ITBP personnel to Afghanistan

July 15th, 2008 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A week after the suicide attack on its mission in Kabul, India is planning to send more Indo Tibetan Border Police personnel to enhance security for the ...

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U.S. Congress favours long-term military presence in Afghanistan

July 14th, 2008 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 14 (ANI): The United States Congress is apparently in favour of maintaining a long-term military presence in Afghanistan. According to the Washington Post, the Congress has used a fiscal ...

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U.S. Congress favours long-term military presence in Afghanistan

July 14th, 2008 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, July 14 (ANI): The United States Congress is apparently in favour of maintaining a long-term military presence in Afghanistan. According to the Washington Post, the Congress has used a fiscal ...

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Kabul bombing part of Pakistan’s power struggle with India: NYT

Kabul bombing part of Pakistan’s power struggle with India: NYT

July 10th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS -
New York, July 10 (IANS) The deadly suicide bombing at the gates of the Indian embassy in Kabul Monday has reaffirmed the growing fears of American and Afghan officials that Taliban insurgents ...

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Foreign terrorists making beeline for Pak in droves

Foreign terrorists making beeline for Pak in droves

July 10th, 2008 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , July 10 (ANI): Pakistan is said to be fast turning into a preferred destination for foreign fighters from countries like from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia ...

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Historian claims Pak history a creation of successive establishments

July 9th, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , July 9 (ANI): An eminent Pakistani historian has reportedly said that Pakistan history had been dictated by successive ruling establishments, and hence it represented their willful perversion of facts. He ...

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OIC condemns attack on Indian embassy in Kabul

July 8th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Dubai, July 8 (IANS) The Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) has strongly condemned the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul that killed 44 people including four Indians. In a statement ...

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Boucher to hold talks with Sharif, other Pak politicians on July 2

Boucher to hold talks with Sharif, other Pak politicians on July 2

June 29th, 2008 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , June 29 (ANI): U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia and South Asian affairs, Richard Boucher, will call on Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on July 2 just prior ...

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FATA plan creates opportunity to defeat terrorism in NWFP: Gates

June 28th, 2008 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington , June 28 (ANI): U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates interpreted Pakistan s decision to empower its army to deal with militants in the North West Frontier Province as a declaration ...

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World needs $30 bn to feed itself evey year: FAO chief

June 26th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS -
DPA Innsbruck (Austria), June 26 (DPA) Up to $30 billion are needed annually to guarantee that the world population will be sufficiently fed up to 2050, the head of the UN food organization ...

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UPA Government promoting bad N-deal, says CPM

June 21st, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of trying to promote strategic ties with the United States, by selling a ...

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Boucher to visit Pak in July to discuss co-operation in war on terror

June 17th, 2008 - 12:57 am ICT by ANI -
Islamabad , June 16 (ANI): US Assistant Secretary of State, Richard Boucher is expected to visit Pakistan next month to discuss Islamabad s co-operation in the ongoing US-led war on terror, ...

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Stone-carved Buddha stories on display at Peshawar Museum

June 17th, 2008 - 12:57 am ICT by ANI -
Peshawar , June 16 (ANI): Around 74 Buddha stories carved in stone are presently on display in Peshawar Museum describing all happenings in his life. Giving a brief about history of the ...

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Turkey launches new generation communication satellite

June 13th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Xinhua Ankara, June 13 (Xinhua) Turkey has launched its new generation communication satellite "Turksat 3A" from the Kourou base of French Guiana, the semi-official Anatolia news agency has reported. The report said that ...

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Indiana Jones endorses new global tiger initiative

Indiana Jones endorses new global tiger initiative

June 10th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, June 10 (ANI): Actor Harrison Ford, who has portrayed the fictional Indiana Jones on the silver screen, has endorsed a new global tiger initiative, which will take a hard look ...

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