Private military firms may appear in Russia: Minister
September 20th, 2012 - 4:39 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Russian government's Military Industrial Commission may consider creating private military companies in the country, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.Russia's significant economic interests abroad ... Read more...
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Amid Tamil Nadu unrest, Manmohan to meet Rajapaksa
September 18th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa here Thursday, and is expected to press for a viable political solution in the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Fringe pro-LTTE groups behind Tamil Nadu violence: Sri Lankan envoy (Interview)
September 6th, 2012 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Terming the recent attack on Sri Lankan tourists as an "unfortunate aberration," Colombo's envoy Prasad Kariyawasam has blamed "fringe pro-LTTE groups" in the state ... Read more...
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Putin denies role in Pussy Riot case
September 6th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he was "staying out" of the controversial case of the Pussy Riot punk group, whose three members were jailed ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Tagore reinterpreted at NSD’s Bharat Rang Mahotsav
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) A panorama of 17 contemporary plays interpreting Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's literature will turn the spotlight on the poet's legacy on his 150th birth anniversary ... Read more...
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Nation must accept Netaji’s death: Biographer (Interview)
July 24th, 2011 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Contrary to doubts raised about his death, historical evidence indicates that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose died in an air crash Aug 18, 1945, and the ... Read more...
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M.F. Husain to accept Qatar citizenship, says son
February 27th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) India's most celebrated artist Maqbool Fida Husain, who has been under attack from sections of the Hindu right, has accepted Qatar's offer of an ... Read more...
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Shivraj Patil asks Karnataka to restore peace
October 5th, 2008 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil, during his visit to Bangalore Saturday evening, asked the Karnataka government to "restore peace and normalcy in the state", said a home ... Read more...
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Church attacks dent Karnataka’s civilised image
September 24th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) Karnataka's reputation as a communally harmonious state has taken a severe beating following brazen attacks on churches widely blamed on rightwing Hindu groups. The widespread revulsion over the ... Read more...
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