Iran to unveil new nuclear achievements
January 15th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 14 (IANS) Iran will display two new nuclear products with medical applications at the Arak heavy water reactor Saturday, an official said. According to Mehr news agency, the ceremony will ... Read more...
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Iran says can produce nuclear fuel
January 8th, 2011 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tehran is capable of making its own nuclear fuel plates and rods, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran said Saturday."We have built an advanced ... Read more...
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Congress pats UPA for India’s global stature, talks tough on Pakistani terror (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Commending the United Progressive Alliance government for enhancing India's global stature, the ruling Congress party Monday touted the government's achievement in putting terrorism on the global agenda ... Read more...
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Indonesian president to be chief guest at R-Day parade (Lead)
October 13th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono will be the chief guest at next year's Republic Day parade in Delhi, official sources said Wednesday.India is increasingly seeing Indonesia ... Read more...
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Indonesia to be chief guest at R-Day parade
October 13th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhyono will be the chief guest at next year's Republic Day parade in Delhi, official sources said.
India is increasingly seeing Indonesia ... Read more...
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India says ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan (Lead)
September 25th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
New York/New Delhi, Sept 25 (IANS) Amid the possibility of a meeting with his Pakistanii counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi early next week, Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday stressed there was ... Read more...
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Chances for Krishna-Qureshi meeting brighten
September 22nd, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi are going to see each other during at least half a dozen multilateral meetings ... Read more...
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Kumaratunga blasts Sri Lankan Govt. for ‘completely forgetting’ her mother legacy
July 24th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 24 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has launched one of her most outspoken attacks against the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa by accusing it of "completely forgetting the ... Read more...
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India committed to close ties with neighbours, says UPA-II (Lead)
June 1st, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) In its second term, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government Tuesday underlined that India continues to press for UN reforms and that it is committed to ... Read more...
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G15 meeting begins in Tehran
May 15th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, May 15 (IANS) Foreign ministers of the Group of 15 (G15) developing countries, including India, began their three-day meeting here Saturday, with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki expressing the hope they ... Read more...
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U.S. mulls Middle East nuclear weapons-free zone: Report
May 1st, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 1(ANI): The U.S. administration is reportedly negotiating a proposal with Egypt to make the Middle East a region free of nuclear weapons.According to the Wall Street Journal, through the negotiations, ... Read more...
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Brazil rejects new Iran sanctions
April 13th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 13 (IANS) Brazil has called for diplomacy rather than sanctions to resolve the row over Iran's nuclear programme, Iranian state-run Press TV reported Tuesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of ... Read more...
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UN chief defends plan for Sri Lanka human rights body
March 17th, 2010 - 6:29 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, March 17 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is determined to set up an advisory body on human rights issues in Sri Lanka, despite protests from some quarters, Xinhua reported.
"There ... Read more...
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Zambia seeks strong economic partnership with India: Envoy
March 7th, 2010 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
By Devirupa Mitra
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) When Indian President Pratibha Patil gave her speech in parliament on Feb 22, one among the millions watching her speak in Hindi on television ... Read more...
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Government taxing poor to pay the rich: Yechury
March 4th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Virtually charging the government with taxing the poor to pay the rich, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) PM Sitaram Yechury made an impassioned plea in the Rajya ... Read more...
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Cuba, Arab League sign cooperation pact
January 20th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 20 (IANS/EFE) Cuba and the Arab League have signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation here, the island nation's deputy foreign minister said.
"It has been a very productive visit," Marcos ... Read more...
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Tharoor’s remarks on Nehru raise Congress’ hackles
January 10th, 2010 - 1:12 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor was once again in a bit of a spot Saturday, this time with his observatiions on India's first ... Read more...
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Is god a brothel keeper, wonders ex-law minister and triggers row
November 21st, 2009 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Former union law minister Ram Jethmalani Saturday kicked up a row at an international conference on terrorism, asking if Islam's jehadi doctrine does not virtually render ... Read more...
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President Patil encourages children to lead India
November 14th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov. 14 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil met children at her official residence in New Delhi on Saturday on the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of India's first Prime ... Read more...
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‘Children’s Day’ celebrated at Nehru’s ancestral home
November 14th, 2009 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 14 (ANI): Children's Day was celebrated at Anand Bhawan, the ancestral home of the Nehru-Gandhi family on Saturday.A cultural event was also organised during the two-hour-long programme.Besides, a ... Read more...
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Tributes offered to Nehru on his 120th birth anniversary
November 14th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 14 (ANI): On the occasion of Children's Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi paid tributes to Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the first Prime Minister ... Read more...
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UN General Assembly adopts Goldstone report
November 6th, 2009 - 4:48 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 6 (DPA) The UN General Assembly Thursday voted 114-18 to adopt a controversial report on the Israel-Hamas fighting in the Gaza Strip earlier this year.
The majority voting bloc of ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani ministers hold talks
September 27th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi met here Sunday for crucial talks that were expected to focus on terrorism ... Read more...
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Africa deserves compensation, permanent place in UN: Gaddafi
September 10th, 2009 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Sep 10 (DPA) Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has said he will demand a permanent place in the UN's Security Council for Africa and compensation worth $777 trillion for years of ... Read more...
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India willing to give more money for resettling Sri Lanka Tamils
July 30th, 2009 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is willing to give more funds, besides the Rs.500 crore (around $100 million) which India has already pledged, for resettlement of around ... Read more...
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Lok Sabha adjourned again over joint statement
July 29th, 2009 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was adjourned for the third time Wednesday, as soon as it convened after lunch, as opposition MPs shouted slogans against the government. Prime ... Read more...
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BJP against resumption of talks with Pakistan
July 25th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
Hyderabad, July 25(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday advised the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government against resumption of talks with Pakistan till India's foreign policy on Baluchistan was made ... Read more...
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No full-scale dialogue till Pakistan acts against terror: India
July 24th, 2009 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India has taken "half a step" of starting a "limited dialogue" with Pakistan at the level of foreign secretaries, but has made it clear that the ... Read more...
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Prime Minister calls on President
July 23rd, 2009 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, called on President Pratibha Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.The meeting lasted about 40 minutes.Dr. Singh briefed President Patil about ... Read more...
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Action against Lashkar only if proof is found: Pakistan
July 23rd, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
Phuket (Thailand), July 23 (IANS) Pakistan will take action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba if proof was found of its involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi ... Read more...
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Jalil Jilani may be Pakistan’s envoy to France
July 21st, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) After the fiasco of appointing a junior bureaucrat as Pakistan's ambassador to France - a move that was later cancelled - it appears that the job may ... Read more...
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Differences again emerge between Pakistani president, PM
July 21st, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) The simmering differences between Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari have once again come to the fore with tit-for-tat cancellations by the ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh returns home from NAM Summit
July 17th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, arrived here early on Friday after attending the XVth Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Sharm-el-Sheikh in Egypt.A significant aspect ... Read more...
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US welcomes resumption of India-Pakistan dialogue
July 17th, 2009 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 17 (IANS) The US has cautiously welcomed the reported agreement between Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yusuf Raza Gilani to resume the India-Pakistan dialogue halted by the November Mumbai ... Read more...
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PM back home from Paris, Sharm-el-Sheikh
July 17th, 2009 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home Friday from a four-day trip to France and Egypt, the highlight of which was a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart ... Read more...
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