Rajamony takes over as president’s press secretary
August 2nd, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Venu Rajamony, an Indian Foreign Service officer, who has served in Indian missions in Beijing, Washington and Geneva, Thursday assumed charge as the press ... Read more...
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Indian diplomat pens mythological epic (With image)
June 18th, 2012 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) An Indian diplomat in London has written a mythological adventure novel drawn from the vast repertoire of Indian spirituality and metaphysics.In "Jaal", author Sangeeta Bahadur ... Read more...
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Syed Akbaruddin is new spokesperson of India’s Foreign Office (Lead)
December 7th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Syed Akbaruddin, a senior diplomat who has served in key capitals, will be the next spokesperson of India's external affairs ministry.Akbaruddin will succeed Vishnu Prakash, ... Read more...
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Ranjan Mathai takes charge as foreign secretary
August 1st, 2011 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Ranjan Mathai, India's former ambassador to France, Monday took over as India's foreign secretary."The foreign secretary is as much an institution as an individual. So ... Read more...
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Ranjan Mathai to take charge as foreign secretary Monday
July 31st, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Ranjan Mathai, India's former ambassador to France, will assume charge as India's foreign secretary in his South Block office Monday morning.Mathai will hold office ... Read more...
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`Ceasefire in 1947-48 war was unwarranted’
July 17th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) A former Indian Army officer who took part in the 1947-48 operations against Pakistan-backed tribesman in Jammu and Kashmir feels that a ceasefire that halted ... Read more...
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Ranjan Mathai named India’s new foreign secretary (Second Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Ending weeks of speculation, the government Monday appointed Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, as the next foreign secretary. He will succeed Nirupama Rao.Mathai will ... Read more...
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Ranjan Mathai to be new foreign secretary (Lead)
June 27th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Ending weeks of speculation, the government Monday appointed Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, as the next foreign secretary.He will hold office for a two-year ... Read more...
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Ranjan Mathai is new foreign secretary
June 27th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Ending weeks of speculation, the government has decided to appoint Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, as the next foreign secretary.Mathai will succeed Nirupama Rao, ... Read more...
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Afghanistan to provide more protection to Indian sites: Karzai
May 12th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Describing attacks on Indians and Indian projects in Afghanistan as "tragic, unfortunate and criminal", Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday promised to provide more protection to ... Read more...
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K.L. Saigal, a musician of the masses (With Image)
April 7th, 2011 - 9:34 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Some voices refuse to fade from memory. Legendary musician K.L. Saigal, the musician of the masses and the enduring face of "Devdas" on the Hindi ... Read more...
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Turkey flying in Indian envoy’s body
March 12th, 2011 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) In a gesture underlining closer ties with India, the Turkish government has provided a military plane to ferry the body of the deceased Indian ambassador ... Read more...
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QUOTES — Reaction to the passing of U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
December 14th, 2010 - 12:02 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the president's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, died at a hospital in Washington, D.C. on Monday. He was 69.The following is a ... Read more...
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‘Larger than life’: U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke dead at 69
December 14th, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, the president's special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, died at a hospital in Washington, D.C. on Monday. He was 69.Holbrooke was rushed to ... Read more...
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Bridging the India-Pak chasm, literally
June 24th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashIslamabad, June 24 (ANI): An India Pakistan joint press conference is a rarity. Nobody can recollect when it happened last.So quite naturally there was a lot of excitement when ... Read more...
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Mind reader part of India-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks
June 24th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, June 24 (ANI): The two-hour-long foreign secretary-level talks, which took place at the Pakistan Foreign Office here, included a mind reader among the officials taking part in the deliberations.Director General (South ... Read more...
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Indian named UN assistant secretary-general for peacekeeping
May 1st, 2010 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, May 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Atul Khare, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.
Khare, a former Secretary-General's Special Representative for Timor-Leste ... Read more...
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Shivshankar Menon formally named NSA
April 6th, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) A cabinet panel Tuesday formally approved the appointment of former foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon as the National Security Advisor (NSA).
Menon, who was named Jan 21 to take ... Read more...
