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Nepal peace pact in tatters on third anniversary

November 20th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 20 (IANS) Nepal's historic peace pact, which ended a decade of violent communist insurgency, turned three years Friday under the threat of unravelling. On this date in 2006, the ...

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Former IB chief in Assam for talks with militant groups

November 19th, 2009 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 19 (IANS) Former Intelligence Bureau chief P.C. Haldar, appointed by the central government as interlocutor for advancing talks with separatist groups, arrived here Thursday amid hopes of providing the deadlocked ...

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Obama names ex-vice counsel in India as Nepal’s new envoy

Obama names ex-vice counsel in India as Nepal’s new envoy

November 17th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 17 (IANS) American President Barack Obama has named a former US ambassador to Eritrea and ex-vice counsel in India as the new ambassador to Nepal. Scott H. DeLisi, a career ...

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Israel warns of unilateral steps if Palestine moves to UN

November 16th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Jerusalem, Nov. 16 (ANI): Israel has said it will take unilateral steps if the Palestinian Authority (PA) leaves the peace talks midway and moves to the UN to endorse it as an ...

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Netanyahu meets Obama, but not much expected on Mid-East talks

Netanyahu meets Obama, but not much expected on Mid-East talks

November 10th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov.10 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday night, but observers monitoring the event, said a restart to the Middle ...

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India worried over rise of terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Manmohan Singh

India worried over rise of terrorism in Afghanistan, Pakistan: Manmohan Singh

November 8th, 2009 - 7:42 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 8(ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday expressed concern over the rising terror activities in Pakistan and Afghanistan and appealed to the world community to take note of ...

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Sri Lanka says LTTE gone but suicide bombers remain

November 8th, 2009 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS -
By M.R. Narayan Swamy New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Tamil Tigers are finished as a military outfit but a small group of their feared suicide bombers still remain in Colombo, a top ...

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Prachanda predicts news government in Nepal within a week

November 8th, 2009 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Nov 8 (IANS) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, the chief of Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, Sunday predicted that the political crisis gripping the country for more than five months would end within ...

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Top ULFA leaders, held in Bangladesh, now in Assam police custody (Lead)

Top ULFA leaders, held in Bangladesh, now in Assam police custody (Lead)

November 6th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) Two senior separatist leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), arrested in Bangladesh, are now in the custody of Assam Police, officials Friday said. ...

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EU vigilant against misuse of aid to Pakistan

EU vigilant against misuse of aid to Pakistan

November 4th, 2009 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Two days ahead of a bilateral summit, the 27-nation European Union Wednesday sought greater cooperation with India in countering terrorism and underlined that it is extremely ...

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Nepal Maoists call off airport blockade after world concern

Nepal Maoists call off airport blockade after world concern

November 3rd, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Nov 3 (IANS) Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who have kept up a siege on parliament since May and Monday launched fresh street protests against the coalition government, finally ...

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Ehud Barack: ‘Death of negotiations only benefits Hamas’

November 1st, 2009 - 12:09 am ICT by IANS -
Jerusalem/Ramallah, Oct 31 (DPA) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak called Saturday on the US and Palestinians to "make an effort to start negotiations" and added that an impasse in the dialogue would ...

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Government holds peace meet with pro-talk ULFA leaders

October 29th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 29 (IANS) The central government Thursday initiated the first round of formal talks with the pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), brightening hopes that the ...

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Mirwaiz goes to London to attend Kashmir conference

October 23rd, 2009 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS -
Srinagar/New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday left for London enroute New Delhi to take part in two separate conferences on the Kashmir issue, a Hurriyat spokesman ...

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Kashmir observes Police Martyrs’ Day

October 22nd, 2009 - 7:11 pm ICT by ANI -
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.22 (ANI): Police Martyrs'Day was observed in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. Police officials and relatives laid wreaths as mark of homage at the ...

