BJP meets president, demands Gujarat governor’s removal
May 30th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil Wednesday and demanded the removal of Gujarat ... Read more...
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US rules out apology to Pakistan for NATO strike
May 24th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 24 (IANS) The White House has ruled out an apology to Islamabad for the NATO air strike in November in which 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed.It said ... Read more...
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Uddhav Thackeray meets president on row over Belgaum
December 20th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 20 (IANS) Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and demanded that the Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum and surroundings in Karnataka be declared a ... Read more...
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Colombia turns down project linked to president’s kin
October 26th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Oct 26 (IANS/EFE) The Colombian government Tuesday blocked the construction of a controversial luxury hotel in the Tayrona Nature Park due to the involvement in the project of two ... Read more...
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Congress delegation from Gujarat meets President
September 7th, 2011 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Congress leaders from Gujarat Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil Tuesday and said the Governor Kamala Beniwal had not violated norms in appointing Justice ... Read more...
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Obama reviews US-Pak cooperation in war on terror
April 26th, 2011 - 12:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 26(ANI): US President Barack Obama has reviewed the cooperation between Washington and Islamabad in the ongoing war on terror."The President led his monthly meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with ... Read more...
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Mubarak approves committee to amend constitution
February 8th, 2011 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Feb 8 (IANS) Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday took another step towards democratic reforms as he approved a committee to oversee constitutional changes."The president signed a decree to form a ... Read more...
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2G scam: All Party meet fails to end Parliament deadlock
November 30th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): The All Party meet called by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to end the deadlock between the Opposition and the Government over the demand of a ... Read more...
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2G scam: Left parties ask President Patil to convince Govt. on JPC
November 30th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 30 (ANI): Left party leaders on Tuesday called on President Pratibha Patil and urged her to advise the UPA Government to accept their demand for a Joint Parliamentary ... Read more...
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Non-BJP, Left parties meet president over JPC demand
November 30th, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) With the stalemate in parliament continuing for the 13th day, opposition MPs from the non-BJP parties and the Left Tuesday met President Pratibha Patil and urged ... Read more...
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Nawaz assures Zardari, Gilani that PML-N won’t dislodge Pak govt.
November 20th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani separately telephoned PML-N chief, Nawaz Sharif, and assured him that the government was sincerely striving ... Read more...
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Karzai, Petraeus ‘agree’ on Special Forces raids in Afghanistan
November 19th, 2010 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov 19 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai and US commander General David Petraeus had a one-hour long meeting to discuss the former's call for US forces to leave the country ... Read more...
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Pak military-Zardari standoff as Gilani govt pushed for shake-up to the limit: NYT
September 29th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 29 (ANI): The Pakistani military, enraged by the inept handling of the country's devastating floods by the government, and alarmed by the collapse of the economy, is pushing for ... Read more...
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Zardari asks England, Pak to end cricket match fixing blame game
September 21st, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep 21 (ANI): Concerned over the issue of match-fixing allegations levelled against the Pakistani cricket team, President Asif Ali Zardari met British High Commissioner Adam Thomson in the capital on Monday. ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama Had Lunch At Seattle’s Grand Central Bakery
August 18th, 2010 - 7:50 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Seattle, Aug 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The visit of the president of the USA Barack Obama to Seattle made headlines but not only for the political discussions and interactions he had ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama Leaves Seattle Business Owners Impressed
August 18th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Seattle, Aug 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The recent Presidential visit to Seattle hogged headlines as one can expect but the visit left some small business owners in the town truly impressed. ... Read more...
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I won’t apologise for Pakistan terror remark: David Cameron
August 2nd, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to apologise for his comment that Islamabad is "exporting terror", said a government source who insisted that "he meant it".
Daily Mail ... Read more...
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Nepal braces for parliament battle from July 5
June 28th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 28 (IANS) After keeping the house in abeyance for over a month for fear of obstruction by the opposition Maoist party, Nepal's embattled government Monday announced that the ... Read more...
