Muslim grouping seeks fair probe in Karnataka terror case
September 1st, 2012 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 31 (IANS) A Muslim federation of over dozen organisations Friday sought a quick and fair investigation into the arrest of 11 youth suspected to have links with banned ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan fail to make headway on Sir Creek (Lead)
June 19th, 2012 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India and Pakistan Tuesday wrapped up their two-day talks on the mineral-rich Sir Creek marshlands, but failed to make any headway, with both sides ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss Sir Creek; no headway
June 19th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India and Pakistan Tuesday wrapped up their two-day talks on the Sir Creek marshlands without much headway, but agreed on finding "an amicable solution" to ... Read more...
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India, Bangladesh pledge closer ties at close of Tagore anniversary
May 7th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Reiterating their commitment to the theme of universal harmony and friendship of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, India and Bangladesh Monday pledged to use the ... Read more...
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Obama calls Karzai, reaffirms transition by 2014
March 17th, 2012 - 6:24 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Friday to discuss the process of transition to Afghan-led security while reaffirming its timetable ... Read more...
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Budget: A manuscript of good intentions? (News Analysis)
March 16th, 2012 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) It has made all the right noises about the need to reform and prune subsidies, and even extends incentives to tax payers. But without ... Read more...
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Windies have everything to gain against India (Preview)
December 10th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) With weather Gods showering benevolence instead of rains as the region is in the midst of north-east monsoon, the least one can say about Sunday's ... Read more...
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Let CBI chief probe Sohrabuddin killing, apex court told
December 7th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Wednesday that the CBI chief should be made personally accountable to it for taking the probe into the 2005 Sohrabuddin ... Read more...
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India-Vietnam ties factor of peace in Asia-Pacific: PM
October 12th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday called India's strategic partnership with Vietnam "a factor of peace, stability and development" in the Asia-Pacific region and that ... Read more...
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Not understating poverty, no cap for food allocation: Montek (Roundup)
October 3rd, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Facing flak for its Rs.32 per day ceiling set for defining urban poor, the Planning Commission Monday denied it was trying to "understate poverty" ... Read more...
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Defying US, India backs Palestine, reiterates ties with Iran
September 24th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Sticking to its long-held stands despite pressure, India has voiced public support for a historic Palestinian bid for UN membership and reiterated its relationship ... Read more...
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Hindu groups to go ahead with early Amarnath yatra
June 11th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) A showdown between Hindu religious groups and the Jammu and Kashmir government over the annual Amarnath pilgrimage appears imminent. Ignoring Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's directive, ... Read more...
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Custody disputes: Call for India to sign Hague Convention
May 27th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) A Supreme Court judgement affirming the jurisdiction of Indian courts to deal with disputes of children's custody even if they are foreign citizens has ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks disclosures one sided, distorted: Buddhadeb
April 5th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday termed as "one-sided" and "distorted" the recent WikiLeaks cables which claimed that he was in favour of liberalisation and ... Read more...
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Pakistan-US relations: Who will blink first (Part-I)
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
By Salim HaqNew Delhi, Feb.14 (ANI): The case of US operative, Raymond Davis, has mushroomed beyond the dramatis persona involved. From being a case of diplomatic immunity and self-defense it has snowballed ... Read more...
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Follow precedents on JPC, BJP urges PM (Second Lead)
December 28th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) offering to appear before it, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said he ... Read more...
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BJP wants nothing less than JPC for spectrum probe (Lead)
December 28th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his letter to parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) expressed willingness to appear before it, the Bharatiya Janata Party ... Read more...
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Congress pats UPA for India’s global stature, talks tough on Pakistani terror (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 20 (IANS) Commending the United Progressive Alliance government for enhancing India's global stature, the ruling Congress party Monday touted the government's achievement in putting terrorism on the global agenda ... Read more...
