Badal announces Rs 5 lakh assistance for African in coma (Third Lead)
July 7th, 2012 - 1:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 6 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday evening announced immediate cash assistance of Rs.500,000 to African national Nestor Ntibateganya, father of 23-year-old student Yannick Nihangaza who ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan plan Siachen, Sir Creek talks
April 11th, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Building upon discussions during President Asif Ali Zardari's Sunday visit to New Delhi, India and Pakistan are looking to step up the dialogue process ... Read more...
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NRI kids: India pressurises Norway; BJP, CPI-M up ante (Intro Roundup)
February 27th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Oslo, Feb 27 (IANS) As opposition parties upped their ante and family members protested in New Delhi, India's special envoy Monday met the Norwegian foreign minister in ... Read more...
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NRI children: India’s special envoy pressures Oslo; BJP, CPI-M raise ante (Roundup)
February 27th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo/New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As opposition parties raised the ante and family members protested in New Delhi, India's special envoy Monday met the Norwegian foreign minister in Oslo ... Read more...
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Indian academician to head Commonwealth of Learning
February 19th, 2012 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Former pro-vice chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) Asha Kanwar is to head the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), an internationally renowned educational organisation, the ... Read more...
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Pakistani businessmen upbeat on MFN
November 17th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) More than 70 Pakistani businessmen who are at the annual India International Trade Fair (IITF) say the granting of most favoured nation (MFN) status to ... Read more...
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Manmohan meets Bhattarai, pushes for tax pact
November 11th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) Nearly three weeks after they met in New Delhi, India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Nepali counterpart Baburam Bhattarai Friday held bilateral talks ... Read more...
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India, Sri Lanka agree on JWG meeting to resolve fishermen issue
November 11th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Addu (Maldives), Nov 11 (IANS) With frequent attacks on Indian fishermen a touchy issue arousing much concern in New Delhi, India and Sri Lanka Thursday agreed that the Joint ... Read more...
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India happy at ‘forward movement in ties with Pakistan
November 5th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Welcoming Islamabad's decision to grant MFN status to New Delhi, India Saturday underlined "forward movement" in bilateral relations, saying "all issues" will be ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s MFN status to India is win-win for both
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Pakistan's Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India will help businesses on both sides to cut transaction costs sharply even as more direct trade will ... Read more...
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China supports improved India-Pakistan ties
November 3rd, 2011 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) As a friend of India and Pakistan, China said Thursday that it will continue to support the two countries to improve relations through dialogue and cooperation.Foreign ... Read more...
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Pakistan gives India MFN status, India Inc rejoices
November 2nd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Pakistan Wednesday granted the "Most Favoured Nation" (MFN) status to India, reciprocating a 15-year-old gesture. India Inc said the decision will push up trade ... Read more...
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Seven killed when building collapses in Old Delhi, India
September 28th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least seven people were killed when a three-story building collapsed in northern India on early Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday. More than two dozen ... Read more...
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Blast outside New Delhi High Court kills 11
September 7th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least eleven people were killed on Wednesday morning when a powerful explosion struck outside the High Court in the Indian capital of New Delhi, officials ... Read more...
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Call to protect the Taj ‘building’ in Pakistan
August 5th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 5 (IANS) An imposing mansion built in 1920s, called the Taj building, in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province faces threat from the construction of shops, say locals who have ... Read more...
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Foreign ministers of India, Pakistan to meet July 27 (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday announced that talks between their foreign ministers would be held in New Delhi July 27. The talks are expected to focus ... Read more...
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Krishna arrives in Dhaka, backs a prosperous Bangladesh (Lead)
July 6th, 2011 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday began a three-day visit to Dhaka, saying "a prosperous, stable and democratic" Bangladesh was in the interest of ... Read more...
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Bangkok selected as World Book Capital 2013
June 30th, 2011 - 7:32 am ICT by BNO News
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) -- The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday announced that an international committee designated Bangkok, Thailand as World Book Capital 2013.Representatives from the publishing world, along with the UN ... Read more...
