Indian diplomats leave for Maldives as crisis deepens
February 10th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) With the Maldives slipping into a deeper crisis with defiant ousted president Mohamed Nasheed alleging a coup, a team of senior officials of the ... Read more...
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Iran has right to develop n-energy, says India
January 10th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Jan 10 (IANS) Amid mounting global pressure to follow the US sanctions against Iran, India Tuesday defended Tehran's right to develop its civil nuclear energy programme but made it ... Read more...
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China readies big climate offer, India mulls support
November 29th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Nov 29 (IANS) China is ready to offer legally binding commitments to limit its emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). If the offer, to come into effect after 2020, is ... Read more...
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Plan panel hints at 9-9.5 percent growth in 12th Plan
June 10th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 10 (IANS) The Planning Commission is set to target GDP growth of 9-9.5 percent for the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) period as 10 percent growth does not ... Read more...
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US could have avoided Bin Laden hunt by recognizing Taliban regime: Musharraf
October 20th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): The United States may have been able to avoid its long hunt for the world's most wanted terrorist and Al-Qaeda's top leadership, Osama bin Laden, if it ... Read more...
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India to examine its NPT options ahead of nuclear summit
March 21st, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, a two-day conference will start here Monday to debate India's ... Read more...
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One year on, India-Pakistan chill deepens (One Year After 26/11)
November 27th, 2009 - 9:50 am ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Nov 26-28, 2008 - three days that took India-Pakistan ties from a high note of hope to a crashing low. One year on, after seven dossiers given by India ... Read more...
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Karzai, Abdullah have agreed to ‘work together’ to end election deadlock: French FM
October 18th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Oct. 18 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has said that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and his top challenger Abdullah Abdullah have agreed to "work together" for a possible runoff vote ... Read more...
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PM bats for n-energy, says proliferation security threat (Lead)
September 29th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Underlining India's commitment to universal nuclear disarmament, India Tuesday pointed to "deficiencies" in the global non-proliferation regime that impacted adversely on the country's security.
Inaugurating ... Read more...
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Sensex ends six-day rally, down 50 points (Roundup)
September 14th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) A key index of the Indian equities markets snapped its six-day rally Monday amid global pressure and profit booking in some stocks and closed 50 points down ... Read more...
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Another jolt to democracy in Burma
August 12th, 2009 - 1:11 am ICT by admin
By Bobby Ramakant, CNSDespite growing global pressure for the release of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar (Burma), she was sentenced to another 18 months' house arrest by a court ... Read more...
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France reminds Pakistan about Mumbai commitment
June 4th, 2009 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Two days after the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, suspected to be the mastermind of the 26/11 carnage, France Thursday reminded Pakistan of its commitment to ... Read more...
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India conveys disappointment, to muster global pressure over Saeed’s release (Roundup)
June 3rd, 2009 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India Wednesday conveyed to Pakistan its "disappointment" over the release of Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and made it clear that normalisation ... Read more...
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India to mobilise global pressure over 26/11 mastermind’s release (Lead)
June 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India Wednesday conveyed to Pakistan its "disappointment" over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, the suspected mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, and said it ... Read more...
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Saeed’s release: Unhappy India to mobilise global pressure
June 3rd, 2009 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Unhappy over the release of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafeez Saeed, a suspected mastermind of the Mumbai carnage, India Tuesday said it showed Pakistan's lack of sincerity in ... Read more...
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Attack on Lankan cricket team launched to divert focus from Mumbai
March 4th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): Attack on the visiting Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on Tuesday is a ''diabolical attempt'' to divert the global focus from the Pakistan Army-ISI sponsored ... Read more...
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‘LeT, Muttahida Jihad Council reworking Kashmir stance’
January 22nd, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Jihadi organisations in Pakistan, including the Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), are reassessing their Kashmir policy in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks, a media report ... Read more...
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”Pak troop mobilisation a trap for India to ease global pressure on Islamabad”
December 27th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 27 (ANI): Pakistans decision of mobilising it''s troops to its eastern border with India is being touted as a trick to get the US benefit and have the current ... Read more...
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Fulfil counter-terrorism obligations, EU tells Pakistan (Lead)
December 19th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Intensifying global pressure on Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai carnage, the European Union (EU) Friday asked Islamabad to fulfil its counter-terrorism obligations and said it ... Read more...
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Senator Kerry meets Manmohan Singh, discusses Mumbai attacks
December 15th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): Visiting US Senator John Kerry met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today with a message of solidarity from the incoming Obama administration in the wake ... Read more...
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US Senator John Kerry to meet Manmohan Singh today
December 15th, 2008 - 11:28 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 15 (ANI): US Senator John Kerry will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today.
Kerry, who arrived here on Sunday, is expected to hold discussions on the situation ... Read more...
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War no option, India should sustain global pressure: Tharoor
December 11th, 2008 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India should mount “sustained international pressure” on Pakistan to dismantle terror camps and press the UN to take action against Islamabad for reneging on its anti-terror obligations, ... Read more...
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Solar wind output at a 50 year low, indicates new data
September 24th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 24 (ANI): Data from the Ulysses spacecraft, a joint NASA-European Space Agency mission, has shown that the sun has reduced its output of solar wind to the lowest levels ... Read more...
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Kenyan police use tear gas on food price demonstrators
June 1st, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Nairobi, June 1 (DPA) Kenyan police fired teargas to disperse several hundred demonstrators calling on the government to introduce subsidies to battle rising food prices. Police said they arrested four demonstrators Saturday ... Read more...
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Kenyan police uses force on food price demonstrators
June 1st, 2008 - 9:32 am ICT by admin
DPA
Nairobi, May 31 (DPA) Kenyan police fired teargas Saturday to disperse several hundred demonstrators calling on the government to introduce subsidies to battle rising food prices. Police said they arrested four demonstrators, ... Read more...
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Bharti-MTN deal would be celebrated in India: Minister
May 19th, 2008 - 9:35 am ICT by admin
By Dipankar De Sarkar
London, May 19 (IANS) Indians will celebrate if Bharti Airtel Ltd and South African telecom operator MTN Group strike a deal, Minister of State for Industry Ashwani Kumar told ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama calls for more global pressure on China
April 4th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by admin
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), April 4 (IANS) Emboldened by the growing support from the global community, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Friday urged for more global pressure on China to put an ... Read more...
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Pakistan adopts a 3-point ‘new Kashmir strategy’
November 14th, 2007 - 8:09 am ICT by admin
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