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Pakistan willing to engage with India: Qureshi
November 8th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Islamabad was "willing to engage" with New Delhi, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi while reacting to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reiteration that India ... Read more...
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Preview of upcoming shows on Tuesday
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The fall season has started already and all the major networks are ready with their offerings of some great shows. Some of the all time favorites are ... Read more...
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Four Israelis killed in West Bank attack (Lead)
September 1st, 2010 - 8:18 am ICT by IANS
Gaza, Sep 1 (IANS) Two days before the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and Palestine in Washington, four Israelis were killed in an attack near the West Bank town ... Read more...
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Dust needs to settle: Rao on India-Pakistan talks
August 7th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said that the "dust needs to settle" after the collapse of the India-Pakistan talks in Islamabad last month.
In an interview to Outlook ... Read more...
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India, Canada to work jointly to eliminate the scourge of terrorism
June 28th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by ANI
By Ashok DixitToronto, June 28 (ANI): India and Canada on Sunday evening reiterated their commitment to jointly eliminate the scourge of terrorism, a menace that has bedeviled most parts of the ... Read more...
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Modi’s lawyer terms BCCI ‘khap panchayat’
June 23rd, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Lalit Modi's lawyer has dubbed the Indian cricket Board a 'khap panchayat' (caste council) after the case of the suspended chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) ... Read more...
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US vows to help bring Mumbai attackers to justice
June 4th, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, June 4 (IANS) The US has reiterated its commitment to provide full cooperation and support in counter-terrorism investigations, including exchanging information and bringing the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai ... Read more...
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China seeks India’s reassurance on Tibet issue
May 28th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by ANI
By Praful Kumar SinghBeijing, May 28 (ANI): China once again sought India's reiteration on the 'contentious' Tibet issue that Indian soil will not be allowed to be used for anti-China protest.On Friday, ... Read more...
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China raises Tibet issue, wants Indian ‘reassurance’
May 28th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt
Beijing, May 28 (IANS) China Friday raised the Tibet issue with visiting Indian President Pratibha Patil and sought reassurance from New Delhi that no anti-China activities are allowed to ... Read more...
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No drift in India-US ties: Manmohan
April 14th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 14 (IANS) Discounting suggestions that Indo-US relations were in a drift or were not as warm as they used to be under the previous Bush administration, Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Court shocked at government’s reluctance to fund Mullaperiyar panel
March 29th, 2010 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday expressed shock over the union government's reluctance to fund the working of its techno-legal panel formed to examine aspects regarding strength and capacity ... Read more...
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Virtual stonewall around Headley’s former ‘connections’
March 21st, 2010 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayank Chhaya
Chicago, March 21 (IANS) Even as the Department of Justice (DoJ) continues to dismiss as "absurd" the freshly mounting claims in India that Mumbai terror plotter David Coleman Headley ... Read more...
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India will not scale down Afghan operations, to scale up security (Roundup)
March 7th, 2010 - 12:10 am ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Unfazed by the Feb 26 Kabul terror strike, India Saturday said it will not scale down its operations in Afghanistan and clarified that the Indian medical ... Read more...
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India will not scale down Afghan operations: Menon (Lead)
March 6th, 2010 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) India Saturday said it will not scale down its operations in Afghanistan in the wake of the Feb 26 Kabul attack and clarified that the Indian ... Read more...
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India, Australia negotiating social security agreement
March 4th, 2010 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India and Australia are negotiating a social security agreement to be finalised "at the earliest" which will spare workers from double payment of social security contributions. ... Read more...
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Meaningful dialogue will resolve Kashmir issue: Gilani
February 5th, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Friday reiterated that the country will continue supporting Kashmiris "brothers" and stressed that meaningful dialogue with India was a "necessity" to resolve ... Read more...
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Pakistan PM reiterates support to Kashmir separatism
February 4th, 2010 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 4 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday reiterated that his government will "continue extending political, moral and diplomatic support" to the separatist campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
"We will ... Read more...
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