Maldives assures safety for tourists
February 12th, 2012 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 12 (IANS) Ending a week of political turmoil, the Maldives Saturday invited tourists to its world's top luxury resort destinations assuring complete safety and protection.Maldivian president Mohamed Waheed ... Read more...
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US envoy calls for new coalition government in Maldives
February 11th, 2012 - 11:59 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 11 (IANS) A senior US diplomat said here Saturday that it was too early to conduct a snap poll in the Maldives and urged former president who claimed ... Read more...
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Egypt woos the Indian traveller (With Images)
February 11th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) With its tourism industry badly hit due to the political turmoil in the country, Egypt is now planning to launch aggressive campaigns in India with ... Read more...
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UN envoy calls for dialogue in Maldives
February 10th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 10 (IANS) A day after a court ordered the arrest of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed, UN special envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco Friday called for dialogue to resolve ... Read more...
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Tea exporters turn to Russia following Iran crisis
February 8th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Indian tea exporters are trying to increase exports to Russia as a balancing act following the country's declining export trend mainly due to the Iran payment ... Read more...
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Thomas Cook’s India business up for sale
February 8th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 8 (IANS) Global travel business major Thomas Cook Wednesday said it was in the process of selling its 77.1 percent stake in its Indian subsidiary and had received ... Read more...
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Youths hit hardest by high unemployment, says UN
February 6th, 2012 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Unemployment among the youths has risen sharply in the recent years resulting in social unrest and political turmoil in many countries, especially in the Middle ... Read more...
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Egypt brings new fusion culture package to India (With Image)
January 31st, 2012 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) The recent political turmoil in Egypt is scripting a new culture of fusion and hope, the country's envoy said at the opening of the ... Read more...
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UNICEF appeals for $1.2 bn to help children in 2012
January 28th, 2012 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 28 (IANS) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for $1.28 billion to provide humanitarian assistance to children in over 25 countries this year, with nearly one-third ... Read more...
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Unicef appeals for $1.3 bn
January 28th, 2012 - 3:49 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 28 (IANS) The UN Children's Fund (Unicef) Friday appealed for $1.28 billion to provide humanitarian assistance to children in over 25 countries this year."We have achieved many ... Read more...
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Joining Imran’s party? Forget it, says Fatima Bhutto
January 22nd, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) Is Imran Khan Pakistan's new saviour? Forget it, says Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of Pakistan's legendary leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto amid rumours about her joining ... Read more...
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India, US pitch for Afghan-led reconciliation process
January 20th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Reviewing the situation in Afghanistan, India and the US Friday agreed to pitch for "an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned" reconciliation process and discussed the ongoing political ... Read more...
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US will wait for Pakistan to reassess ties: AfPak envoy
January 20th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Seeking to downplay Pakistan's refusal to allow him to visit the country, US Special Representative for the Afghanistan-Pakistan region Marc Grossman Friday said he will ... Read more...
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Central Asian gas for India: pipe dream or reality?
January 19th, 2012 - 12:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Will India's attempt to obtain natural gas from Turkmenistan to augment its energy security requirements fructify? Political stability in transit countries were key to the ... Read more...
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India tracking developments in Pakistan
January 11th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) With the tension mounting between the military and the civilian government following the dismissal of Pakistan's defence secretary, India is closely watching developments in ... Read more...
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Supreme Court stays Goa information panel order
December 8th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday stayed all proceedings arising out of a notice by the Goa information commissioner asking the governor's office to furnish all ... Read more...
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S&P; puts 15 euro zone nations on negative watch
December 6th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 6 (IANS) Standard and Poor's has put 15 eurozone nations, including the area's six AAA-rated countries, on "CreditWatch negative" due to deepening economic and political turmoil in ... Read more...
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Egyptair resumes flights to Tripoli
November 18th, 2011 - 4:20 am ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Nov 18 (IANS/AKI) Egyptair, the flag carrier airline of Egypt, has resumed flights between Cairo and Tripoli, the Libyan capital, after a seven-month interruption following political turmoil in the ... Read more...
