China-bashing increases during US polls, rues daily
September 21st, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) China-bashing becomes intense during US elections and American politicians compete for the toughest stance against the country, rued a Chinese daily Friday.
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Don’t bid for strategic containment of China, daily warns US
September 6th, 2012 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 6 (IANS) China does not want the US to perish nor does it want to dominate Asia, said a state-run Chinese daily, warning that if America launched a ... Read more...
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New Cold War may break out between US, China, warns daily
August 24th, 2012 - 2:47 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) The Cold War mentality hasn't disappeared, a state-run Chinese daily said Friday, and warned of "real worries that a new Cold War may break out between ... Read more...
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Assam prays for peace this Eid (Lead)
August 20th, 2012 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) Peace remained the central focus of Eid in Assam Monday with thousands of people offering Namaz-e-Eid at mosques across the state, including in the troubled Kokrajhar, ... Read more...
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Assam prays for peace this Eid
August 20th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IANS) Peace remained the central focus of Eid in Assam Monday with thousands of people offering Namaz-e-Eid at mosques across the state, including in the troubled Kokrajhar, ... Read more...
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Air India forms committee to implement Dharmadhikari report
June 21st, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) In the first major move to resolve the human resources issues dogging Air India, a committee of top officials of the airline met here Thursday ... Read more...
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Zardari optimistic on ties with US
June 10th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed confidence over his country's relationship with the US, despite complaints from Washington about Islamabad "not doing enough" to counter ... Read more...
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Complaints of rampant corruption in J&K;, says BJP
June 2nd, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 2 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh Saturday said people who met the party's delegation to Jammu and Kashmir complained of rampant corruption in ... Read more...
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Modi happy at changes but still against NCTC (Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Even as he expressed happiness over the changes in the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday maintained that it ... Read more...
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World media looks at Indian missile through China prism
April 20th, 2012 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 20 (IANS) The successful launch of India's long-range nuclear-capable missile was given prominent display in dailies across the world, including the US, Britain and South Asia, with most ... Read more...
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Chidambaram says trust deficit blocking NCTC (Lead)
April 17th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday sounded confident about getting the states to agree to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) but regretted that some ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan-US ties face profound, existential problems’
March 21st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 21 (IANS) There can be no worse indication of the state of Pakistan-US ties than Washington refusing to apologise for the deaths of soldiers in a NATO ... Read more...
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UPA breaking up, brick by brick: BJP
March 15th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Thursday that the Congress-led government was falling apart, brick by brick, due to distrust with its key allies."There ... Read more...
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India non-committal on ‘war crimes’, studying ’sentiments’(Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Cautious on the US-backed resolution on "war crimes" in Sri Lanka, India Wednesday said it will weigh in sentiments in parliament and stressed the ... Read more...
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Lanka ‘war crimes’: India cautious, trying for a forward-looking outcome
March 14th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Treading cautiously on the the US-backed resolution on alleged war crimes during Sri Lanka's civil war, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said Wednesday the government ... Read more...
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‘India hoping for forward-looking outcome on Sri Lanka resolution’
March 13th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the Indian government is trying to achieve a forward-looking outcome and reconciliation rather than deepening confrontation and mistrust ... Read more...
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Army chief slams as ‘fiction’ reports of phone tapping
March 5th, 2012 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad/New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Army chief General V.K. Singh Monday termed as "fiction" reports that he had ordered phone tapping of key government functionaries while his birth date row ... Read more...
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My Kashmir film has found its audience: Sanjay Kak (Interview, With Image)
February 15th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 15 (IANS) Sanjay Kak, whose documentary on Kashmir, "Jashn-e-Azaadi", was not allowed to be screened at the Symbiosis festival in Pune, is unperturbed and says the film has ... Read more...
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Maldives: for us climate change is a matter of survival
February 10th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Maldives, the tiny Indian Ocean archipelago that underwent a tumultuous regime change, says the "mistrust" between rich and poor nations on climate change ... Read more...
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Indian envoy discusses ties with Khar
January 25th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal discussed bilateral ties with Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar here.They discussed bilateral relations Tuesday, reported Associated Press of Pakistan.Taking ... Read more...
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Pakistan politically paralysed: Daily
January 16th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 16 (IANS) The government must provide a road map to get democracy back on track in Pakistan which is "near paralysed politically", said a leading daily, adding ... Read more...
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Congress, BJP resume trading charges on Lokpal bill (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday resumed trading charges on the Lokpal bill, holding each other responsible for the bill not ... Read more...
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Pakistan, US mistrust is increasing: daily
December 30th, 2011 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) The mistrust between Pakistan and the US is increasing following the Nov 26 NATO attack and this could "lead to a great many dangers in the ... Read more...
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Pakistani to blame for NATO attack, says daily
November 27th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistan's tactic of aligning with the "good" Taliban while pledging to fight the militants is what led to the attack by NATO that killed two ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan, India must have policy on prisoners’
November 14th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Innocent people being arrested on both sides of the Pakistan-India border is not a trivial issue and both countries must "devise a joint policy regarding prisoner ... Read more...
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Senior Pentagon official quits
October 28th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 28 (IANS) A senior Pentagon official has resigned amid accusations of incompetence and abuse of power, the Pentagon announced Thursday.Clifford Stanley, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, ... Read more...
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India training Afghans will increase mistrust: Pakistani daily
October 6th, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IANS) India training Afghan security forces as part of the Kabul-Delhi accord "has the potential to increase mistrust in the region", said a leading Pakistani daily Thursday.India ... Read more...
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US vice president ends China visit
August 22nd, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) US Vice President Joe Biden Monday left Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, ending his six-day official visit to China.During his stay, Biden met President Hu Jintao, ... Read more...
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US to restore military aid to Pakistan? (Lead)
July 17th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) The US is mulling to restore the suspended $800 million in military aid and equipment to Islamabad, Pakistan's spy chief was quoted Sunday as saying.Lt Gen ... Read more...
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US to respect Pakistani’s sovereignty: ISI chief
July 17th, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) Under fire for intruding into Pakistan and killing Osama bin Laden, the US has promised to respect Islamabad's sovereignty, the country's spy chief was quoted Sunday ... Read more...
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Security breach ‘bogus’, says Pranab; BJP demands probe (Lead)
June 22nd, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday demanded a full-fledged probe in the adhesives found in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's office, the minister ... Read more...
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Pranab security breach: BJP rubbishes ‘chewing gum theory’
June 22nd, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The explanation given by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) that the adhesives found in Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's office were chewing gums, is a "joke", ... Read more...
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People detained to identify Osama network: Pakistan
June 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 20 (IANS) Many people have been detained or questioned in Pakistan to identify members of Osama bin Laden's support network, said Pakistani ambassador Hussain Haqqani.The Al Qaeda leader ... Read more...
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Reciprocate Pakistan role in freeing Indians: MQM chief (Lead)
June 14th, 2011 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) A leading Pakistani politician has urged the Indian leadership to reciprocate the Pakistani role in freeing six Indian sailors held captive by Somali pirates since ... Read more...
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Getting Indian sailors freed shows Pakistan’s a friend: MQM chief
June 14th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 14 (IANS) The efforts of a Pakistani rights activist to get six Indian sailors, apart from his own countrymen, released from Somali pirates' captivity shows Pakistan's friendly ... Read more...
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