Shared values converging India-US interests: Clinton (Lead)
June 13th, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 12 (IANS) India and US Tuesday began their annual higher education dialogue here with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noting that India-US ties "have never been stronger" saying ... Read more...
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India, China to discuss Iran
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) India and China are expected to hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Beijing later this week to review the progress ... Read more...
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Congress plays down Mamata ultimatum
April 21st, 2012 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Playing down the ultimatum of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a moratorium on interest payment burden of the state, the Congress Saturday ... Read more...
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Call for liberalising trade and travel in South Asia (Lead)
March 10th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) A two-day South Asia conference Saturday resulted in a raft of suggestions, including liberalising trade and travel, for promoting quicker integration in the region that ... Read more...
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India pitches for private sector role in South Asian integration
March 10th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India Saturday underlined its commitment to the ongoing transformation of South Asia and asked the private sector to play a greater role in regional integration.India's ... Read more...
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Let not political differences affect South Asia integration: India (Roundup)
March 9th, 2012 - 11:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India Friday exhorted neighbouring countries not to let political differences come in the way of faster integration to address issues like terrorism, and underlined that ... Read more...
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Time to do more business in South Asia: India (Lead)
March 9th, 2012 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) India Friday called for faster economic integration in South Asia and underlined that costs of not doing business with each other in the region will ... Read more...
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BRICS academics to flesh out agenda for summit
March 3rd, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Academics and experts from the five emerging economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- will meet here for a three-day discussion starting ... Read more...
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Menon to open seminar on South Asia next week
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon will inaugurate a two-day seminar here next week that will focus on the ongoing transformation of South Asia and new ... Read more...
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IFJ concerned over hostility against media in Maldives
January 21st, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Jan 21 (IANS) The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has expressed concern over the recent escalation of hostile rhetoric towards media in the Maldives.IFJ joined its affiliate, the Maldives ... Read more...
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India protested Chinese troops damaging wall in Tawang: Antony
December 21st, 2011 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Chinese troops damaged a 200-foot stone wall on the Indian side of the border in Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh in July this year, triggering ... Read more...
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Equity central to global deal on climate change: Natarajan
December 6th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 6 (IANS) India is open to discussion on a new legally binding climate change treaty but the principle of equity -- the right of developing nations -- should ... Read more...
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Naga separatists, government ‘narrow down’ differences
July 18th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Negotiators of the central government and the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), the dominant separatist group in the northeastern state, ... Read more...
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End Siachen row, Pakistan and India urged
June 2nd, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan and India must resolve their conflict over the icy mountain peak of Siachen "and withdraw their forces from this futile war of attrition", a Pakistani ... Read more...
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India to launch UN initiative on biodiversity
May 21st, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The environment ministry will Monday launch the UN decade on biodiversity for Asia and Pacific, an initiative for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, officials ... Read more...
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India-Australia workshop on energy efficiency
April 11th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 11(ANI): A workshop on energy efficiency is being organized by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) here.The workshop, ... Read more...
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Mukherjee appreciates Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Review
November 2nd, 2010 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): Commending the Monetary Policy Review by the Reserve Bank of India, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Tuesday that the changes announced by the RBI complement ... Read more...
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Food and beverage summit in Mumbai to showcase technology
October 27th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 27 (IANS) A food and beverage summit, Food & Bev Tech 2010, would open here Friday, showcasing the latest machinery, packaging equipment and accessories required by the industry.Food ... Read more...
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India needs to modernize defence doctrine: PM
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said India needs to be prepared to fight "new and non-traditional threats to our national security" for which the country has ... Read more...
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Rajpaksa Govt unwilling to set timeframe for devolving powers to Tamils
October 16th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): The Sri Lankan Government seems to be unwilling to set any anytime frame for the implementation of the 13th amendment, which consists of a devolution package for ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa to be chief guest at CWG closer (Lead)
October 11th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Oct 14, according to official sources.
Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Rajapaksa to be chief guest at CWG closer
October 11th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games Thursday, according to official sources.
Rajapaksa will be here ... Read more...
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‘US committed to international space cooperation’
June 29th, 2010 - 7:34 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 29 (DPA) The US vowed Monday to cooperate with its international partners in space as the Obama administration unveiled the details of its space policy.
"Our policy reflects the ways ... Read more...
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India duty-bound to implement UN Tehran sanctions: Experts
June 11th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) India may have reservations about the West's strategy of dealing with Tehran's nuclear programme, but it has no choice but to implement the latest UN sanctions, ... Read more...
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Enhanced trade with India would have ’salutary’ effect on Pak inflation rate: Sabharwal
June 10th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jun.10 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of enhancing trade and commerce between the two neighbouring countries, India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal has said that opening trade with India would have ... Read more...
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Fake encounter in Kashmir: Imperatives for a thorough investigation
June 1st, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): The Union Government, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and the Army are seized with the investigations into the alleged fake encounter by some Army personnel.It ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to announce new mining policy
May 4th, 2010 - 2:02 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced in the assembly Monday that a State Mining Policy on the lines of National Mineral Policy will be announced this ... Read more...
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India’s central bank hikes rates to ease prices (Lead)
March 19th, 2010 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) In a bid to tame the price rise by sucking excess money out of the system, India's central bank Friday hiked two major policy rates by 25 ... Read more...
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Prime Minister lauds country’s General Budget
February 26th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday congratulated Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for presenting an 'exceedingly good budget', and described it as the right mix ... Read more...
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Climate change related to India’s growth and development, says Nirupama Rao
February 22nd, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by ANI
By Cynthia ChandranLondon, Feb.22 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Monday said that for India, climate change is not merely an environmental issue, but is linked with the growth prospects and ... Read more...
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Zuma acknowledges paternity of lovechild
February 5th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Pretoria, Feb 5 (IANS) Reacting to criticism over fathering a child out of wedlock, South African President Jacob Zuma said he has performed his obligation by acknowledging the paternity of the baby.
"I ... Read more...
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Senior UN officials urge greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries
January 19th, 2010 - 1:51 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) – Senior United Nations urged on Monday greater efforts to help the world’s poorest countries meet their development targets, as a three-day meeting kicked off in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Ministers ... Read more...
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Chidambaram proposes radical restructuring of security architecture
December 23rd, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday proposed a radical restructuring of the security architecture at the national level.He unveiled the proposal while delivering the 22nd ... Read more...
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Chidambaram proposes bifurcation of home ministry
December 23rd, 2009 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday mooted the idea of bifurcating the ministry, considering its numerous functions, and said a division was inevitable.
"I am clear in my ... Read more...
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India to add 220 million to workforce by 2030: RBI
December 5th, 2009 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) India will add a whopping 220 million to its workforce by 2030, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Subir Gokarn said Saturday.
"Their absorption into the job ... Read more...
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