Manmohan-Zardari meet a good beginning: Mufti
April 8th, 2012 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Terming the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari "a good beginning", patron of Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic ... Read more...
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The China challenge: Present and former NSAs debate India’s options
February 28th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Can India pursue a new 2.0 version of non-alignment in a world marked by the rise of China as a rival to the US? ... Read more...
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ISI spy claims he was in regular touch with Indian officials
December 12th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) Admitted Pakistani spy Ghulam Nabi Fai has claimed that he was in regular touch with Indian cabinet ministers and Indian embassy officials here over the ... Read more...
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Dev Anand is forever, says Pakistani daily
December 6th, 2011 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 6 (IANS) Dev Anand who left Lahore in 1943 at the age of 19 with just Rs.30 in his pocket and went on to become an iconic actor-director ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif a liar, says Musharraf
June 25th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 25 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has termed ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif a "compulsive liar", a media report said.In an interview with ARY channel, Musharraf said ... Read more...
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BJP supports the done nuclear deal: Jaitley
June 23rd, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS) Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has defended his party's stand on the India-US nuclear deal saying that now that "it was a ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa to discuss Sri Lanka with PM (Lead)
June 13th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa arrived here Monday, and is expected to discuss the situation in Sri Lanka with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.The ... Read more...
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Musharraf’s comment on failed Agra Summit: ‘Hidden Hand’ says ‘Maine Dekha Hai’
December 7th, 2010 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.7 (ANI): Senior External Affairs Ministry official Vivek Katju on Tuesday said he had read former Pakistan President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf's acerbic comment that he was the "Hidden ... Read more...
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Time to tell Pakistan to return Kashmir areas: Farooq
August 26th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) It is time to tell Pakistan "in one voice" that it should return to India parts of Kashmir under its control and the area it has ... Read more...
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‘Indo-Pak talks can be solved with Manmohan Singh as executive authority’: Pak columnist
July 13th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 13 (ANI): With a seasoned politician like Dr Manmohan Singh as the executive authority for India, the decades old contentious issues between India and Pakistan can be solved, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan asked to add cruise missiles to Lahore MoU
July 5th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 4 (IANS) A Canadian-led panel of retired civilian and military officials from India and Pakistan has called upon the two countries to update the Lahore memorandum of understanding on easing ... Read more...
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Former union minister Digvijay Singh dies in London
June 24th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Former union minister and Lok Sabha MP from Bihar Digvijay Singh passed away in a hospital in London, a member of his personal staff said here Thursday. ... Read more...
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Anand Sharma to attend 3rd CICA Summit in Istanbul
June 6th, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 6 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma will attend the 3rd Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) Summit in Istanbul, the largest ... Read more...
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President Patil ends visit to China
May 31st, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Shanghai, May 31 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil left China on Monday afternoon after a five day visit that officials said has given fresh impetus to Sino-Indian ties. Patil was given a ... Read more...
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President Patil dedicates Indian-style Buddhist temple to China
May 29th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Luoyang (China), May 29 (IANS) Visiting Indian President Pratibha Patil Saturday dedicated a Buddhist temple, built with Indian assistance, to the Chinese people.The structure is adjacent to the White ... Read more...
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India, US set to boost high-technology trade
March 15th, 2010 - 10:31 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 15 (IANS) India and the US hope to significantly expand bilateral cooperation in critical areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, biotechnology, nano-technology and civil aviation after two-day talks ... Read more...
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US, India high-technology meet Monday
March 10th, 2010 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Top US and Indian business executives will meet here Monday to address critical issues affecting US-India High Technology Cooperation in areas like defence/strategic trade, civil nuclear cooperation, ... Read more...
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14-year exile of women’s quota bill set to end: Sushma
March 7th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 7 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said Sunday that her Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would ensure the end of the "14-year exile" of the ... Read more...
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Vote for BJP, Vajpayee appeals to Maharashtra, Haryana
October 7th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Ahead of the assembly polls, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Wednesday appealed to people in Haryana and Mahasrashtra to vote the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... Read more...
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BJP is imploding: Jaswant Singh (Lead, IANS Interview)
August 30th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "imploding", says Jaswant Singh who feels the party he was associated for 30 years is demonstrating "lack of ... Read more...
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BJP is imploding: Jaswant Singh (IANS interview)
August 30th, 2009 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is "imploding", says Jaswant Singh who says that the party he was associated for 30 years is demonstrating ... Read more...
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Jaswant Singh was key BJP man though not mass leader
August 19th, 2009 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Jaswant Singh, a central figure in the governments of prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who was summarily expelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday, was ... Read more...
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Sharif’s “kept in dark” over Kargil claims “an absolute lie”: Musharraf
June 27th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has rejected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's claims that he was kept in the dark regarding the Kargil issue.In an interview ... Read more...
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Musharraf says he got ever so close to resolving Kashmir during Agra summit
June 27th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 27 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has claimed that he came near to resolving the Kashmir dispute during the infamous Agra summit in 2001.In an interview to ... Read more...
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In once hostile India, Sonia Gandhi reigns supreme (News Analysis)
June 8th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
By M.R. Narayan Swamy
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Just over a decade after she entered Indian politics amid charges that she was a foreigner, Congress president Sonia Gandhi is today arguably ... Read more...
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Except Left, Zardari’s dialogue offer has no takers in India
May 11th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Manish Chand
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's latest overture to India to restart talks after elections has found no takers in the political establishment barring ... Read more...
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Post-elections, will India-US ties become a casualty?
April 26th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) With political equations in a flux and the Left parties seeking to play the role of kingmaker in the formation of the next government, the fate ... Read more...
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Goa BJP wants police action against Congress leader
April 16th, 2009 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa has complained to the police against Congress general secretary B.K. Hariprasad for his allegedly inflammatory statements against party veterans, former ... Read more...
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Vajpayee’’s condition stable, say AIIMS doctors
February 9th, 2009 - 1:50 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 9 (ANI): The condition of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who was admitted to AIIMS after complaining of severe chest pain last Tuesday, is stable today, doctors said.
According ... Read more...
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Malegaon blast inquiry should be impartial: Advani
November 25th, 2008 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Tuesday said he had no objection to the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigating the Malegaon blast but the inquiry ... Read more...
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Congress maintains record of winning trust votes
July 23rd, 2008 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) The congress Tuesday maintained its record of never having lost a trust vote in parliament. With this, of the nine trust votes in the Lok Sabha in ... Read more...
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Governments have won six of eight trust votes
July 20th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Of the eight trust votes taken in the Lok Sabha in the last 19 years, the government of the day has won six while in two cases ... Read more...
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Nine trust votes moved since 1979
July 20th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 20 (ANI): Nine attempts have been made by the government of the day to secure a vote of confidence since 1979. Of these nine attempts, six have been ... Read more...
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India should go ahead with n-deal: Kalam(Interview)
May 9th, 2008 - 8:56 am ICT by admin
By Murali Krishnan
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, one of the principal figures behind the May 1998 nuclear tests that shook the world, has said that India should ... Read more...
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I ignored US warnings to make Pak a nuclear state, says Sharif
December 6th, 2007 - 1:11 pm ICT by admin
Lahore, Dec 6 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said the Bill Clinton Administration had asked him five times not to conduct a nuclear test, but he ignored the warning. ... Read more...
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