Sri Lanka look to China to develop sports infrastructure
September 19th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) A Chinese delegation will be visiting Sri Lanka later this week to explore opportunities to develop sports infrastructure in the island nation.A statement by the Sri ... Read more...
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Good atmospherics exist, say experts on Krishna trip
September 7th, 2012 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Good atmospherics exist for strengthening the peace process between Pakistan and India, said experts as Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna arrives here on three-day visit ... Read more...
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Foreign tourists turned away from Victoria Memorial
May 6th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Foreign tourists who arrived at the historic Victoria Memorial hall Sunday afternoon were irate after they were denied permission to enter due to the high-profile ... Read more...
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High security in Assam for PM’s visit, IED recovered
April 19th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 19 (IANS) Authorities have stepped up security in Assam ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's one-day visit to the state Friday amid a 12-hour strike called by ... Read more...
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Krishna meets top Egyptian leaders
March 4th, 2012 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna met top Egyptian leaders including Supreme Council of Armed Forces chairman Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, and Prime Minister Kamal ... Read more...
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Norway fall-out: Indian envoys asked to help NRIs in distress
March 3rd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 3 (IANS) With the ordeal of NRI children in Norway making headlines, India's external affairs ministry has asked Indian envoys to help expatriate Indians in distress and to ... Read more...
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Krishna heads to Egypt, Syria on agenda
March 2nd, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Friday left for Egypt on a three-day visit during which he is expected to forge relations with the new dispensation ... Read more...
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Cairo calling: Krishna to head to post-revolution Egypt
February 27th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) In the first high-profile visit from India to post-revolution Egypt, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is expected to travel to Cairo early next month to ... Read more...
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William, Kate to honeymoon in Nepal…April Fool!
April 1st, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 1 (IANS) It's neither the romantic Mediterranean isle of Sicily nor scuba divers' paradise Australia where Prince William and Kate Middleton will head for their honeymoon after ... Read more...
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Cameron branded a disgrace for taking arms dealers on Egypt visit
February 22nd, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.22 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron was last night branded a 'disgrace' after it emerged that he has taken eight defence firms with him on a four-day visit to ... Read more...
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Pakistan government in a fix over Davis issue
February 22nd, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (IANS) The Raymond Davis affair continues to be a headache for Islamabad. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Monday admitted in parliament that Pakistan and the US have "differences in ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama visits Delhi’s National Crafts Museum
November 8th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 8 (ANI): US First Lady Michelle Obama visited the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum at Pragati Maidan complex here on Monday, where she witnessed India's rich cultural diversity.Michelle ... Read more...
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Traffic arrangements put in place as President Obama arrives Delhi
November 7th, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Authorities in the national capital have swung into action with a traffic plan to facilitate visiting US President Barack Obama's various engagements.The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan ... Read more...
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New Delhi turned into fortress ahead of Obama’s visit
November 7th, 2010 - 11:48 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 7 (ANI): Security agencies are taking no chances and an unprecedented ground-to-air security apparatus has been put in place in the national capital as US President Barack Obama ... Read more...
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Michelle Obama likely to visit Delhi’s National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum
November 7th, 2010 - 11:19 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is likely to visit the National Handicrafts and Handloom Museum at Pragati Maidan on Monday, a day after she arrives in the Indian ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh, wife to receive Obamas’ at Delhi airport
November 7th, 2010 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov.7 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, are expected to receive US President Barack Obama and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama when they ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Delhi for a safe Diwali
November 4th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Delhi Police are on their toes to keep the capital safe and secure this Diwali. Extra police personnel have been deployed in various parts of the ... Read more...
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Cop likely to head Delhi Police meets Dikshit
November 3rd, 2010 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Tihar jail chief B.K. Gupta, tipped to become the next police commissioner of Delhi, met Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday, a government source said.Gupta, 58, ... Read more...
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Delhi Police secure city ahead of Diwali
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Security has been tightened across markets and malls, and a quick reaction team and paramilitary forces are on vigil -- Delhi Police Wednesday said it has ... Read more...
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Delhi may get new police chief
November 2nd, 2010 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Delhi may get a new police chief after the high profile visit of US President Barack Obama with incumbent Y.S. Dadwal moving to a new assignment, ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir fears terror strike on eve of Obama trip
October 22nd, 2010 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 22 (IANS) Fearing a major terror attack ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit to India early next month, a security strategy will be chalked out in Jammu and ... Read more...
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Key defence pacts unlikely during Antony’s US visit
September 21st, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony is visiting the US this weekend on a two-day trip, but it was unlikely to witness inking of key military pacts that ... Read more...
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Christine Bleakley, Frank Lampard spark marriage rumours
August 7th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 7 (ANI): Television babe Christine Bleakley and football ace Frank Lampard have sparked rumours that they are planning to tie the knot.According to sources, Bleakley has set her heart on ... Read more...
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ISI chief was not scheduled to visit London: Gilani
August 6th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.6 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has rubbished media reports that Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmed Shuja Pasha's visit to London last week was cancelled ... Read more...
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Angelina Jolie to adopt child from Haiti
June 21st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): Angelina Jolie has made a secret visit to the quake-ravaged Haiti and it is rumoured that she is all set to adopt a child.
The Tomb Raider ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh’s likely visit to Jammu-Kashmir evokes mixed response
May 27th, 2010 - 9:37 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, May 27 (ANI): The proposed visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Jammu and Kashmir has evoked a mixed response from different sections of society, particularly from political and ... Read more...
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US tells Pak to take out terror groups radicalising people to strike against west
May 19th, 2010 - 6:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 19 (ANI): The United States wants Pakistan to take on the extremist organisations which radicalise disgruntled Pakistani civilians living in foreign countries and use them for terror activities targeted ... Read more...
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Pratibha Patil’s three-day visit to Sikkim starts Wednesday
April 13th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, April 13 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil is scheduled to attend the concluding function of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Sikkim High Court during a three-day maiden visit to Sikkim ... Read more...
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Pak worried of ‘robust’, ‘multifaceted’ Indo-US ties: Haqqani
November 13th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.13 (ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani has said that Islamabad is worried by the strengthening Indo-US ties.Describing Indo-US ties as 'robust' and 'multifaceted', Haqqani pointed out ... Read more...
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Efforts on to make Manmohan visit to US a success
October 31st, 2009 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Oct 31 (IANS) India and the US are making concerted efforts to make Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming state visit to America, the first such visit under the ... Read more...
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Manohar Joshi, Poonam Mahajan face protests from dissidents
September 20th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 20 (IANS) The Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party are facing dissidence over their seat-sharing for the Oct 13 Maharashtra assembly polls as supporters of some aspirants Saturday ... Read more...
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Ansari welcomes investment by Kuwait in petroleum sector
April 7th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghKuwait City, Apr 7 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, who is on a three-day visit to Kuwait, addressed the members of Chamber of Commerce here on Tuesday.Foreign direct ... Read more...
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With economy on mind, Ansari to visit Kuwait
April 5th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) With oil-rich Kuwait looking east to invest, India will seek investment funds from the Gulf country when Vice President Hamid Ansari goes there Monday on a ... Read more...
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In poll time, politicians make beeline to Golden Temple
April 5th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, April 5 (IANS) As the poll temperature rises over Punjab, politicians of all hues are seeking benediction at the Golden Temple before embarking on their campaign.
Right from the country's first ... Read more...
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PM to inaugurate Baglihar hydel project Friday
October 9th, 2008 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 9 (IANS) Engineers at the Baglihar hydroelectric power project in the mountain-locked Chanderkot area of Jammu and Kashmir are working overtime on trial runs ahead of the inauguration of the ... Read more...
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