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Gulf turmoil hit Indian tea exports
November 13th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Political turmoil in the Middle East and confusion over the mode of payment for imports by Iran have taken a toll on India's tea exports, which ... Read more...
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Greek PM insists on referendum on EU aid deal
November 2nd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Athens, Nov 2 (IANS) Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou insisted that a recent European aid deal for Greece will be put to referendum in early 2012, despite the political turmoil.
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Guns give way to Puja revelry in Maoist belt
October 4th, 2011 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lalgarh (West Bengal), Oct 4 (IANS) The festivities of Durga Puja, in celebration of the goddess and her 'children' descending on earth, have begun across West Bengal -- including in ... Read more...
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Nepal braces for another battle of ballot
August 24th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 24 (IANS) With the 10 days' time given to Nepal's warring parties by President Ram Baran Yadav to name a new consensus prime minister running out Wednesday evening, ... Read more...
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TCS, Infosys help Sensex close 156 points higher
August 23rd, 2011 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) A rally in heavyweight IT stocks -- TCS and Infosys -- helped a benchmark index for Indian equities markets Tuesday close 156 points higher. Positive ... Read more...
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Yeddurappa exit signals end of troubled rule
July 31st, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 31 (IANS) The exit of B.S. Yeddyurappa, Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in Karnataka and south India, signals the end of a troubled three-year rule ... Read more...
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Mamata sends trade envoys to Nepal
July 28th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) Losing no time after assuming the reins of former red bastion West Bengal's government, its new chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sent trade envoys to ... Read more...
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Indian trader under probe for ’sex exploitation’
July 19th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 19 (IANS) Police said they were investigating allegations against the vice-president of an Indian business group in Nepal after complaints by a former employee that she was sexually ... Read more...
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Global economy fragile, but India can sail through: PM
June 30th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday expressed concern over the state of the global economy, especially the faltering recovery in the US and developments in ... Read more...
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Egypt opens six ancient tombs to visitors
May 24th, 2011 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 24 (IANS) Egypt, which has lost around $2 billion in tourism revenue due to the political turmoil which forced president Hosni Mubarak to resign, has now opened six ... Read more...
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Number of tourists to Egypt decreases by 46 percent
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 23 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting Egypt dropped by 46 percent during the first quarter this year, according to a government statement."Tourists coming to Egypt during the ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia to grant Egypt $4 bn for economic recovery
May 22nd, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 22 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide Egypt with $4 billion to support the north African country's economic recovery, the ruling military council said.Hussein Tantawi, chief ... Read more...
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Yemeni President Saleh calls for early presidential elections
May 21st, 2011 - 12:10 am ICT by BNO News
SANA'A, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Friday called for holding early presidential elections in order to avoid further violence as anti-government protests continue, the state-run Saba news ... Read more...
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Nepal confers Buddha award on Hiroshima, Nagasaki activists
May 16th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 16 (IANS) The twin Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be remembered Tuesday, the 2,555th birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha, when Nepal pays tribute to the apostle ... Read more...
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Six soldiers killed in terrorist attack in central Yemen
May 15th, 2011 - 12:40 am ICT by BNO News
SANAA, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- At least six security men were killed early on Saturday by suspected terrorists in Yemen's central province of Baidha'a, a security source said.The state-run Saba news agency ... Read more...
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Five soldiers killed in al-Qaeda ambush in western Yemen
May 13th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by BNO News
MARIB, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) -- At least five soldiers on Friday were killed in an ambush by al-Qaeda militants in Marib province, western Yemen, the Yemen Post reported.The suspected al-Qaeda militants attacked ... Read more...
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Nepal seeks one year more to write new constitution (Lead)
May 12th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) With only 16 days left to write a new constitution, Nepal's beleaguered Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal Thursday rushed back home, cutting short a foreign junket ... Read more...
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