First in South Asia, a dolphin show in Pakistan
August 13th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Aug 13 (IANS) Pakistanis will now get to see a delightful show of dolphins performing acrobatics here, a first for the entire South Asian region.Mustafa Kamal of Talent Brokers ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Surajkund Mela to go international
June 7th, 2012 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 7 (IANS) The famous Surajkund Crafts Mela will be upgraded as an international event and known as Surajkund International Crafts Mela from February next year, a Haryana tourism ... Read more...
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Maharashtra Congress asks for petrol prices roll back
May 24th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) The Congress' Maharashtra state unit Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, urging him to roll back the steep, Rs.7.50 per litre hike ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
IOA seeks PM’s intervention on South Asian Games
May 14th, 2012 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention for hosting the South Asian Games (SAG) here early next year as ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Sri Lankan dailies go to town over India’s UN vote
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 23 (IANS) India's vote against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council grabbed the headlines here Friday.India Thursday voted for a US-backed resolution urging Sri Lanka to ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘India faces six challenges in Central Asia’
January 16th, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) India faces six challenges in Eurasia, specifically in energy-rich Central Asia, as it seeks to build a broad-based political, economic and developmental partnership with the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Pakistan seeks cooperation with countries in South Asia
November 9th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 9 (IANS) Pakistan has reiterated its commitment to regional cooperation under SAARC during a meeting held in Maldives.Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir represented Pakistan at the South Asian Association ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pakistan to welcome China-SAARC interactive partnership
November 8th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 8 (IANS) Pakistan Tuesday welcomed China's interest in an "interactive partnership" with the South Asian regional grouping and announced support for the forum's greater interaction with extra regional ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Forging a national platform for global relations
October 30th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) An Indian theory of international relations? With the tectonic shifts of power from the West to the rest, diplomats and academics of international relations from ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Indian Minister E. Ahamed in Kuwait
October 10th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kuwait City, Oct 10 (IANS) Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has urged Kuwait and other GCC countries to invest in India which he termed as "the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India remains committed to help rebuild Afghanistan
September 30th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Sep 30 (IANS) With the onset of the drawdown of foreign security forces in Afghanistan, India has said it remains committed to partnering Kabul in building a peaceful, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India to reduce tariffs under sensitive list: Sharma
September 8th, 2011 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India will reduce the tariff line under the sensitive list by 20 percent by next month as required under the South Asian Free Trade Agreement ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
South Asia Forum calls for regional economic union
September 8th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), at the South Asia Forum here Thursday, called for removing tariff and non-tariff barriers to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Media should project Pakistan’s true image: Minister
July 31st, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 31 (IANS) Pakistan faces the challenging task of presenting the true picture of its culture and identity to the world, and it is the responsibility of the media ... Read more...
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Chidambaram in Thimphu for SAARC security conference
July 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday left for Thimphu to discuss security and anti-terror measures with his counterparts in the South Asian Association for Regional ... Read more...
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No decision yet on Telangana MPs’ resignation: Speaker (Lead)
July 8th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Friday said she was saddened to receive the resignations of 13 Andhra Pradesh MPs demanding a separate Telangana state ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Telangana MPs’ resignation under consideration: Speaker
July 8th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said Friday the resignations from 13 Andhra Pradesh MPs over a separate Telangana state were under her consideration and ... Read more...
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Manmohan to go on ‘charm Dhaka’ visit Sept 6-7 (Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Amid a row triggered by the remarks of the Indian prime minister about anti-India sentiments in Bangladesh, the two countries Monday announced Manmohan Singh's ... Read more...
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Manmohan to go to Dhaka Sep 6
July 4th, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Sep 6 go on a two-day visit to Bangladesh, on a trip that is expected to underline a new ... Read more...
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Mahindra Navistar targets sales of 50,000 HCVs, 20,000 LCVs
May 25th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd is targeting sales of 50,000 units of heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) and 20,000 units of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in the next ... Read more...
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Ansari to visit Bangladesh for Tagore commemorations
May 5th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari will be leading an Indian delegation to participate in the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore ... Read more...
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Farooq Abdullah fears Indians will become gays due to declining sex ratio
April 13th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 13 (ANI): Showing a matter of concern towards India's sex ratio, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today said 'we will all become gays'.Addressing the India Water ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘We are going into talks with Pak with an open mind,’ says Nirupama Rao
February 6th, 2011 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Naveen KapoorThimpu (Bhutan), Feb.6 (ANI): Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who is here to attend the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation's (SAARC) Foreign Secretaries and Council of Ministers meetings, has ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India Pakistan talks an anomaly in SAARC: Secretary General
February 5th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu (Bhutan), Feb.5 (ANI): South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary General Sheel Kant Sharma has described the possibility of talks between India and Pakistan on the sidelines of the SAARC ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India cautious, hopes to unlock dialogue with Pakistan (Lead)
January 28th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Ahead of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir in Thimphu next month, India Friday struck a cautious note, saying it was ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India, Pakistan to ‘unlock’ dialogue process in Thimphu
January 28th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Downplaying expectations from the meeting between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan in Bhutan next month, Indian officials Friday said it was an exploratory mission where ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
India to Pakistan: Ready to discuss all issues, step-by-step (Lead)
January 27th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Ahead of talks in Thimphu next month, India Wednesday allayed Pakistan's apprehensions saying it was ready to discuss all issues with Islamabad, but advocated a "step-by-step" approach ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
EU, India to work for terror free, stable, peaceful Afghanistan
December 10th, 2010 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Dec.10 (ANI): Leaders of the European Union (EU) and India on Friday reiterated their common interest in creating a stable, peaceful and inclusive Afghanistan, free from terrorism, as well as their ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Packed calendar for Krishna at 56th UNGA in New York
September 22nd, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept.22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, who will be attending the 56th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, is expected to have a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Delhi to showcase India through fests to herald Games
September 6th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) As Delhi hosts the biggest sporting event in its history, the national capital will also showcase over the next two months the best of dance, music, ... Read more...
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“Good news” likely soon for people of India and Pakistan, claims Malik
July 13th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 13 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has expressed the hope that people of both India and Pakistan would soon hear "good news", as the two neighbouring countries have ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Will discuss all issues with Chidambaram: Pakistan interior minister (Lead)
June 24th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad/New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that all matters will be on the table during his meeting with his Indian counterpart P. Chidambaram in Islamabad ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Chidambaram heads to Pakistan Friday, Mumbai trial tops agenda
June 24th, 2010 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) A day after talks between the foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram will go Islamabad Friday, the first ministerial visit to Islamabad ... Read more...
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Ahead of talks, Pak troops violate ceasefire along LoC, two killed
June 20th, 2010 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): With Foreign Secretary talks just days away, Pakistan troops on Sunday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Machil Sector. ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Think tank calls on India to revise Afghan strategy
June 9th, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi,June 9 (ANI-Business Wire India): The India Research Group, a think-tank of Indian policy professionals, released comprehensive recommendations today to revise India's strategy in Afghanistan.The report - "India's strategy ... Read more...
Posted in National |