China likely to relax property policies in 2012
November 20th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 20 (IANS) China is likely to loosen its restrictions on the country's property market in the third quarter of next year, as plummeting prices could slow the growth ... Read more...
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China focuses on quality of life in family planning
July 12th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 12 (IANS) China's family planning policy will now focus on population management so as to improve the quality of life, an official said.Li Bin, minister of the National ... Read more...
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NDA’s 1999 telecom policy under JPC scanner
May 18th, 2011 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probing alleged irregularities in the allocation of 2G licences by jailed IT and communication minister A. Raja is now ... Read more...
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Cricket diplomacy to better Indo-Pak ties: Gilani (Lead)
March 28th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Cricket diplomacy will help improve relations between Pakistan and India, said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday at a special meeting here to brief his ... Read more...
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Manmohan invitation to Gilani beyond symbolism: Expert
March 28th, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 28 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch the cricket World Cup India-Pakistan semi-final is a great moment in ... Read more...
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New defence production policy to promote domestic industry
January 11th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
By N.C. Bipindra
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) India will this week come out with its first Defence Production Policy (DPP) that aims to arrest the trend of imports in arms purchases and ... Read more...
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Bearded cops to be withdrawn from Pak VVIPs security fleet following Taseer’s killing
January 8th, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 8 (ANI): In a major policy shift in the aftermath of Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's assassination by one of his own elite security force protectors, the provincial government has ... Read more...
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China finally on same page as US in handling unruly N. Korea
December 24th, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec. 24 (ANI): The Obama administration has confirmed that the Chinese Government has embraced an American plan to press North Korea to reconcile with South Korea after its deadly attacks on ... Read more...
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Pak likely to pull plug on CIA-operated drone strikes in N.Waziristan region
November 25th, 2010 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 25 (ANI): In a major policy shift, Pakistan is likely to say 'No' to the United States over its CIA-operated drone strikes in the North Waziristan Agency, thus bringing ... Read more...
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‘BSF to guard India-Myanmar border’
September 28th, 2010 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
Nongkrem (Meghalaya), Sep 28 (IANS) Outgoing Assam Rifles chief Lt. Gen. K.S. Yadava Tuesday said that the central government plans to move in the Border Security Force (BSF) to the northeast to ... Read more...
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America Evaluates The Restructuring Of Its Association With Neighboring Leftist Cuba
August 26th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, August 25, 2010 (Just Flashed): Ever since the political ascendancy in Cuba passed into the hands of the leftist Fidel Castro in the late 1950s, America and Cuba have been in ... Read more...
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Afghan military officers to be trained in Pakistan
July 1st, 2010 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, July 1 (ANI): Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has agreed to send some military officers to Pakistan for training.According to the Washington Post, this is a significant policy shift, and signals ... Read more...
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Australia shouldn’t have a big population: Gillard
June 27th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, June 27 (IANS) In an apparent policy shift on Australia's ever-growing population, mainly due to immigration, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she does not believe in a "big Australia", but ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
US to consider new approach in ties with Israel following Gaza attack
June 3rd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): The Obama administration considers Israel's blockade of Gaza to be untenable and plans to press for a new approach to ensure Israel's security while allowing more supplies into ... Read more...
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Obama’s New Drug Control Stratagem Denotes Policy Shift
May 12th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 12, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The American White House is installing more wherewithals into drug avoidance and healing. This is a component of President Barack Obama's vow to handle unlawful ... Read more...
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President Barack Obama Announces New Anti-Drug Policy Shift
May 12th, 2010 - 7:25 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Washington, May 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Tuesday a new anti-drug policy was announced by the President of United States Barack Obama who said that the new policy will help to ... Read more...
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Pakistan changes air force security doctrine to counter militancy (Lead)
March 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, March 27 (DPA) The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), traditionally trained to defend the air space against India, has modified its security doctrine to counter the home-grown Taliban insurgency, the PAF ... Read more...
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India reminds US of Pakistan’s clandestine n-proliferation (Lead)
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) With the US indicating that it is open to Islamabad's plea for a civil nuclear deal, India Monday hoped that Washington would bear in mind Pakistan's record ... Read more...
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US stocks climb on lower inflation outlook
February 20th, 2010 - 6:08 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 20 (DPA) US stocks posted mild gains at the end of a strong week Friday after inflation for January came in lower than expected despite the US recovery ... Read more...
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Pak’s move to arrest Taliban leaders not a signal of policy shift
February 19th, 2010 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb.19 (ANI): The arrest in Pakistan of a top Afghan Taliban commander does not signal a fundamental Pakistani policy shift, the Dawn reports.Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the most senior Taliban ... Read more...
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Most Americans want Obama to concentrate on economy: Poll
January 27th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan. 27 (ANI): Ahead of Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight, most Americans want the US President to devote more time on the gloomy economy, a new poll ... Read more...
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Suu Kyi backs Obama’s policy shift of talks with Burmese junta
September 25th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Yangon (Myanmar), Sep 25(ANI): Detained Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has backed the Obama administration's initiative to carry out talks with Burma's rulers.Suu Kyi comments came after indications from US ... Read more...
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We are weakening BJP by weaning away its allies: CPI-M
May 4th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Dismissing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's allegation that the Left parties were helping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha election by splitting secular votes, the ... Read more...
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Chinese economy in slow down mode in wake of global meltdown
October 21st, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Oct.21 (ANI): The global meltdown has affected China''s booming economy too.
A CBS report says that while the Chinese economy is still growing, it is doing so at its slowest pace ... Read more...
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US turning to tribal leaders to fight out Taliban from Afghanistan
October 16th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Jalalabad ( Afghanistan ), Oct 16 (ANI): Taking a cue from a recent successful experiment whereby a tribal leader ousted the Taliban from his district in Afghanistan , the US now ... Read more...
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Taiwan ruling party chief visits China to discuss peace plans
May 26th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Taipei, May 26 (DPA) Taiwan, in its highest contact with China since 1949, Monday sent its ruling party chief to China to discuss President Ma Ting-jeou's peace plans with Chinese President Hu ... Read more...
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Operations against terrorists in Paks tribal areas closely co-ordinated: Pentagon
March 29th, 2008 - 1:23 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Mar 29 (ANI): Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Department of Defence, has said that operations against terrorists in Pakistans tribal areas were closely co-ordinated with Islamabad, and that the ... Read more...
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Zardari nourishing ambition to be Pak PM after 3 months: Amin Fahim
March 10th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Mar 10 (ANI): Pakistan prime minister hopeful Makhdoom Amin Fahim has hinted that PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari was nourishing the ambition of becoming the countrys next prime minister, and made ... Read more...
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Pak stance on Israel unchanged: FO
December 13th, 2007 - 2:32 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Dec 13 (ANI): Pakistan has rejected insinuations that support for an Israeli resolution in the UN General Assembly was a reflection of its policy shift on the Jewish state.
"Voting for the ... Read more...
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