PM arrives in Maldives for SAARC summit
November 9th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Addu Atoll (Maldives), Nov 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in this picturesque Maldives island Wednesday to attend the eight-nation SAARC summit, the first time it is ... Read more...
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India rolls out red carpet for Bhutan’s royal couple
October 24th, 2011 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India Monday rolled out the red carpet for Bhutan's newly-wed royal couple who are here on a nine-day state visit and underlined its commitment ... Read more...
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India, Switzerland sign MOU for cooperation in finance
October 4th, 2011 - 7:14 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, Oct 4 (IANS) India and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) related to bilateral cooperation on financial matters, the Swiss government announced Monday.The MOU was signed during ... Read more...
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Boy monk gets ceremonial welcome in Spiti
September 14th, 2011 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy from Ladakh, believed to be the reincarnation of Buddhist monk Kachen Dugyal, was given a ceremonial reception Wednesday at Key monastery of Spiti ... Read more...
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Rahul listens to farmers at Aligarh rally
July 9th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Aligarh, July 9 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi joined hundtreds of farmers at the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat' (farmers rally) held here Saturday and listened intently to the grievances and ... Read more...
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India, New Zealand eye trade pact; discuss IT, agriculture (Lead)
June 28th, 2011 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India and New Zealand Tuesday resolved to conclude a free trade area (FTA) agreement by next year and decided to expand their cooperation in ... Read more...
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New Zealand PM hopeful of FTA with India by 2012 (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Blending cricket, the Taj Mahal and business, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Monday said he was hopeful of concluding a free trade agreement ... Read more...
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Manmohan in Kabul, says India will stand by Afghanistan (Fourth Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit, one of the first world leaders to be in Kabul after the killing ... Read more...
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India will stand by Afghanistan: PM
May 12th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is on a two-day visit to Afghanistan Thursday said India will stand by Afghanistan "through thick and thin".The prime minister ... Read more...
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US envoy to meet Dalai Lama in Dharamsala
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Dharamsala, Feb 23 (IANS) US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer is set to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama during a two-day visit to Dharamsala, officials said Wednesday. Confirming Roemer's ... Read more...
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India, Indonesia sign extradition treaty, seal $15 billion deals (Second Lead)
January 25th, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Indonesia, two of the world's fastest growing economies, Tuesday announced the launch of negotiations for a free trade area accord, sealed business deals worth ... Read more...
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Indonesian president arrives, $15 bn deals on the way
January 24th, 2011 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) In a big boost to New Delhi's Look East policy, India and Indonesia are set to ink around three dozen agreements, including an extradition treaty, and ... Read more...
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Indonesian President arrives in Delhi on three-day state visit
January 24th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono arrived here on Monday on a three-day state visit, during which he will participate in this year's Republic Day parade as ... Read more...
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Wen Jiabao lays wreath at Gandhi’s memorial in Delhi
December 16th, 2010 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.16 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited the memorial of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, here on Thursday.The Chinese Premier laid floral wreaths at Rajghat.Wen signed the ... Read more...
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Rapid economic growth has opened opportunities for India, China: PM
December 16th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Thursday said that rapid economic growth had opened new opportunities for long term partnership between India and China, and ... Read more...
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Wen Jiabao gets ceremonial welcome, says confident of expanding India-China ties
December 16th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday said that he had come here to expand bilateral strategic ties between China and India.Wen Jiabao, who was given a ... Read more...
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Wen gets ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan
December 16th, 2010 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday that he had come to India to expand bilateral strategic ties.Wen, who was given a ceremonial welcome by President Pratibha ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh hosts private dinner for visiting Chinese Premier
December 15th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, hosted a private dinner for the visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao here today ahead of the delegation level talks scheduled ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrives in Delhi
December 15th, 2010 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here today on a three-day state visit.The visit is expected to boost trade relations between India and China, the two emerging ... Read more...
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Chinese Premier to arrive in India today
December 15th, 2010 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will arrive here today on a three-day state visit.The visit is expected to boost trade relations between India and China, the two ... Read more...
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Patil accorded warm welcome in UAE, trade, energy security on her agenda
November 22nd, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghAbu Dhabi, Nov.22 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who arrived in United Arab Emirate capital Abu Dhabi on her maiden visit to the Gulf on Sunday evening, was on ... Read more...
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India,US to work to deny safe havens to terrorists (Evening Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India and the United States Monday pledged to work together to deny terrorists "safe havens" in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region as Washington agreed to ease high-tech exports ... Read more...
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Gandhi’s light continues to inspire, says Obama; gifts King memorabilia
November 8th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) It was a solemn moment as US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle laid a wreath of white carnations at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial here Monday, ... Read more...
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India-US ties will define 21st century, says Obama (Second Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) India and the US are the world's largest democracies sharing "certain values" and their relationship will be a defining one in the 21st century, President Barack ... Read more...
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Obama, Manmohan begin talks
November 8th, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday began talks at the Hyderabad House here.The president arrived at Hyderabad House after a visit ... Read more...
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Obama gets ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan
November 8th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): A ceremonial reception was accorded to US President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here this morning.Obama and First Lady Michelle were welcomed warmly at the ... Read more...
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Obamas ceremonially welcomed to India (Lead)
November 8th, 2010 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama were Monday accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan and warmly greeted by ... Read more...
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Obama gets ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan
November 8th, 2010 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A ceremonial reception was accorded to US President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday morning.On the third day of his trip to India, President ... Read more...
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Mozambique President gets ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan
September 30th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Mozambique President Armando Guebuza, who is on a six-day visit of India, was on Thursday accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.President ... Read more...
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President calls for intensive research on bamboo flowering
September 24th, 2010 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Sep 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Thursday called for intensive research into measures to deal with the bamboo flowering cycle, which usually heralds a growth in pests and loss of ... Read more...
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Patil accorded ceremonial welcome, meets her Lao counterpart in Vientiane
September 10th, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Vientiane, Sept. 10 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Lao National Assembly and then had one-to-one meeting with her Lao counterpart Choummaly Sayasone this ... Read more...
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President Patil arrives in Laos on five-day visit
September 9th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Vientiane (Laos), Sept 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived in Laotian capital Vientiane on Thursday afternoon for a five-day state visit from September 9 to 13. She will also visit Cambodia ... Read more...
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Myanmar central to India’s ‘look east’ policy: Patil
July 27th, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Noting that India and Myanmar share deep civilisational bonds of friendship and goodwill, President Pratibha Patil Tuesday said the two countries can make contributions to regional ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar sign 5 pacts, to boost counter-terror cooperation
July 27th, 2010 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) India Tuesday signed a clutch of pacts with energy-rich Myanmar to boost cooperation across wide areas, including counter-terrorism.
The two countries signed five pacts after Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh arrives in Toronto for G-20 summit
June 27th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, June 26(ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in the Canadian city of Toronto at 10 15 a.m. local time Saturday, where he will spend the next ... Read more...
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