Russia warns US on Georgia support
June 7th, 2012 - 10:05 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia has warned the US over the latter's support to Georgia in its efforts to spread propaganda.The US administration does not fully appreciate the ... Read more...
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Yugoslavia’s last PM is dead
November 28th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, Nov 28 (IANS/AKI) Ante Markovic, the last prime minister of erstwhile Yugoslavia, died Monday at the age of 87, his family said.Markovic was prime minister of the Socialist Federal ... Read more...
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US Senate asks Russia to pull out from Abkhazia, South Ossetia
July 31st, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US Senate has adopted a resolution calling on Russia to respect Georgia's territorial integrity and to withdraw its troops from the breakaway states ... Read more...
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South Ossetia to take Georgia’s currency out of circulation
December 21st, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- South Ossetia, a disputed former part of the Georgian republic, on Monday announced that it will remove the Georgian currency from circulation beginning on January 10, the ... Read more...
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Georgia sends peace proposals for Abkhazia and South Ossetia
December 8th, 2010 - 1:04 am ICT by BNO News
TBILISI, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) -- Georgia on Tuesday announced that President Mikheil Saakashvili officially sent peace proposals for Abkhazia and South Ossetia to the international community."The Georgian president has recently sent official ... Read more...
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Backpacker jailed in India to be transferred to UK
August 8th, 2010 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 8 (ANI): A 33-year old backpacker from Kent, Patrick Malluzzo who has been serving a ten year sentence in one Rajasthan's Kota prison with charges of possessing cannabis, has been ... Read more...
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Tito’s grandson seeks return of Communism
April 9th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Belgrade, April 9 (IANS/AKI) Thirty years after the death of former Yugoslav communist stalwart Josip Broz Tito, his grandson and namesake Josip Broz has begun the uphill task of resurrecting his grandfather's ... Read more...
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Pakistan High Commission celebrates ‘Pakistan National Day’
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 23 (ANI): The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi celebrated 'Pakistan National Day' on Tuesday with fervour.The ceremony began with the hoisting of the Pakistani national flag by Pakistan ... Read more...
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Chinese journalists meet Krishna, talk of better understanding
January 18th, 2010 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) With the media blamed by some for stoking India-China tensions, a group of Chinese journalists Monday called on External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna to explore ways to ... Read more...
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Bundelkhand group to launch agitation for statehood
December 14th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 14 (IANS) After Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she was in favour of statehood for Bundelkhand, an organisation from the backward region that straddles Uttar Pradesh and Madhya ... Read more...
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Rising clamour for new states puts Congress on defensive
December 11th, 2009 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The central government's acceptance in principle of demand for a separate Telangana state has set off a chain reaction, prompting political leaders to raise old demands ... Read more...
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Mayawati seeks centre’s nod for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh (Lead)
December 11th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) In a surprise move that could give the centre some more sleepless nights, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati Friday declared her outright preference for further partition of ... Read more...
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Mayawati for trifurcation of Uttar Pradesh
December 11th, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 11 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday said she is for creation of independent states of Bundelkhand and Harit Pradesh out of an "unmanageable Uttar Pradesh".
"I have written ... Read more...
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Enough space for India, China to grow, says Krishna
August 24th, 2009 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Ruling out rivalry with Beijing, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday said that there was "enough space for both India and China to grow", and stressed that ... Read more...
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Article by Chinese analyst an expression of individual opinion: India
August 11th, 2009 - 10:48 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 11 (ANI): Following reports of a Chinese strategist contending that Beijing should break up India into 20-30 independent states, the Indian Government on Tuesday played down the incident saying ... Read more...
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India unhappy over Chinese analyst’s article, hopes for stronger ties
August 11th, 2009 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Reminding China of the principle of mutual respect for territorial integrity, India Tuesday expressed its unhappiness with an article of a Chinese analyst that spoke about breaking ... Read more...
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China should break up India into 20-30 states: Chinese strategist
August 10th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) In an article likely to raise Indian hackles, a Chinese strategist contends that Beijing should break up India into 20-30 independent states with the help of "friendly ... Read more...
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Texas Nationalist Movement: Still In Much Debate
June 24th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by GD
With a country of about 50 states and comprising of multicultural people, tendencies of curving out independent states is nothing beyond doubt and exactly that has happened for Texas. This Texas ... Read more...
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New Zealand treated me like terrorist, says Pakistani writer
May 17th, 2009 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, May 17 (DPA) Pakistani writer Mohammed Hanif, who won a British Commonwealth writers' prize for his first book, said Sunday he was treated like a terrorist by customs officials when he ... Read more...
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Russia to deploy 3,800 troops in Abkhazia
March 6th, 2009 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 6 (RIA Novosti) Russia will have 3,800 troops deployed in Abkhazia for the next 49 years, Sergei Bagapsh, the president of the breakaway republic of Georgia, said Friday.
Russia recognised ... Read more...
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EU warns Russia agaist military build-up in Georgian
February 6th, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 6 (DPA) The European Union (EU) warned Russia Thursday not to go ahead with its plans to build up a military presence in Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and ... Read more...
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Russia-South Ossetia friendship treaty comes into force
January 20th, 2009 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 20 (RIA Novosti) A friendship and cooperation agreement between Russia and the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia has come into force, the Russian foreign minister said Tuesday. Sergei Lavrov ... Read more...
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UN mulls sending peacekeepers to South Ossetia, Abkhazia
September 12th, 2008 - 3:20 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 11 (RIA Novosti) The UN secretary general Thursday said he is considering the possibility of sending peacekeepers to Abkhazia and South Ossetia along with a fact-finding team. "We will ... Read more...
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Pull out of Georgia, US tells Russia
September 11th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (RIA Novosti) The United States has demanded Russia abide by the terms of South Ossetia ceasefire plan and pull its troops out of Georgia. "These guys (Russia leaders) are ... Read more...
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Russia not to apologize for Georgia conflict: Putin
September 7th, 2008 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 7 (Xinhua) Russia will not apologize for its actions in the recent conflict with Georgia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said."We do not need to apologize to anyone, we are ... Read more...
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