Iran to ask India for spurring tri-nation pipeline
August 27th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Don't write off the tri-nation Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline as yet. When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinjead meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Tehran Wednesday, he ... Read more...
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Gogoi seeks media help to restore peace
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Thursday sought the media's help to restore peace in the state.The chief minister met editors of Assam newspapers and appealed to ... Read more...
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Twitter assures to cooperate after PMO complains
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Popular microblogging site Twitter has assured the government cooperation after the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) complained about six accounts with objectionable content that impersonated the ... Read more...
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Don’t recruit child soldiers: UNICEF
August 18th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Aug 18 (IANS) The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for keeping child soldiers out of armed conflicts, citing latest reports that armed groups in northern Mali are ... Read more...
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Krishna to visit Pakistan Sep 7-9, Jundal shadow over talks
July 24th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) With the revelations by 26/11 plotter Abu Jundal casting a shadow on bilateral ties, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna will go on a three-day visit ... Read more...
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25 cellphones seized from Pakistani jail
May 21st, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) At least 25 cellphones have been recovered from different barracks of a Pakistan jail during a search operation, Online news agency reported Monday. The phones were ... Read more...
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Terrorists want Mulayam to intercede on their behalf
May 5th, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, May 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the Uttar Pradesh government's moves seeking dropping of charges against terrorists involved in bomb blasts in Faizabad and Lucknow courts, a young Indian Mujahideen ... Read more...
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Clinton’s visit: India, US to discuss Afghanistan, Iran, n-deal (Lead)
May 4th, 2012 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India and the US are set to discuss a host of global issues, including Afghanistan and Iran, and the progress in implementing their bilateral ... Read more...
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President polls: Congress hopes for Mamata’s support
May 3rd, 2012 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Congress is hoping for the support of the Trinamool Congress in the presidential polls when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets ... Read more...
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Khar, Zardari’s daughters likely to come to India
April 6th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Rehman Malik may not be the only minister accompanying Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari on a day-long visit to to India Sunday. While the composition ... Read more...
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India, Qatar to hold talks: Oil, Taliban on agenda
April 4th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India will seek to scale up its imports of oil and gas from Qatar when Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani holds talks ... Read more...
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I wrote to PM, Antony, not army chief: Trinamool MP
March 29th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Ambika Banerjee Thursday said he had shot off letters to the prime minister and the defence minister on disputed deals, and ... Read more...
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CBI hints at BJP legislator’s role in Shehla Masood’s murder (Lead)
February 29th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Feb 29 (IANS) The probe into the murder of RTI activist Shehla Masood may see more arrests as the CBI Wednesday hinted at the possibility of involvement of a ... Read more...
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Activist asks court for inquiry into MEA ‘gifts scam’
January 13th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) A social activist Friday filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Allahabad High Court to seek an inquiry into media reports about alleged fraud ... Read more...
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India, Japan to talk n-deal talks, currency swap (Lead)
December 26th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India and Japan Wednesday will discuss the prospects of reviving civil nuclear cooperation negotiations and may sign a currency swap pact that could help ... Read more...
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India, Japan likely to ink currency swap accord
December 26th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) India and Japan Wednesday are likely to ink a multi-billion dollar bilateral currency swap agreement that could help New Delhi stem the rupee's ... Read more...
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It’s destination Mumbai for Piaa Bajpai (Movie Snippets)
December 7th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Dec 7 (IANS) After doing southern movies, Piaa Bajpai shifted to Bollywood and has quietly finished shooting for her first Hindi movie."The shooting of the Hindi film is almost ... Read more...
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Amid China’s overtures, Manmohan to court Maldives
November 7th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 7 (IANS) India is set to seal an all embracing agreement and a counter-terror pact with the Maldives when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets President Mohammed ... Read more...
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Sonia Gandhi to nominate Arunachal chief minister
October 29th, 2011 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will next week nominate a successor to outgoing Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Jarbom Gamlin who resigned from the post Friday ... Read more...
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India to open tender for 126-plus combat jet in November
October 25th, 2011 - 12:33 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India will open the tender for the world's single biggest combat jet deal yet for 126 to 189 planes in the first week ... Read more...
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US AfPak envoy backs Indian investment in Afghanistan, strategic pact
October 12th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Terming India's strategic pact with Afghanistan as a "positive development," US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman Wednesday backed greater Indian private ... Read more...
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More foreign magazines set to launch Indian editions
September 30th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Defying the trends of a global slowdown in the print media, a host of foreign magazines are set to launch their editions in India and ... Read more...
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PM hosts lunch for Tony Blair
September 28th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday hosted a lunch at his residence for former British prime minister Tony Blair, who is here for a function ... Read more...
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Prashant Bhushan questions selection of tax Ombudsmen
September 24th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Supreme Court senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to go ahead with the appointment of H.K. Sharan and Rajendra ... Read more...
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15 killed in Tamil Nadu train collision: Police
September 14th, 2011 - 1:59 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed as a train rammed a stationary train near Arakonam junction in Tamil Nadu's Vellore district Tuesday night, police said. The ... Read more...
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Dengue alarm: Pakistan asks for Indian drugs
September 13th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) With dengue outbreak acquiring alarming proportions across the country, Pakistan is hurriedly ordering medicines from India to battle the disease that has killed at least ... Read more...
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DD to have 150 channels on DTH platform by year-end
September 12th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IANS) Doordarshan, India's public broadcaster, is poised for a major expansion, with the Prasar Bharati Board clearing the decks for 150 channels on its direct-to-home (DTH) ... Read more...
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Pakistan commerce minister in India September-end, MFN likely
September 5th, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to scale up bilateral trade and business when Pakistan's Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Fahim comes here later this month on ... Read more...
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Gujarat top cop Sanjiv Bhatt quizzed by CBI
August 25th, 2011 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Aug 25 (IANS) Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, in the eye of a storm after he pointed fingers at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in relation to the ... Read more...
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Secrecy continues to shroud Sonia’s illness
August 8th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) A veil of secrecy continues to shroud the illness of Congress president Sonia Gandhi with even Indian missions in the US not being kept ... Read more...
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Indian diplomats hold discussions with MQM senator
August 8th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Two Indian diplomats visited the Parliament Lodge here Sunday and held discussions with a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senator despite having no permission or invitation to ... Read more...
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Gaddafi threatens to kill Berlusconi: Italian daily
July 31st, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has sworn to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported.According to the newspaper, Berlusconi learned of ... Read more...
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Pakistani officials told not to appear before court
July 30th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 30 (IANS) In a step that could exacerbate tensions between the executive and judiciary, the Pakistani government has instructed its officials not to appear or depose before the ... Read more...
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Salman aims to outdo all Khans by dancing
July 30th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) With his newly acquired confidence as a box office champ, Salman Khan is now working on proving himself as the best dancer among all the ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s foreign office spokeswoman new envoy to Italy
July 11th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 11 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua has been appointed the country's next ambassador to Italy, a media report said Monday.Janjua will also represent Pakistan at ... Read more...
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