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India, Mozambique to jointly fight piracy
June 28th, 2011 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) With piracy disrupting sea trade in the Indian Ocean region, India and Mozambique Tuesday agreed to jointly fight the menace to ensure the safety and ... Read more...
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India’s NDC on terrorist hit list: Headley
May 25th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chicago, May 25 (IANS) The National Defence College (NDC) in New Delhi, India's premier defence studies institution, is on the terrorist hit-list as 26/11 mastermind Illiyas Kashmiri believes this can ... Read more...
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Air India reinstates 15 pilots after ‘illegal’ strike
May 13th, 2011 - 3:51 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The state-owned Air India on Thursday reinstated the 15 pilots who were sacked or suspended for participating in the recently ended 'illegal' strike, Press Trust of ... Read more...
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Farmers clash with Indian police over new expressway
May 9th, 2011 - 3:40 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Angry farmers on Sunday went on a rampage in northern India as they continued protesting against the state's government's land policies, the Hindustan Times reported.Farmers pelted ... Read more...
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Indian state minister killed in helicopter crash
May 4th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Local search teams on Wednesday found the wreckage of an aircraft that went missing on Saturday morning confirming the death of the chief minister of India's ... Read more...
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Air India cancels 90 percent domestic flights on sixth day of pilots’ strike
May 3rd, 2011 - 2:30 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The state-owned Air India on Monday cancelled 90 percent of its domestic flights as the pilots' 'illegal' strike entered its sixth day, the Hindu newspaper reported.The ... Read more...
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10 killed in factory fire in India
April 29th, 2011 - 5:21 am ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Ten people were killed after a fire broke out in a plastic factory in the Indian capital of New Delhi, the Hindustan Times reported Thursday.The blaze ... Read more...
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Former India’s Commonwealth Games chief arrested for corruption
April 25th, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The former organizing committee chief of the India's 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) on Monday was attested over corruption charges, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.Suresh ... Read more...
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Four military personnel dead in helicopter crash in northeast India
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- Four military personnel bodies on Friday were recovered after their helicopter crashed in northeast India, the Hindu newspaper reported.An Advance Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv of India's ... Read more...
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Suspected rebels kill eight in troubled northeast India
April 16th, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least eight people were killed when rebels attacked the security convoy of an independent lawmaker in India's northeastern state of Manipur, Press Trust of India ... Read more...
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India’s Prime Minister rejects bribery accusations in 2008 confidence vote
March 18th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday rejected the accusations that he bought votes in order to assure victory in the 2008 confidence vote as indicated ... Read more...
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Indian Navy captures 61 Somali pirates
March 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Indian Navy on Monday announced its capture of 61 Somali pirates and their hijacked mother ship after a violent gun battle in the Arabian Sea.The ... Read more...
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New Delhi’s CNG drive worsened some vehicles’ climate impacts: Study
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): A new University of British Columbia study has found that a pioneering program by New Delhi to switch its vehicle fleet to clean fuel has not significantly improved ... Read more...
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Not enough room for China in Indian Ocean: Maldives
February 25th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Clearly alluding to the expanding ambitions of China in the region, Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Friday underlined the atoll nation's special ties with India and said ... Read more...
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India approves South Korea’s $12 billion steel plant
January 31st, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- India's Environment Ministry on Monday approved a $12 billion steel plant project from South Korea, the biggest foreign investment in Indian history, the Times of India ... Read more...
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India asks Australia to show progress in nuclear energy
January 20th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) As Canberra sticks to its ban on selling uranium to New Delhi, India Thursday made it clear to Australia that the full potential of their strategic partnership ... Read more...
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Delhi, Dhaka discuss terror, border firing in talks
January 18th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dhaka, Jan 18 (IANS) India and Bangladesh Tuesday began a two-day security meeting to discuss cooperation on sharing terror related information, firing incidents along the border and exchange of prisoners as ... Read more...
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