Mathai meets Clinton, says India committed to n-deal
February 9th, 2012 - 12:42 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) India underlined its commitment to implementing the landmark civil nuclear deal when Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai Wednesday met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and ... Read more...
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N-deal: India to provide US firms level playing field
February 7th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Underlining its commitment to implementing their landmark nuclear deal, India has assured "a level playing field to US companies" and said it was prepared to ... Read more...
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N-deal, Iran sanction to figure in Mathai’s talks in US
February 6th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Implementation of the India-US civil nuclear deal, sanctions against Iran and the Af-Pak situation are among the host of bilateral and regional issues expected to figure ... Read more...
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Mathai to visit US next week: N-deal, Iran on agenda
February 1st, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai goes on a three-day visit to Washington next week to hold talks with senior US officials to explore ways to ... Read more...
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India, US to work for implementing n-deal (Lead)
January 26th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 26 (IANS) India and the United States have agreed to continue efforts to consolidate upon the "tremendous progress" made in strengthening their global strategic partnership and work towards ... Read more...
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Show courage on Lokpal bill, Hazare urges PM
January 22nd, 2012 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Anna Hazare Sunday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to show courage in passing a stringent Lokpal bill, like he did on the India-US ... Read more...
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Crucial CPI-M politburo, central committee meetings from Tuesday
January 16th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) top leadership would, during a four-day sitting beginning here Tuesday, discuss crucial documents determining the party's future tactical line ... Read more...
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India, Japan to revive nuclear talks, seal currency swap (Roundup)
December 29th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Ramping up strategic ties with India, Japan Wednesday announced $4.5 billion for the landmark Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project and agreed to accelerate negotiations ... Read more...
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Japan PM hints at revival of n-deal talks (Lead) (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Nine months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday indicated the revival of civil nuclear talks with India and hoped ... Read more...
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Japanese PM welcomes progress in n-talks (With images)
December 28th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Welcoming the "progress" in civil nuclear talks with India, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Wednesday said he hoped "mutually acceptable results" will be achieved. ... 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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India, Japan to discuss reviving n-cooperation talks
December 26th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The prime ministers of India and Japan will Wednesday discuss the prospects of reviving civil nuclear cooperation negotiations and explore trade and investment in ... Read more...
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US presses India for nuclear level playing field
December 13th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Stressing on the implementation of the nuclear deal, the US Tuesday said Deputy Secretary of State William Burns has conveyed to India the need ... Read more...
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India, US to iron out n-liability irritants
December 10th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Washington, Dec 10 (IANS) With the landmark India-US nuclear deal languishing even three years after it was signed, US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns will hold talks ... Read more...
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We respect India’s debate on retail opening: US
December 9th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 9 (IANS) The United States has said foreign direct investment in retail trade would be beneficial to both India and the US but it would wait for ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, the reformer, is back (Comment)
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
The government's decision to allow 51 percent foreign investment in multi-brand retail outlets, and cent percent in the single brand ones, may prove to be as much of a game ... Read more...
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Ahmed Patel was mastermind behind cash-for-vote scam: Gadkari
November 18th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Gadkari Friday alleged that Ahmed Patel, advisor to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, was the 'mastermind' behind the ... Read more...
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N-liability: India will work within its own laws
November 17th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) In a post-Fukushima world, India has to work within framework of its own law on issues relating to civil nuclear liability, official sources said ... Read more...
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Ahead of Obama meeting, India notifies N-liability rules
November 17th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's meeting with US President Barack Obama in Bali, the government Wednesday notified the implementation rules for the civil ... Read more...
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Mannmohan, Obama to meet in Bali Friday, n-deal on agenda
November 16th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Amid a deepening global economic crisis, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will meet US President Barack Obama Friday in the balmy Indonesian resort of Bali ... Read more...
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Apex court directs NGOs to approach PM on n-plants
November 14th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked two NGOs to approach the prime minister or the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for setting up an independent regulator ... Read more...
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Ahead of Obama meeting, PM says n-liability rules soon
November 13th, 2011 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
On Board Air India One, Nov 12 (IANS) Ahead of his meeting with US President Barack Obama in Bali next week, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said the government ... Read more...
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Apex court to hear plea against n-plants Monday
November 12th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court will Monday hear a petition seeking to restrain the central government from setting up any new nuclear plants till an analysis of ... Read more...
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India, Japan to hold strategic dialogue
October 25th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS) India and Japan will hold their fifth strategic dialogue later this week to explore ways to deepen their cooperation across a range of issues ... Read more...
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PM assures highest safety for Kudankulam, seeks Jayalalithaa’s support (Roundup)
October 7th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday assured a multi-party delegation from Tamil Nadu that a team of experts would be formed to allay safety concerns ... Read more...
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Meira Kumar sanctions prosecution of BJP MP Ashok Argal (Lead)
September 30th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has given permission for prosecuting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ashok Argal in the 2008 cash-for-votes scam, a police ... Read more...
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Nuclear deal: US reiterates need for level playing field
September 30th, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai/New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Voicing unease with the "current playing field" in the Indian nuclear energy industry, the US Friday said the issue can be surmounted ... Read more...
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Cash-for-votes: Police file supplementary chargesheet
September 30th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Delhi Police Friday filed a supplementary chargesheet in the cash-for-votes scam, saying the probe was not complete as the Lok Sabha speaker's permission was ... Read more...
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US wants India to get nuclear liability law vetted by IAEA
September 30th, 2011 - 11:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Voicing concerns over India's nuclear liability law, the United States has asked New Delhi to engage with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to see if ... Read more...
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BJP rally in support of arrested ex-MP
September 30th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 29 (IAS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday held a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Mandla district to protest the arrest of its tribal leader and former MP Faggan ... Read more...
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US asks India to modify nuclear liability regime
September 27th, 2011 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
New York, Sep 27 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday asked India to ensure that its nuclear liability regime conforms with the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear ... Read more...
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Cash-for-vote the scandal of century: BJP (Lead)
September 6th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Describing the cash-for-vote scam as the "scandal of the century", the Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday said that arrested Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh should ... Read more...
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Wikileaks expose on Mayawati distorted: Official
September 5th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) The Wikileaks expose on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, citing leaked US diplomatic cables, is a "distorted version" of his conversation with a visiting US ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks exposes Mayawati’s corrupt ways: BJP
September 5th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 5 (IANS) Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of institutionalising corruption, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Monday said a WikiLeaks cable "exposes the corrupt ... Read more...
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Manmohan set to go to New York for UN meet
September 1st, 2011 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Against the backdrop of Security Council reforms gathering momentum and the world looking at India's leadership role in resolving complex global issues, Prime Minister ... Read more...
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