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Zardari summons Sindh cabinet to Islamabad
May 10th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Monday postponed his visit to Karachi to attend a special meeting of the Sindh cabinet to review its functioning and has instead summoned ... Read more...
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Zaradri hopes for long-term Pakistan-US engagement
April 9th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) President Asif Ali Zardari Friday expressed the hope that the recently concluded Pakistan-US strategic dialogue would help translate their bilateral relationship into a long-term partnership based on mutual ... Read more...
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9/11 attacks official version, a ‘big lie’: Ahmadinejad
March 7th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran (Iran), Mar.7 (ANI):The official version of the September 11 attacks on the United States is a "big lie" that was used by Washington as an excuse to launch the war on ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama says that he is very happy after talks with Barack Obama
February 19th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, Feb 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The US President Barack Obama and the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama met at the White House for talks on Thursday. After the talks, the Dalai ... Read more...
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China urges US to take concrete actions for healthy bilateral ties
February 19th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb 19(ANI): China has urged the United States to take concrete actions for healthy development of bilateral ties after US President Barack Obama met the Tibetan religious leader, the Dalai ... Read more...
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Accidental tourists enjoy breakfast with the Obamas
December 16th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.16 (ANI): A retired couple from Georgia travelled to Washington for a tour of the White House and ended up having breakfast with President Obama and US First Lady Michelle ... Read more...
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White House statement on National Security Meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan
October 1st, 2009 - 12:14 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs released the following statement on President Obama's National Security Meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan on Wednesday."In today’s meeting, the President ... Read more...
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BJP appeals to president for early polls in Jharkhand
September 17th, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday appealed to President Pratibha Patil for early elections in Jharkhand, which is under the President's Rule since Jan 19.
"We informed ... Read more...
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FIA reacts angrily to FOTA talks walkout
July 9th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Nuerburg, Germany, July 9 (DPA) Motorsport's ruling body, the FIA, responded angrily Thursday to a decision by the eight members of the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) to walk out of a ... Read more...
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Nick Jonas excited after meeting Obama
June 24th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jun 24 (ANI): American singer songwriter Nick Jonas was very elated at the chance to meet US President Barack Obama on June 23.Jonas, 16, of the Jonas Brothers band, had ... Read more...
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President felicitates three young girls in New Delhi
May 14th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Thursday felicitated three young girls from Purulia District of West Bengal for their progressive outlook which helped them to resist their early ... Read more...
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Zardari starts reconciliation with estranged PPP leaders
March 18th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar. 18 (ANI): In a bid to bring estranged party leaders back into the PPP mainstream and bridge the cracks within his party, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has started ... Read more...
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Congress demands removal of Gujarat minister
March 16th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar. 16 (ANI): A group of Congress MLAs from Gujarat met with President Pratibha Patil in New Delhi on Monday to demand immediate removal of Gujarat cabinet Minister for Higher ... Read more...
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French President Sarkozy may fire Human Rights Minister Rama Yade
January 29th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 29 (ANI): French Human Rights Minister Rama Yade is the second glamorous icon of ethnic diversity who faces eviction from the Nicolas Sarkozy Government, after refusing to "leave quietly" ... Read more...
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President Patil arrives in Jakarta
November 30th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Jakarta, Nov 30 (ANI): Visiting Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil arrived at Jakarta on Sunday in her last leg of tour to Vietnam and Indonesia.
Indonesian Foreign ... Read more...
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Generation Ys Internet addiction hampering their face-to-face interaction
November 22nd, 2008 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): For todays 20-somethings, communication has been restricted to social networking sites like Facebook and iPhones, making it difficult for them to deal with face-to-face interactions.According to CBS ... Read more...
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Obama stays away from G20 summit
November 12th, 2008 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 12 (DPA) US president-elect Barack Obama will meet none of the 20 world leaders descending on Washington this weekend for an emergency financial summit, the head of Obama's transition team ... Read more...
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