Gilani, Kayani meet Zardari before he flies to India
April 8th, 2012 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met President Asif Ali Zardari just hours before he flew out to India. ... Read more...
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UPA to meet thrice a week to decide parliament strategy
March 21st, 2012 - 1:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Congress may have finally woken up to the need to improve its floor management in parliament and has decided to meet with allies ... Read more...
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Mullaperiyar Dam: Chandy briefs Tamil Nadu media
January 7th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 7 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Saturday had a closed-door meeting on the Mullaperiyar Dam issue with an invited group of media persons from Tamil Nadu but ... Read more...
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Congress core group discusses minority quota in Lokpal
December 22nd, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Congress core group met Thursday in the wake of protests by some parties over the exclusion of minorities from the provision of 50 ... Read more...
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Frustrated Gayle may turn away from West Indies cricket
June 17th, 2011 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kingston , June 17 (IANS) Former skipper Chris Gayle is contemplating turning away from the West Indies as he is frustrated with the cricket board.The Trinidad Guardian reported that after ... Read more...
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Nepal has drawn inspiration from India: Ram Baran Yadav (Lead)
January 28th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav Friday said his country's "democratic struggle has drawn inspiration from India", particularly this eastern metropolis."Nepal's democratic struggle has drawn inspiration from India, particularly ... Read more...
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Omar Abdullah to review security measures with Unified Headquarters
October 25th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct.25 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will review security measures with the Unified Headquarters here on Monday.According to a television report, the meeting will focus on specific counter-strategies ... Read more...
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Gen Beg demands right for Pak Air Force to shoot down ISAF copters, drones
September 29th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sept 29 (ANI): Former Pakistani army chief, General Mirza Aslam Beg, has criticised the government for involving Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in the conflict between the executive and the judiciary, and ... Read more...
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Kolkata to Kathmandu: Nepal’s long march to democracy
September 18th, 2010 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Sep 18 (IANS) When Tundikhel, Nepal's Hyde Park, turned into a sea of humanity with flags fluttering and hundreds of people cheering the nation's oldest party's six-decade-long march for ... Read more...
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BCCI appoints 3-member team to oversee IPL functioning
April 26th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 26 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday appointed a three-member committee to oversee the functioning of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The members of ... Read more...
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I will not resign: Lalit Modi
April 24th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Apr 24 (ANI): Indian Premier League (IPL) Commissioner Lalit Modi on Saturday reportedly twitted that he won't resign from his post."People are pressurising me to resign. I can tell you that ... Read more...
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CIC expresses displeasure over RTI awards
November 26th, 2009 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has expressed doubts over a recent study that evaluated functioning of information commissions and commissioners across India.
A recent study by the ... Read more...
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India, China to continue building trust, resolve all issues
October 27th, 2009 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 27 (IANS) Close on the heels of the meeting between the prime ministers of India and China in Thailand, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Chinese counterpart Yang ... Read more...
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Sonia meets Manmohan Singh, discusses DMK stalemate
May 22nd, 2009 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 22 (ANI): UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Friday to discuss the stalemate with the DMK over portfolio allocation.The meeting took place in ... Read more...
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Hollywood films facing the heat in producers v/s multiplexes fight
May 7th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The ongoing tussle between producers and multiplex owners have turned murkier with multiplex owners literally staging a walk out from the crucial meeting that took place on Tuesday May 5th evening. ... Read more...
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Cabinet approves IBSA MoU on Human Settlements Development
February 5th, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has accorded ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) on Cooperation in the field ... Read more...
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Lebanon, Syria agree to establish diplomatic relations
August 14th, 2008 - 2:43 am ICT by IANS
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Damascus, Aug 14 (DPA) Lebanon and Syria agreed Wednesday to establish diplomatic relations at the outset of a two-day summit in Damascus between Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ... Read more...
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Nuke-deal: Karat meets Pranab
June 20th, 2008 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi , June 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Friday called on External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee to discuss nuclear deal issue.While talking ... Read more...
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Government holds talks with Naga rebels
May 28th, 2008 - 9:35 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Another round of talks between the central government and the rebel National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isaac-Muivah) took place here Wednesday as representatives of both sides carried ... Read more...
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Time ripe to resolve Kashmir issue, Bush tells Gilani
May 19th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Sharm El Sheikh ( Egypt ), May 19 (ANI): In his first meeting with new Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani , US President George W. Bush reportedly told him that ... Read more...
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Yechury meets Sonia over price rise
April 8th, 2008 - 12:19 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) In an attempt to mount pressure on the government over rising prices, Left leader Sitaram Yechury Monday met United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and warned ... Read more...
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