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PMO permits Saran to demit office in March
February 19th, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 19(ANI): Prime Minister's office (PMO) on Friday evening permitted the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, to demit office with effect from March 14.Saran also ... Read more...
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PM’s aide on climate change Saran to quit
February 19th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 19(ANI): The Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran, has reportedly put in his papers, and is expected to quit on March 14.Saran was considered ... Read more...
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Court seeks Karishma’s husband’s response on eviction notice
November 10th, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday sought the response of the husband of Bollywood actress Karishma Kapoor in a case against him for not vacating a rented ... Read more...
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US official quits over ‘cavalier, politically expedient’ Afghan war
October 28th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) Differences within the Obama administration over America's war in Afghanistan have come to the fore with the resignation of a State Department official in protest ... Read more...
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First woman IFS officer Muthamma dies
October 14th, 2009 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 14 (IANS) C.B. Muthamma, the first woman Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, died here Wednesday, her family members said. She was 85.
She passed away in a private hospital where she ... Read more...
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ISI using Taliban as a ‘hedge’ against India: top Afghan official
October 9th, 2009 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct.9 (ANI): Thursday's terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul that claimed 17 lives and injured more than 60 has certainly raised concerns over the growing clout of the ... Read more...
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Taliban claims responsibility for attack on Indian mission in Kabul, toll rises to 17
October 8th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct 8(ANI): Taliban has reportedly claimed responsibility for the massive blast that occurred outside the heavily fortified walls of the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday morning.According to reports, ... Read more...
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Bomb attack on Indian mission in Kabul more powerful than July 2008: Sources
October 8th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.8 (ANI): The blast that occurred outside Indian Embassy in Kabul this morning wasmore powerful than the last year's blast, sources here said.According to them, the blast created a "deeper ... Read more...
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Kabul blast: Indian envoy says its intensity was the same as 2008 blast
October 8th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct.8 (ANI): India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Jayant Prasad on Thursday said this morning's blast outside the Indian embassy was of the same intensity as the blast that took place in the ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao takes charge as Foreign Secretary
August 1st, 2009 - 11:16 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Nirupama Rao took charge as India's next Foreign Secretary on Saturday.She assumed charge from incumbent Shiv Shankar Menon.Fifty eight-year-old Nirupama Rao, a 1973-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao to take over as Foreign Secretary on Saturday
July 31st, 2009 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 31 (ANI): Nirupama Rao will take charge as India's next Foreign Secretary on Saturday (Aug.1).She will assume charge from incumbent Shiv Shankar Menon at 9 a.m.Rao will be the ... Read more...
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Next Foreign Secretary Rao ready for challenges of the job
July 2nd, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by ANI
Wuhan (China), July 2(ANI): India's Ambassador to China and the new Foreign Secretary, Nirupama Rao, said that she is looking forward to her new assignment with optimism and is ready for ... Read more...
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Nirupama Rao appointed as the new Foreign Secretary
June 30th, 2009 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 30 (ANI): India's Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao was named as the next Foreign Secretary of India on Tuesday.Rao succeeds Shivshankar Menon who will retire on Wednesday (July ... Read more...
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President Obama announces nominations for key administration posts
June 5th, 2009 - 3:57 am ICT by admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals for key administration posts: Carlos Pascual, Ambassador to Mexico; David Jacobson, Ambassador to Canada; ... Read more...
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Richer ICCR on expansion mode: Director General
June 4th, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India wants to highlight the country's rich cultural diversity by introducing cultural cells across the world on the lines of British Council, the Indian Council for Cultural ... Read more...
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Put polls behind, focus on economic crisis: Meira Kumar
June 3rd, 2009 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Meira Kumar, who was elected the first woman speaker of India Wednesday, exhorted Lok Sabha MPs to put the elections behind them and address the social and ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar elected Lok Sabha speaker, unanimously
June 3rd, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Meira Kumar Wednesday became the first woman speaker of the Indian parliament.
The 64-year-old Congress leader from Bihar, a Dalit, was elected unanimously through voice vote ... Read more...
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