Pakistan joins India on UN Security Council
October 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan narrowly won a hotly-contested seat to the UN Security Council, joining India for a two-year term on the 15-member decision-making organ of the world ... Read more...
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Myanmar president to visit India
October 10th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Oct 10 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein will pay a goodwill visit to India in the near future to promote bilateral relations and cooperation, said an official ... Read more...
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India abstains from UNSC vote on Syria
October 5th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 5 (IANS) India has abstained from voting on a UN Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against Syria, which was blocked by Russia and China using ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan target doubled trade in three years
September 28th, 2011 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) India and Pakistan Wednesday set a target to expand trade to $6 billion in three years even as there were no progress on issues like ... Read more...
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India, Pak to talk business at Mumbai’s Taj
September 24th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) In a sign of improving bilateral ties, Pakistan Commerce and Trade Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem will begin a five-day visit to India from Mumbai ... Read more...
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US hopes India, China resolve boundary issue
September 23rd, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 23 (IANS) US consul general in Kolkata Dean R. Thompson Friday expressed hope that India and China would hold dialogue to end the boundary issue in Arunachal Pradesh."We ... Read more...
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India’s spending on green IT to double by 2015, says report
September 19th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India's spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives will double from $35 billion currently to $70 billion in 2015 as the have found their way ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh unveils plan to boost tourism
September 15th, 2011 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh tourism department Thursday unveiled a plan to boost tourism in the state to encash its diverse natural flora and fauna, cultural treasures and ... Read more...
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India pledges $8 mn to famine-stricken Horn of Africa
September 14th, 2011 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) With a crippling famine ravaging the Horn of Africa, India Wednesday pledged $8 million to Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti and said it was considering ... Read more...
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Priyanka Chopra taking music lessons for album
September 10th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra, set to start a new innings as singer in her debut international music album, is taking vocal lessons to fit into ... Read more...
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‘Protect the citizens of this country’
September 7th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) "Protect the citizens of this country" was Bollywood's refrain as a suitcase blast outside the Delhi High Court killed 11 people and injured 76 ... Read more...
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Exports to India can be doubled: Bangladesh
September 7th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 7 (IANS) Exports to India can be doubled if "non-tariff barriers are resolved", said a Bangladeshi minister Wednesday, as 46 textile items of the neighbouring country have ... Read more...
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Protectionism will hurt growth: Anand Sharma
September 1st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) India Thursday asked the developed nations, especially the US and European countries, not to turn protectionist in view of the current economic crisis, saying it ... Read more...
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India will have to bowl a lot better to win ODI series: Akram
August 29th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Pakistani bowling great Wasim Akram says India will have to bowl much better than what they managed in the Tests against England if they are ... Read more...
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Please end fast, Thackeray appeals to Hazare (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray Wednesday made a personal appeal to veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare to end his nine-day hunger strike in view of his ... Read more...
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Impose President’s rule in the country, says Shiv Sena
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) President's rule should be imposed in the country as the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has been unable to control the anti-corruption movement led by ... Read more...
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Ignoring Pakistan, India sending civilian trek to Siachen
July 25th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ignoring objections from Pakistan yet again, India is planning to organise another civilian trekking expedition to the forbidding heights of the Siachen Glacier in September, ... Read more...
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Zaheer’s injury, a sign of excess cricket, say ex-skippers (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Pace spearhead Zaheer Khan's hamstring injury in the first Test against England has led experts to reignite the debate on whether too much cricket is taking ... Read more...
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Zaheer’s injury, a sign of excess cricket, say ex-skippers
July 22nd, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) Fast bowler Zaheer Khan's injury in the first Test against England has led experts to re-ignite the debate on whether too much cricket is taking a ... Read more...
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‘Produce genetically modified crops after proper assessment’
July 20th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) India should produce genetically modified crops and grains after proper impact assessment studies, said an advisor to the National Resource Management Division of the Planning Commission ... Read more...
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Clinton pitches for more military sales to India
July 19th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) With their strategic proximity growing, the US Tuesday pitched for more military sales to India, a call soon after Washington decided to cut $800 ... Read more...
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Shame that DRS won’t be available for India series: Swann
July 19th, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) England off-spinner Graeme Swann said it is a shame that the umpires' Decision Review System (DRS) would not be available for decision making in the ... Read more...
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For M.F. Husain, Shahnaz Husain was empress Noor Jahan (With Images)
July 3rd, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Beauty expert Shahnaz Husain was Mughal empress Noor Jahan to celebrated artist and distant cousin Maqbool Fida Husain, who painted her like the Muslim queen ... Read more...
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For Pakistan, India-US ties a zero sum game: Clinton
June 24th, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS) While "working very hard" on its strategic partnership with India, the US faces a problem with Pakistan, which looks at itself through the prism of ... Read more...
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Boeing begins assembly of India Navy’s first P-8I aircraft (With Images)
June 22nd, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Renton (Washington State), June 22 (IANS) US aerospace major Boeing has begun the final assembly of the Indian Navy's first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft at its factory here.
The ... Read more...
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US-India business conclave to boost commercial ties
June 20th, 2011 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) Leading Indian and US business leaders are set to meet here this week to take stock of the US-India commercial relationship and calibrate a ... Read more...
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India have to prove they are world’s top Test team: Botham
May 26th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 26 (IANS) Former England all-rounder Ian Botham says India have still to prove their World No.1 Test ranking by winning overseas tours and the Test series against ... Read more...
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Sudirman Cup: India lose 2-3 to Chinese Taipei
May 22nd, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) India lost 2-3 to Chinese Taipei in the Sudirman Cup mixed team badminton in Qingdao, China, Sunday.Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap won their singles matches, ... Read more...
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Mitsui shipping to double business in India
May 17th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, May 17 (IANS) Mitsui OSK Lines, the world's largest shipping and multi-modal transportation company, plans to double its business in terms of volumes in India with the launch of ... Read more...
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China to build Tagore museum in Kolkata
May 13th, 2011 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore has brought India and China closer and the Chinese government plans to build a museum at ... Read more...
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India pledges another $500 mn to Afghanistan, discusses terror post-Osama (Roundup)
May 13th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) India Thursday assured another $500 million in development assistance to Afghanistan and pledged to stand by the country "through thick and thin" as Prime Minister ... Read more...
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Manmohan in Kabul, says India will stand by Afghanistan (Fourth Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who arrived here Thursday on a two-day visit, one of the first world leaders to be in Kabul after the killing ... Read more...
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India will stand by Afghanistan: PM
May 12th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who is on a two-day visit to Afghanistan Thursday said India will stand by Afghanistan "through thick and thin".The prime minister ... Read more...
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Stop border killings, Khaleda Zia tells India (Lead)
May 6th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 6 (IANS) Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia Friday urged India to end incidents of shooting on the international boundary by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF), ... Read more...
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Will take ‘hard look’ on aid to Pakistan: US envoy (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Two days after Osama bin Laden was killed near Islamabad, US ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer Wednesday said Washington will take a "hard look" ... Read more...
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