Prince Harry qualifies as attack chopper pilot
February 9th, 2012 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 9 (IANS) British royal Prince Harry is set to return to war-torn Afghanistan after qualifying as a frontline Apache attack helicopter pilot.According to contactmusic.com, the 27-year-old completed an ... Read more...
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Mukherjee to visit Chicago to sell India growth story
January 27th, 2012 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will try to sell the India growth story among top US business leaders and policy makers during his two-day official ... Read more...
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Iran sanctions not constructive approach: China
January 26th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 26 (IANS) China Thursday said economic sanctions on Iran were not "constructive approaches".The European Union Monday agreed to place an embargo on Iran's oil exports and to introduce ... Read more...
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British envoy meets Pakistani foreign minister
January 17th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 17 (IANS) British High Commissioner Adam Thomson Tuesday called on Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad and discussed matters related to enhancing bilateral relations, the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka protests over LTTE stamps in France
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 3 (IANS) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris Tuesday met French ambassador to Colombo Christine Robichon and lodged a protest over postage stamps issued in France with images ... Read more...
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‘Qualified foreign investors can directly invest in equity markets’
January 1st, 2012 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Worried over valuation losses at the Indian stock exchanges, the central government Sunday allowed qualified foreign investors (QFIs) to directly invest in equity markets ... Read more...
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15 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
December 31st, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 15 suspected Taliban militants have been killed and 55 arrested in a countrywide crackdown in Afghanistan by police, army and NATO forces, the ... Read more...
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India’s external debt rises to $326.6 bn
December 30th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) India's external debt climbed 6.6 percent to $326.6 billion by September-end from $306 billion at the beginning of the current financial year on account of ... Read more...
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Pakistan reviewing Pentagon report on NATO attack
December 30th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan said Thursday it was reviewing a Pentagon report over the NATO attack on two Pakistani border posts that killed 24 soldiers.The Nov 26 air strikes ... Read more...
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Afghan militants killed in failed bombing attempt
December 19th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 19 (IANS) A major disaster was averted in Afghanistan Monday when two suspected Taliban suicide bombers were killed as their explosive devices went off prematurely before they ... Read more...
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CIA spy arrested in Iran?
December 17th, 2011 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 17 (IANS) Iran's intelligence ministry announced Saturday that it has arrested a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) spy in the country.The spy of Iranian nationality is a CIA analyst ... Read more...
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NATO attack inquiry to end early: US tells Pakistan
December 10th, 2011 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 10 (IANS) The US has reassured Pakistan of an "early conclusion" of the investigation into the NATO air strike on two Pakistan Army border posts which killed 24 ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s boycott won’t affect cooperation: Karzai
December 6th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said that Pakistan's boycott of the Bonn conference on the future of Afghanistan will not affect bilateral cooperation."We very much wished ... Read more...
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42 Taliban killed, 37 held in Afghanistan
December 4th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 4 (IANS) At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 37 arrested in a nationwide anti-terrorism crackdown in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.The militants were ... Read more...
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British Navy captures seven pirates in Indian Ocean
December 2nd, 2011 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 2 (IANS) The British Navy has captured seven suspected Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, the British defence ministry said.The pirates were picked up by British supply ... Read more...
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Three Taliban killed, 29 held in Afghanistan
December 1st, 2011 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 1 (IANS) At least three Taliban militants were killed and 29 captured in a country-wide "clean-up" operation in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Thursday.The Afghan National Police ... Read more...
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UAE slaps over 1,400 fines for commercial fraud
November 30th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Nov 29 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's ministry of economy, in a bid to combat commercial fraud, organised 19,000 inspections across the country this year and imposed over 1,400 fines.Sultan Al ... Read more...
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Khar briefs Chinese, Russian counterparts on NATO attack
November 28th, 2011 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar spoke to her Chinese and Russian counterparts Monday evening and briefed them about the NATO attack on a Pakistani border ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka donates flood relief to Thailand
November 23rd, 2011 - 9:49 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 23 (IANS) Sri Lanka has donated over $50,000 worth of aid to Thailand as flood relief, the external affairs ministry said.External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris handed over a ... Read more...
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India to host meet against drug trafficking
November 20th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Over 100 experts and officials from the Asia-Pacific region will gather in India Nov 22-25 to devise coordinated efforts to combat illicit drug production and ... Read more...
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India to host meet against drugs trafficking
November 13th, 2011 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) For the first time, India will host the "Paris Pact Meeting" beginning Monday that will focus on devising international cooperation against drugs trafficking.The two-day meeting ... Read more...
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Pakistan dismisses BBC claims on supporting Taliban
October 30th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 30 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday strongly rejected claims made in a BBC documentary that the country's security services were supporting the Taliban in Afghanistan."The BBC series 'Secret Pakistan' ... Read more...
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India’s quota in IMF to increase to 2.75 percent
October 25th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) India's quota in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be increased to 2.75 percent from the current 2.44 percent in view of the changing ... Read more...
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Former Indian Navy chief Adm. Dawson dies
October 24th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 23 (IANS) Admiral Oscar Stanley Dawson, the Indian Navy chief from March 1982 to November 1984, passed away at the Command Hospital here Sunday, the defence ministry said. ... Read more...
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Indian Army troops to get hi-tech shelters by 2012
October 13th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Several thousand Indian Army soldiers posted in rugged mountain terrain of Jammu and Kashmir along the borders with Pakistan and China will now be able ... Read more...
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NATO task force frees Italian ship seized by pirates
October 12th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Oct 11 (IANS) The Italian ship seized by a group of Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden was freed on Tuesday in a blitz action carried out by ... Read more...
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11 militants killed, 19 held in Afghanistan
October 9th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 9 (IANS) At least 11 insurgents were killed and 19 detained by the Afghan police backed by the army and NATO-led coalition forces in different parts of ... Read more...
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Pakistan moves for ‘negative list’ trade regime with India
October 5th, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 5 (IANS) Pakistan has started the process to move from "positive list" to "negative list" trade regime with India, that would significantly increase the number of goods being ... Read more...
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Relief work continues in flood-hit Orissa
September 25th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Ten teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and four helicopters have been deployed in Orissa for flood relief operations, the home ministry said ... Read more...
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Relief teams deployed in flood-hit Orissa
September 24th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed in Orissa for flood relief operations, the home ministry said Saturday.The teams comprise 155 ... Read more...
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Quake toll in Sikkim mounts to 68
September 21st, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok/New Delhi, Sept 21 (IANS) The deaths in the killer earthquake in Sikkim have mounted to 68, with more than 300 injured, while rescue workers Wednesday battled against ... Read more...
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India supports Libyan rebels at UN
September 17th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India Saturday extended its support to the Transitional National Council (TNC) of Libya to attend the forthcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in ... Read more...
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Online engineering entrance exam from next year
September 13th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) An online entrance exam for engineering aspirants will be held by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 22 cities next year, an official ... Read more...
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Blasts rock Kabul, Taliban target US embassy
September 13th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 13 (IANS) Multiple blasts rocked the Afghan capital Tuesday and heavily armed Taliban militants wearing suicide vests targeted the US embassy, triggering a fierce gunfight. Five suicide ... Read more...
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India, UAE sign manpower agreement
September 13th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on manpower which will facilitate Indians workers who are headed to the ... Read more...
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