Shutdown on JKLF founder’s death anniversary
February 11th, 2012 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) Life across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley was affected Saturday by a shutdown called by separatists to mark the death anniversary of Jammu Kashmir ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan must remove barriers to boost trade: Ficci
February 10th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) India and Pakistan must axe non-tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade to $10 billion in the next three years, the Federation of Indian Chambers of ... Read more...
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JKLF members clash with police in Srinagar
February 10th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists clashed with the police here Friday after they were prevented from taking out a protest march.Dozens of JKLF protestors assembled ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan trade can reach $10 bn by 2015: CII
February 9th, 2012 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Bilateral trade between India and Pakistan can reach $10 billion by 2015, from $2.7 billion registered in 2010-11, if tariff and non-tariff barriers are removed, ... Read more...
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Human Rights Watch hails India vote on Syria
February 5th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Human Rights Watch Sunday hailed India's vote against Syria in the UN, saying New Delhi had "seen through Assad's lies"."By supporting the UN resolution, India ... Read more...
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India to seek extradition of 26/11 accused from US, Pakistan
January 30th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Three years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India is likely to seek extradition from the US and Pakistan of nine accused, including David Headley, ... Read more...
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Sikhs get official gurdwara in UAE
January 28th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Jan 28 (IANS) The Sikh community has got their first official gurdwara in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a media report said Saturday.The gurdwara opened Friday in Jebel Ali, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to settle transit fee on Turkmenian gas (Lead)
January 25th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan Wednesday moved closer to a final decision on the fee to be paid for transporting natural gas from Turkmenistan via a pipeline ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan say strategy soon for gas import from Turkmenistan
January 25th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India and Pakistan are closer to agreeing on a transit fee and a joint strategy to develop gas fields and import the hydrocarbon via pipeline ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan rivalry gets new battleground - reality TV
January 25th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The fervour and frenzy of an India-Pakistan contest has gone beyond the realms of cricket and entered the reality television pitch, with shows like "Foodistan" ... Read more...
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New Indo-Pak music show shoot shifted to Dubai
January 23rd, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) Producers of an upcoming music-based reality show "Sur-kshetra" were hoping to bring to India some well-known artists from Pakistan. But the plans have gone for a ... Read more...
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Asha Bhosle to judge ‘Sur-kshetra’
January 18th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Singing legend Asha Bhosle will be one of the judges on Sahara One's "Sur-kshetra", a new reality show that will feture singers from India and ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani chefs to compete in ‘Foodistan’
January 17th, 2012 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Sixteen professional chefs -- eight each from India and Pakistan -- will battle it out for culinary supremacy on a new food reality show "Foodistan".The ... Read more...
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British Kashmiri group opposes MFN status to India
January 13th, 2012 - 10:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IANS) A Kashmiri group based in Britain -- the Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK -- has opposed granting of "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) status by Pakistan to India, a media ... Read more...
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NATO urged to properly plan Afghan withdrawal
January 11th, 2012 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 11 (IANS) The withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan should be properly planned and executed to ensure that the law and order situation does not go out of ... Read more...
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‘Kashmir counter-insurgency operations in more difficult phase’
January 10th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 10 (IANS) Counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir have entered a "more difficult phase" with the rank and leadership of insurgents decimated but not entirely wiped out, the ... Read more...
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Ties with Israel can bring India-Pakistan closer: Musharraf
January 7th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan's former president General Pervez Musharraf has advocated for establishing relations with Israel, saying it could help bring India and Pakistan closer to each other, ... Read more...
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SAARC can bring real cooperation in South Asia (Comment)
January 6th, 2012 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
At last India and Pakistan, it seems, have woken up to the need for genuine cooperation in South Asia where countries of the region start depending on each other for those ... Read more...
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IIT-B’s annual techfest to kick off Friday
January 5th, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IANS) The 15th edition of Techfest by Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT-B), kicks off Friday with over 150 events spread across three days. The fest ... Read more...
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Zardari hails Bhutto, recalls Simla pact
January 5th, 2012 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari paid homage to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Thursday by recalling that the Simla pact he signed with India in 1972 led to ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops target Indian border posts
January 5th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 5 (IANS) Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and fired at Indian posts in the Krishna Ghati sector of Ponch ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan exchange n-facilities list (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan Sunday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a two-decade-old pact, a statement said.The exchange of lists comes a week after ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan exchange lists of n-installations
January 1st, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) India and Pakistan Sunday exchanged lists of their respective nuclear installations under a two-decade-old pact that prohibits an attack by either side, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to renew n-accidents pact
December 27th, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Senior officials of India and Pakistan Tuesday ended their two-day talks in Islamabad by agreeing to consider renewing for another five years a pact ... Read more...
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Remove heavy guns from LoC: Pakistan proposes to India
December 27th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Heavy artillery should be removed from the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan has suggested to India during the two-day talks being ... Read more...
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‘China increasing presence in Pakistani Kashmir’
December 27th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 27 (IANS) Causing concern in the Indian Army, China has increased the presence of its military engineers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a senior army officer said.Although the exact number ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to review CBMs Monday
December 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Senior officials of India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks Monday on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures in Islamabad, the first formal engagement since ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to discuss conventional, nuke CBMs Monday
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Seeking to push forward their revived peace process, India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks starting Monday in Islamabad to discuss conventional and nuclear ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani singers to battle it out on ‘Sur-kshetra’
December 21st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Talented singers from India and Pakistan will fight it out on a common platform -- a new reality show "Sur-kshetra" -- where singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya ... Read more...
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India-Pakistan ties: A year of building trust (Yearender)
December 19th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) "Trust, but verify." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's watchword on re-engaging Pakistan found traction in 2011 and saw the troubled post-26/11 ties turning a corner, ... Read more...
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US experts suggest Pakistan policy relook
December 17th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Amidst a tense standoff with Pakistan, US experts have suggested a strategic relook at Washington's policies to ensure that international terrorists are rooted out from both ... Read more...
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Bangladesh thanks India for supporting ‘just’ war
December 16th, 2011 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Bangladesh Friday paid tribute to the Indian soldiers who fought "shoulder-to-shoulder" with the liberation forces in 1971 and thanked New Delhi for support supporting "a ... Read more...
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No possibility of Pakistan’s tour to India next year
December 16th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Dec 16 (IANS) There is no chance of an India-Pakistan bilateral series next year in March on Indian soil, as indicated by the Future Tours Programme, since the Asian ... Read more...
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‘Small negative list can take India-Pakistan trade to $6 bn’
December 16th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) A "small" negative list of trade items between India and Pakistan, likely to be effective in February 2012, can increase their bilateral trade to around $6 ... Read more...
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Indian-origin British lawyer fights for Kargil martyr
December 11th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 11 (IANS) Twelve years after the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan, a new 'battle' is on - to get justice for an Indian Army officer ... Read more...
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