India, Bangladesh to strengthen cultural ties
September 11th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will strengthen cultural exchanges and will improve institutional coordination conservation and restoration, drama, literature, fine arts and performing arts, official sources said ... Read more...
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India listens in on Iran conference on Syria
August 9th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) India has taken part in a ministerial conference convened by Iran, Damascus' staunchest ally, that seeks to push an "indigenous solution" to the Syrian crisis.Rajiv ... Read more...
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Hard decisions will have to be taken: Chidambaram on NCTC
May 6th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the government will take a "hard decision" on the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) given the terror ... Read more...
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Omar opposes unilateral NCTC
May 5th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Categorically opposing unilateral operations under the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said it should be further ... Read more...
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Omar cant’ tweet live NCTC proceedings
May 5th, 2012 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 5 (IANS) Omar Abdullah could have tweeted live proceedings of the chief ministers' conference meet in New Delhi on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) Saturday but the ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa opposes BSF Act amendment
April 20th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has categorically opposed a proposed amendment to the Border Security Force (BSF) Act, 1968, saying it encroaches upon the ... Read more...
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Himachal government in league with land mafia: Congress
April 17th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of being "in league with the land mafia" in the ... Read more...
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NCTC row will be resolved at May 5 CMs meet: Chidambaram
April 17th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday sounded confident that the differences between non-Congress ruled states and the centre over setting up of the National Counter ... Read more...
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Northeast states want tighter border vigil
April 17th, 2012 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, April 17 (IANS) Highlighting crimes such as smuggling of weapons, narcotics and fake Indian currency notes (FICN), the northeast states have pressed the central government to tighten vigil along ... Read more...
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Dhumal raises Shimla ground row in Delhi; Army says no conflict
April 16th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shimla, April 16 (IANS) The controversy over ownership of the Annadale Ground in Shimla Monday reached New Delhi with Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal raising it during ... Read more...
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Maoist movement growing in Assam: Gogoi
April 16th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Concerned about the growing Maoist movement in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Monday that the central government should include the state in the framework ... Read more...
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Modi blames UPA’s ‘unilaterism’ for distrust with states (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of "creating an atmosphere of distrust" with the states through its ... Read more...
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Central government creating distrust, says Modi
April 16th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday alleged that the central government's move to give police powers to the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre, the ... Read more...
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PM to discuss NCTC with chief ministers May 5
April 16th, 2012 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday assured the chief ministers that he would hold a separate meeting with them May 5 to discuss the controversial ... Read more...
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PM to open chief ministers’ meet on security April 16
April 14th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Police reforms, upgrading intelligence gathering system and strengthening the counter-terrorism mechanism in the country will top the agenda of the annual chief ministers' conference ... Read more...
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Akhilesh to attend meet on internal security
April 9th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is likely to attend the chief ministers' conference on internal security in New Delhi April 16 in a marked ... Read more...
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Chidambaram hints CMs meet may discuss NCTC
March 31st, 2012 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Amid strident opposition from some of the non-Congress ruled states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday indicated that the annual meeting of chief ministers on ... Read more...
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Want exclusive discussion on NCTC: Mamata
March 29th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Questioning the union home ministry's move to include the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) as an item on the agenda of the April 16 Chief ... Read more...
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India, Africa to collaborate in social entreprenership, innovation
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) India Friday flagged social entrepreneurship and innovation as key areas for collaboration with Africa and called for exploring a research and development fund for promoting ... Read more...
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India ropes in Tharoor for diplomacy with Africa
March 1st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) India Thursday once again relied on the diplomacy skills of former minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor to impress upon the African ... Read more...
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Tech Expo displays innovations easily replicable in Africa (With Images)
March 1st, 2012 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) A machine for making low-cost sanitary napkins, an eco-friendly refrigerator, a clay cooker and a solar dryer - these are some of the cheap and ... Read more...
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Africa seeks long-term scientific partnership with India (With Images)
March 1st, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The African Union, that represents 54 nations of the African continent, Thursday expressed its wish to have a long-term strategic partnership with India in ... Read more...
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India-Africa ministerial meet on science starts Thursday
February 29th, 2012 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) In an effort to strengthen scientific and technological engagements with the African Union, India is hosting the first India-Africa science and technology ministers conference in ... Read more...
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Kuwait’s deputy PM quits
October 19th, 2011 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kuwaiti City, Oct 18 (IANS) Kuwait's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah has resigned, Xinhua quoted the government spokesman as saying Tuesday.Sheikh Mohammad is a ... Read more...
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BRICS discuss steps to check non-communicable diseases
September 21st, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 21 (IANS) Leaders of BRICS states - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - Wednesday held discussions to prepare a roadmap to tackle the menace of ... Read more...
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Collective steps needed to tackle terror: Rehman Malik
July 25th, 2011 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) Collective steps are needed to tackle the growing menace of terrorism in the SAARC countries, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said."Pakistan, Afghanistan and India are ... Read more...
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West Bengal a killing field under CPI-M: Chidambaram
April 25th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Apr 25 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday lashed out at the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Bengal for turning the state into a 'killing ... Read more...
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Haryana to set up culinary institute
April 21st, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 21 (IANS) The Haryana government plans to set up a one-of-its-kind culinary institute at Pinjore, Tourism Minister Om Prakash Jain said Thursday.Addressing the second regional tourism ministers conference ... Read more...
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Amount spent on Dalai Lama security shrouded in secrecy
March 30th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 30 (IANS) The amount spent on providing security to Tibetan spiritual leaders - the Dalai Lama and the Karmapa - continues to be a secret.A legislator's attempt ... Read more...
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PM wants Delhi Police to be role model
February 2nd, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that he hopes the "Delhi Police becomes a model for other police forces to emulate". "I would like the Ministry ... Read more...
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Centre should pick up tab for paramilitary forces: Raman Singh
February 1st, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The central government should meet the massive expenditure incurred on para-military troopers deployed in Chhattisgarh, which is reeling under Maoist militancy for about three decades, its ... Read more...
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Karnataka says Maoist menace almost eliminated
February 1st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Karnataka Tuesday said that it has "almost eliminated" the Maoist menace from the state though "a handful of individuals" are still active."I am happy to state that ... Read more...
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Himachal to have probe wing to keep tabs on Tibetans
February 1st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In the wake of the seizure of unaccounted money from a monastery of the Karmapa Lama, the Himachal Pradesh government will set up an investigation wing ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi calls for plugging gaps in southern coast security
February 1st, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Warning of a security threat to the nation through the southern coast, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Tuesday called for "attention through resources and personnel", ... Read more...
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Non-lethal methods to tackle stone-pelters in Kashmir: PM (Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Describing the death of many youths in the stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir last summer as "unfortunate", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said the home ministry has ... Read more...
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