US welcomes economic reforms in India: Envoy
September 17th, 2012 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell Monday said the recent economic reforms announced by the Indian government have been widely welcomed in the US and ... Read more...
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US pitches for a bigger global role for India
September 17th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Ahead of the US elections, India and the US Monday underlined broad bipartisan support for the bilateral strategic relationship in both countries, with the US ... Read more...
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India condemns attack on US consulate in Libya
September 13th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) India Wednesday strongly condemned the attack on the US consulate in Libya that killed Washington's envoy and other US officials."We are deeply shocked at ... Read more...
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We want Kerala to be part of US-India trade: US envoy
September 12th, 2012 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Sep 12 (IANS) US ambassador to India Nancy Powell Wednesday told the 'Emerging Kerala-2012 Investor Meet' here that the US wants Kerala to be part of the growth ... Read more...
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Two ABCs to help Kerala do business with US
September 9th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 9 (IANS) The US Foreign Commercial Services Sunday announced the opening of two American Business Corners (ABC), one in Kochi and the other here.The American Business Corners will ... Read more...
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US lauds India’s role in eradicating polio
August 28th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The US appreciates India's role in eradicating polio and the joint effort by both the countries towards ensuring child survival, US representative to the United ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US officials join prayers at Golden Temple
August 10th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Aug 10 (IANS) Officials of the US embassy in India Friday attended the prayer service at the Golden Temple here, the holiest of Sikh shrines, for six people ... Read more...
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If killer had accomplice, will be punished: US envoy
August 10th, 2012 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell has said that if the gunman who killed six people at a gurdwara at Winconsin had an accomplice, he or she ... Read more...
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Pay compensation to dead Sikhs, BJP tells US
August 7th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday urged the US to pay compensation to Sikhs killed by a gunman in a gurdwara in Winconsin."The injured ... Read more...
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US envoy offers condolences (Third Lead, correcting para four)
August 6th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the killing of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US envoy offers condolences (Second Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the shooting of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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Gurdwara shooting: US envoy offers condolences (Lead)
August 6th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) US Ambassador Nancy Powell Monday met Sikh leaders here to express grief over the shooting of six people in a gurdwara in Wisconsin.Powell called ... Read more...
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21 countries register for Kerala investment meet: Chandy
July 31st, 2012 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 30 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy Monday said that 21 countries and 1,600 delegates have now registered for the Emerging Kerala investment meet to be held ... Read more...
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India for probe into US deadly attack on fishermen off Dubai (Roundup)
July 17th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dubai, July 17 (IANS) India Tuesday asked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to thoroughly investigate the deadly US attack on a motorboat in the Persian Gulf that left an ... Read more...
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India plans action over fisherman killing by US warship (Second Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India said Tuesday it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai, ... Read more...
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India plans action over fisherman killing by US warship (Lead)
July 17th, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) India Tuesday said it will initiate appropriate action in the killing of its fisherman by personnel on board a US naval vessel off Dubai Monday ... Read more...
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Asia-Pacific issues should be settled bilaterally: Antony (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) All disputes in the Asia-Pacific region should be settled bilaterally under international law, India asserted Wednesday as it emphasized the need to strengthen the ... Read more...
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US to invest in Bengal as ‘partner state’: Mamata (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) Describing her meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as "positive, constructive and creative", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the former ... Read more...
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Ahead of Clinton’s visit, US ambassador calls on Mamata
April 30th, 2012 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell Monday had a 30-minute meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, apparently to prepare the ground for US ... Read more...
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US ambassador-designate Nancy Powell arrives in India
April 20th, 2012 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) US ambassador-designate Nancy J. Powell arrived here Thursday, following her March 29 confirmation by the American Senate as the first woman head of the ... Read more...
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New US envoy to India says hello in 10 languages
April 18th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Nancy Powell, who will be the first female American ambassador to India, arrives in New Delhi this week with an intimate video message of greetings subtitled ... Read more...
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Obama’s envoy to India gets Senate nod
March 31st, 2012 - 10:11 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 31 (IANS) A day after the US expressed concern over non-confirmation of President Barack Obama's new ambassador to India due to election year politics, the Senate approved ... Read more...
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US for growing trade with India in food products
March 13th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) The US is looking forward to growing trade in food products with India, a senior American diplomat said Tuesday."In the US, we love Indian food. ... Read more...
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India-US ties have lost momentum: US experts
December 28th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Welcoming the "admirable choice" of Nancy Powell, a "capable South Asia hand" as the next United States Ambassador to India, two US experts have said US-India ... Read more...
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Obama nominates Nancy Powell as new envoy to India (Second Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has named Nancy Powell, a career diplomat who has served as envoy to Pakistan and Nepal, as the next ambassador to ... Read more...
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Nancy Powell to be new envoy to India, says Obama (Lead)
December 17th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) Nancy Powell, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Pakistan and Nepal, has been named by US President Barack Obama as the next ... Read more...
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Obama names Nancy Powell as India envoy
December 17th, 2011 - 11:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has named Nancy Powell, a career diplomat who has served as ambassador to Pakistan and to Nepal, to be the next ... Read more...
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US ready to do business with Maoists in Nepal
May 29th, 2008 - 11:33 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 29 (IANS) The United States has signalled its willingness to work with former Maoist rebels who are set to lead the new Nepal government, but said its extent ... Read more...
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Senior US official meets Maoist leader in Nepal
May 27th, 2008 - 12:41 am ICT by admin
DPA
Kathmandu, May 26 (DPA) A senior US administration official met Monday with Nepal's Maoist rebels in a sign of a growing thaw in relations between the two sides. Kathmandu, May 26 ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists were never called a terrorist outfit: US
May 15th, 2008 - 1:28 pm ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 15 (IANS) The US now says Nepal's Maoist party had never been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and the basis of its relations with the new government in ... Read more...
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No change in Nepal Maoists’ status for now: US
May 7th, 2008 - 10:14 am ICT by admin
By Arun Kumar
Washington, May 7 (IANS) The United States says there is no change in the status of Nepal's Maoist party even as the once underground party is poised to lead the ... Read more...
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US puts Nepal’s Maoists under scanner to review terror tag
May 6th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) Washington has put Nepal's Maoist party under the scanner to decide if it should still be banned as a terrorist organisation in the US, after ... Read more...
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US envoy meets Prachanda
May 2nd, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 2 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador Nancy Powell met with Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) on Thursday.
Both reportedly discussed the outcome of the April 10 elections, CPN-M plans for the ... Read more...
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US extends olive branch to ‘terrorist’ Maoists
May 2nd, 2008 - 5:56 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 2 (IANS) Finally bowing to the winds of change that swept through Nepal after a historic election last month, the US has proffered a tentative olive branch to ... Read more...
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US concerned over treatment of Tibetan demonstrators in Nepal
May 1st, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by admin
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Kathmandu, May 1 (DPA) The United States Thursday said it was concerned over the use of force and detention of Tibetan protestors during anti-China demonstrations in the Nepalese capital. The US concern ... Read more...
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