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Kashmiris will never leave India: Farooq Abdullah (Interview)

Kashmiris will never leave India: Farooq Abdullah (Interview)

October 22nd, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sarwar Kashani New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India should not doubt Kashmiris and stop thinking they will ever "leave this nation", says former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and union Minister ...

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China says it’s not at loggerheads with India (Lead, superseding earlier story)

October 20th, 2009 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IANS) Despite media reports of growing border tension between India and China, Beijing says it is not at loggerheads with New Delhi but would seek better ties so that ...

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China says it’s not at loggerheads with India

October 20th, 2009 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IANS) Despite media reports about a new cold war growing between South Asian giants India and China over territory, Beijing says it is not at loggerheads with New Delhi ...

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Army finds huge cache of weapons in Assam forest

October 19th, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS -
Guwahati, Oct 19 (IANS) Security forces Monday recovered a huge cache of weapons and explosives from a reserve forest in Assam, officials said. An army official said soldiers of the 19 Kumaon Regiment ...

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UN Human Rights Council adopts Gaza war crimes report

October 16th, 2009 - 10:38 pm ICT by IANS -
Geneva, Oct 16 (DPA) The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted Friday the war crimes report of Justice Richard Goldstone regarding the conflict in and around the Gaza Strip last December and ...

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Was Obama given Nobel peace prize to pressurize him to deliver on peace promises?

Was Obama given Nobel peace prize to pressurize him to deliver on peace promises?

October 10th, 2009 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Oct. 10 (ANI): Barack Obama has not won the Nobel Peace Prize as a reward for his peacemaking efforts, rather, it has been bestowed upon him to encourage peace across ...

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Nepal government set to rock Maoist peace pact

October 8th, 2009 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS -
By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, Oct 8 (IANS) Three years after they signed a peace pact with the Maoist guerrillas to end a decade-long insurgency, Nepal's major parties are now seeking a one-sided ...

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Hurriyat wants tripartite talks over Kashmir issue, says Mirwaiz

October 3rd, 2009 - 11:19 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct.3 (ANI): All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Saturday said it wanted tripartite talks including India and Pakistan to resolve the dispute over Kashmir. "A global consensus is being built that we ...

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Chandigarh’s International Peace Festival bridges borders

October 3rd, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI -
Chandigarh, Oct. 3 (ANI): Nearly 500 students from different countries participated in the annual International Peace Festival held in Chandigarh. The five-day festival, from September 27 to October 1, saw students from ...

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Hillary Clinton to travel to Europe for meetings

October 2nd, 2009 - 11:33 pm ICT by BNO News -
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to London, Dublin, Belfast, and Moscow later this month, her office said on Friday. The trip will take place ...

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International probe should be ordered into Kashmir encounters: Qureshi

September 29th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Sep.29 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that an international probe should be conducted to investigate the recent encounters by the Indian security forces in Kashmir. Interacting with ...

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Harpoon missiles not modified: Pakistan

Harpoon missiles not modified: Pakistan

September 28th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Karachi, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistan Monday repudiated reports that it had illegally modified the US-supplied Harpoon anti-ship missile to enable them to strike at land targets in India. "We have not ...

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India seeks united action against terrorism

September 27th, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS -
United Nations, Sep 27 (IANS) India has asked the world community to urgently help bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, saying it is their collective responsibility and ...

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India will not sign ‘discriminatory’ NPT: Tharoor

India will not sign ‘discriminatory’ NPT: Tharoor

September 26th, 2009 - 5:54 am ICT by ANI -
Jaipur, Sep 26 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor has said that India will not adhere to any treaty such as the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), and will ...

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Netanyahu praises Obama’s push for Mid-East peace talks

Netanyahu praises Obama’s push for Mid-East peace talks

September 24th, 2009 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI -
New York, Sep.24 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday praised US President Barack Obama's UN address, which backed Israel's right to live securely, stressed its legitimacy as a "Jewish ...

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