Indian warships wrap up China visit
June 19th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Four Indian warships that were in Shanghai on a four-day goodwill visit, have wrapped up their port call and left China on the return journey ... Read more...
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Indian Navy ships in China next week, to expand strategic trust
June 7th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 6 (IANS) In a sign of renewed momentum in bilateral ties, four Indian Navy ships will be docking in Shanghai next week on a goodwill visit, a ... Read more...
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Kashmiri youth turn out in record numbers to join army
March 16th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 16 (IANS) More than 6,000 enthusiastic Kashmiri youth turned up for recruitment in the Indian Army Friday in south Kashmir and police and army men had a tough ... Read more...
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Playing blind cricket - and winning
December 5th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) At age 17, Ranthu Munda is an all-rounder in cricket whose best showing has been 50 not out and 4 wickets for 30 runs. And ... Read more...
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India offers Nepal $250 mn soft loan, seals investment pact
October 21st, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) In key initiatives that are set to bolster ties between New Delhi and Kathmandu, India Friday unveiled a $250 million line of credit and ... Read more...
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Nepal PM to seek $1 bn development loan
October 19th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu/New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) With his Maoist party asking him to stay away from signing crucial pacts, Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai is planning to focus on expanding ... Read more...
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India, Thailand for cooperation in tsunami warning
October 3rd, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) India and Thailand Monday discussed possible cooperation in developing regional weather forecasting and a tsunami warning system.The issues came up in a discussion held between ... Read more...
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Cleartrip launches EMI payment option
July 27th, 2011 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Online travel portal cleartrip.com Wednesday launched an equated monthly instalment (EMI) payment option for all international and domestic flights as well as hotels.
"There is a ... Read more...
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Ranbir to walk ramp for social cause
January 19th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Bollywood heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor is all set to walk the ramp Sunday for the young girls of Shabana Azmi's ancestral village Mijwan and the ... Read more...
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India holds bilateral talks with Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Canada
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): India here on Wednesday held bilateral discussions with delegations of Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Canada, on the occasion of Petrotech 2010, and sought an increased cooperation in Hydro ... Read more...
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India seeks higher crude oil supplies from Angola
October 31st, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.31 (ANI): India sought more crude oil supply from Angola on term contract during a bilateral meet of Petroleum Minister Murli Deora and his Angolan counterpart Jose Maria Botelho de ... Read more...
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US official backs stronger economic ties with Gujarat
April 13th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, April 13 (IANS) US Consul-General in Mumbai Paul Folmsbee has made known America's keen desire to forge stronger economic ties with Gujarat, an official spokesman of the state government said here ... Read more...
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Amitabh finds it difficult to say no to young filmmakers
April 12th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is busy reading scripts, says it's tough for him to decline offers from young and enthusiastic filmmakers and that's why he ... Read more...
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India scouts for investment in energy in Mexico summit
March 31st, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) India is scouting for energy supplies and investment opportunities from countries like the US, Kuwait and Indonesia at the International Energy Forum in Mexico currently under way.
India's ... Read more...
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Akbar and potatoes bound ancient Incas to Indians
December 14th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The ancient Incas shared an eclectic bond with India - a deep admiration for Mughal emperor Akbar and secrets of growing potatoes.One of the ... Read more...
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Hillary gets her own platter alongside Bill and Chelsea
July 20th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Vaishali Bhambri
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) After a "Presidential Platter" and a "Chelsea Platter", the ITC Maurya Sheraton's famous Bukhara restaurant here has decided to complete the Clinton family by ... Read more...
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Clinton’s dish wish! How about a Hillary platter?
July 19th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 19 (IANS) She is a leader in her own right and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would "very much" like a dish in her own name at Delhi's ... Read more...
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France for bigger role for India in global institutions
May 17th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Congratulating India for the "remarkable conduct" of the Indian general elections, France Sunday underlined its keen desire to intensify bilateral ties and reaffirmed support for a ... Read more...
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Nandita Das’s Yes To Rahul Gandhi, No To Narendra Modi(But Where Was Deepa Mehta?)
March 19th, 2009 - 10:03 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
By Subhash K JhaOn Monday evening Nandita Das had a special screening of her directorial debut Firaaq. And Rahul Gandhi who was a special guest, was completely bowled over."He came up ... Read more...
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India, Nigeria for enhancing oil sector cooperation
January 14th, 2009 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.14 (ANI): India and Nigeria have expressed keen desire to take forward the existing cooperation between the two countries in the hydro-carbon sector.
At a bilateral meeting held in ... Read more...
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Modi meets foreign delegations at Vibrant conclave
January 13th, 2009 - 12:12 am ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 12 (IANS) On the first day of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors' Summit Monday, Chief Minister Narendra Modi held one-on-one meetings with eight delegations, including from Britain and Japan. Modi ... Read more...
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PM meets Hu Jintao, says border talks on track
October 26th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorBeijing/ Onboard Air India One, Oct 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met his Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the seventh two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) ... Read more...
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Brazil proposes cooperation with India’s rights body
October 16th, 2008 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Brazil has proposed joining hands with India's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to build its own capacity in the area of human rights.A four-member delegation led by ... Read more...
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German’s Lower Saxony state to open Mumbai office
October 3rd, 2008 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) The German state of Lower Saxony will shortly open an office in Mumbai to facilitate trade and business relations with Maharashtra, it was announced here Friday.Minister-President (Chief Minister) ... Read more...
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Painting with tongue is Kerala painter’s specialty
April 26th, 2008 - 2:01 pm ICT by admin
By Juhan Samuel
Kollam (Kerala), Apr 26 (ANI): A painter at Kollam in Kerala displays extraordinary talent by making paintings with his tongue.
Ani K, a drawing teacher at a school has come ... Read more...
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Latin America keen to work with India for food security
April 25th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by admin
By Liz Mathew
On Board Air India One, April 25 (IANS) Latin American countries are interested in further cooperating with India in the agriculture sector to work towards food security, President Pratibha Patil ... Read more...
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