Rajapaksa visits Pakistan (Lead)
February 10th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Pakistan Friday on a three-day state visit.Rajapaksa was received at the Chaklala air base in Rawalpindi by Senate ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa visits Pakistan
February 10th, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 10 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Pakistan Friday on a three-day state visit.Rajapaksa was received at the Chaklala air base in Rawalpindi by Senate ... Read more...
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India to provide $250 mn line of credit to Mauritius
February 7th, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India Tuesday agreed to provide a new package comprising a $250 million line of credit and a $20 million grant to Mauritius during bilateral ... Read more...
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India seeks Mauritius investment in key sectors
February 7th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) India Tuesday urged Mauritius, the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI), to further boost investments in in manufacturing, agro-processing, information technology and pharma ... Read more...
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Dhoni laments poor bowling performance
February 5th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Feb 5 (IANS) India' joy at winning their first match on the Australian tour was short-lived as they slumped to a 65-run defeat against the hosts in the tri-series ... Read more...
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UAE Chief of Staff meets US counterpart
February 1st, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 1 (IANS/WAM) Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi has met with his US counterpart Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to ... Read more...
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NRI children: Uncle to leave for Norway, India steps up pressure (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India Wednesday stepped up pressure on Oslo as the uncle of two Indian children, who were taken away by Norwegian Child Welfare Services on grounds ... Read more...
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India pushes for long-term deal for fertilisers from Belarus
February 1st, 2012 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India is interested in having a long-term agreement with Belarus to secure supplies of potash fertiliser, the demand for which has risen sharply in the ... Read more...
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Better coordination was possible in Mumbai terror probe: Chidambaram
January 31st, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday admitted there could have been better coordination between the Delhi Police and Maharashtra Police in the July 2011 Mumbai ... Read more...
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Protein key to storing long-term memories
January 29th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 29 (IANS) Some billions of synapses connect our nerve cells and keep our memories intact and alive for decades with the help of self-copying clusters or oligomers of ... Read more...
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Mamata can take Bengal to new heights, says Omar
January 28th, 2012 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Facing flak on the issue of crib deaths and farmers suicides, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday found a new supporter in her Jammu ... Read more...
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France to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 2013
January 28th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Jan 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) France plans to withdraw its military contingent from Afghanistan in 2013, French President Nicholas Sarkozy has said."We have decided in a common accord with President ... Read more...
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Intruder killed on India-Pakistan border
January 26th, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 26 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead an intruder from Pakistan who entered Indian territory in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning, a BSF ... Read more...
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Ordeal ends for Norway NRI parents, uncle to get custody of kids
January 25th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The ordeal of an NRI couple whose two children were taken away by the Norwegian Childcare Services on grounds of "emotional disconnect" and "improper" upbringing ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to settle transit fee on Turkmenian gas (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan Wednesday moved closer to a final decision on the fee to be paid for transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan via a pipeline ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan
January 25th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the hydrocarbon via pipeline ... Read more...
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Zardari visits Myanmar
January 25th, 2012 - 5:01 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 25 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari arrived in Myanmar Tuesday on a two-day official visit.The Pakistani president met with his Myanmarese counterpart U Thein Sein in Nay ... Read more...
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Agencies lack coordination in terror probes: Government
January 24th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) A day after slamming the Mumbai police for allegedly botch up the July 2011 serial blasts probe, the central government Tuesday lauded Maharashtra's anti-terror force ... Read more...
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India to Norway: Settle issue of Indian kids with family
January 23rd, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India Monday conveyed to Norway that it should work out a settlement with the immediate family of two kids who are now under foster care ... Read more...
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Kashmiri student out of danger (Lead)
January 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 22 (IANS) A Kashmiri student who was shot at Saturday in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh is out of danger in a Indore hospital, police said Sunday.Shabbir Ahmed, ... Read more...
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Omar talks to Chouhan on Kashmiri student
January 22nd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday spoke to his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Shivraj Singh Chouhan, inquiring about the shooting of a Kashmiri student ... Read more...
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No power to name ombudsman on own, says Bhardwaj
January 19th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 18 (IANS) Karnataka Governor H. R. Bhardwaj indicated Wednesday that he cannot follow the example of his Gujarat counterpart and appoint a Lokayukta (ombudsman) on his own."I ... Read more...
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France, Myanmar hold talks
January 16th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 16 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein and visiting French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe Monday discussed recent political developments in Myanmar, state media reported.The ... Read more...
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China, Indonesia eye closer military ties
January 16th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 16 (IANS) China wants closer military ties with Indonesia, Defence Minister Liang Guanglie said here Monday.China is ready to advance strategic partnership with Indonesia for peace and development ... Read more...
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French foreign minister visits Myanmar
January 15th, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 14 (IANS) French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe arrived here Saturday on a three-day official visit to Myanmar, Xinhua reported.This is the first visit by a French foreign minister ... Read more...
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Mayawati’s assets: Highest at Rs.87 crore
January 10th, 2012 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has topped the list of chief ministers in the five election-bound states with maximum assets: worth Rs.87 crore, according to ... Read more...
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It will be interesting how India bat at Perth: Arthur
January 7th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 7 (IANS) Australia coach Mickey Arthur says it will be interesting to see how India bat on a bouncy wicket at Perth after struggling on a batting-friendly ... Read more...
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Mercury behind earth’s last extinction
January 6th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Jan 6 (IANS) Scientists have singled out mercury as one of the major factors behind the earth's greatest extinction 250 million years ago, obliterating most marine and land species.
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EU to decide on Iran oil embargo
January 5th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
Lisbon, Jan 5 (IANS) The European Union (EU) could decide on an oil embargo against Iran at a foreign ministers' meet Jan 30, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said here."It's ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary meets Myanmarese president (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) Visiting British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday met with Myanmar President U Thein Sein hours after he arrived in the capital Nay Pyi Taw.Hague also met ... Read more...
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British foreign secretary visits Myanmar
January 5th, 2012 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Jan 5 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday arrived in Myanmar on a two-day official visit.This is the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Myanmar since ... Read more...
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Scientists unravel how nose differentiates smell
December 30th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 30 (IANS) Scientists have successfully unravelled how the nose -- our olfactory organ, with 350 different types of receptors -- can identify similar or different odours.
"The receptor ... Read more...
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Age no bar to quick decision making
December 28th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Age is no bar to quick decision making. Older people can be trained to respond faster in decision-making tasks even though ageing brains seem to slow ... Read more...
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Lokpal bill has many infirmities, says BJP
December 24th, 2011 - 12:52 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that the Lokpal bill introduced in the Lok Sabha was full of "infirmities" and indicated the party ... Read more...
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AMRI directors denied bail, sent to judicial custody (Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A West Bengal court Friday denied bail to the arrested directors of AMRI Hospital, where a pre-dawn blaze killed 93 people earlier this month, and remanded ... Read more...
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