China welcomes new Pakistan PM
June 25th, 2012 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) China Monday congratulated Pakistan's new Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and pledged a closer partnership with Islamabad."As a close neighbour of Pakistan, we will firmly ... Read more...
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Chinese daily urges reforms
December 26th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) China should adhere to its reforms and opening-up policy on its development path, the People's Daily said in a signed commentary Monday, the day after the ... Read more...
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Hollywood writers in Delhi
November 20th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) A group of Hollywood writers and producers of top TV shows and films participated in the fifth International Entertainment Education Conference here to prove that ... Read more...
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Zero tolerance for terror, preventive action against graft: President
October 29th, 2011 - 10:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Saturday said the central and state governments have to work together to achieve zero tolerance to terrorist activities and also called ... Read more...
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on happiness
July 20th, 2011 - 10:33 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 20 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution on happiness. It said happiness was critical in advancing economic growth and social progress, Xinhua reported.Calling the ... Read more...
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Osama assault wasn’t joint operation, admits Zardari
May 3rd, 2011 - 12:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 3 (IANS) The US raid to kill the world's most wanted fugitive Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's Abbottabad city was "not a joint operation", Pakistan President Asif ... Read more...
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Has the paradigm for women labour changed?
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Aloka KujurRanchi, Mar 2 (ANI): Across millions of households in India, straddling the rural and urban, there seems to be a tacit understanding that women of the house including girls should ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists ask India to scrap all ‘unequal’ pacts
January 19th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 19 (IANS) Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Wednesday met the chief of Nepal's opposition Maoist party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, and conveyed India's concern at the growing ... Read more...
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Nepal Maoists favour regulated border, visa for Indians
January 13th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Jan 13 (IANS) Staking claim to the new government, the Maoists, the largest party in Nepal's parliament, have indicated they favour regulating the open border between India and Nepal ... Read more...
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Beijing police now do blogging, podcasts
August 3rd, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 3 (IANS) Police in the Chinese capital will now offer interactive services through blogs and podcasts in a country where the number of internet users is multiplying.
The Beijing Municipal Public ... Read more...
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Sino-India ties have global dimension, not merely bilateral: President Patil
May 25th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, who will be visiting China from May 26-31 and will hold discussions with the Chinese leadership, said on Tuesday that developing friendly ... Read more...
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Rooting out terrorism to remain Pak’s prime focus: Qureshi
April 28th, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Thimpu, Apr.28 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that rooting out terrorism from the region has and will continue to remain his country's prime focus.Addressing the 32nd session of ... Read more...
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A pat on woman’s back on International Women’s Day (8 March)
March 8th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by admin
By Shobha Shukla - CNS
International Women's Day is the story of ordinary women as makers of history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an ... Read more...
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26/11 was cause of deep sorrow for me as PM, ordinary citizen: Manmohan Singh
November 26th, 2009 - 12:25 am ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashWashington, Nov.25 (ANI): Stating that the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai was a cause of deep sorrow for him both as India's Prime Minister and as an ordinary citizen, ... Read more...
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‘Bahrain can become India’s conduit to Gulf’ (Lead)
November 8th, 2009 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Bahrain can be the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the head of Bahrain's Economic Development Board said here ... Read more...
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Bahrain can become as India’s window to Gulf: Official
November 8th, 2009 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Gulf kingdom of Bahrain could act as the conduit for channelling the synergies of India and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), said the head of ... Read more...
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Singapore largest investor in India among ASEAN nations
July 12th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) Singapore is the largest investor in India among the 10 ASEAN countries with its investments rising from Rs.1,416.9 crore in 2005 to Rs.15,775.9 crore in 2008, says ... Read more...
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Saddam Hussein’s FBI interrogation files reveal ‘almost’ all
July 5th, 2009 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's interrogations by the FBI, after his capture in December 2003, have been released in form of transcripts, revealing some of the last thoughts ... Read more...
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End of war in Sri Lanka welcomed amid concerns about human cost
May 20th, 2009 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, May 20 (DPA) Celebrations to mark the end of Sri Lanka's civil war were planned on a national holiday Wednesday as the international community welcomed the end to fighting. But some ... Read more...
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Dhaka hopes to have headquarter of sub-regional bloc
May 20th, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) Bangladesh hopes to house the permanent secretariat of the sub-regional bloc, Bimstec, which was formed for rapid economic development and to accelerate social progress, officials have said.
Senior officials ... Read more...
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China’s Panchen Lama urges Tibetans to back communist rule
March 15th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 15 (Xinhua) The 11th Panchen Lama Gyaincain Norbu, the state-appointed Tibetan Buddhist leader, Sunday called on the Tibetans to support the Communist Party leadership of China to "achieve progress and ... Read more...
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Ban calls for ending violence against women
March 8th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
New York, March 8 (IANS) On the occasion of the International Women's Day Sunday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for ending all forms of violence against women that perpetuate poverty and ... Read more...
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Kerala continues to throw up paradoxes (Letter from Kerala)
March 1st, 2009 - 11:03 am ICT by IANS
Forty years ago the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) noticed that Kerala has achieved social progress comparable to that of the West without industrialisation. It asked experts to study the phenomenon, ... Read more...
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ILO warns rising unemployment to push millions into poverty
February 18th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Feb 18 (DPA) More than 140 million people in Asia could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2009 as unemployment surges due to the global economic slowdown, an International Labour Organization ... Read more...
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A new first family look for life in their new 135-room home
January 18th, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 18 (DPA) Sasha Obama was convinced even before her daddy's electoral triumph. "Life in the White House would be cool," said the seven-year-old daughter of president-elect Barack Obama.Now, the cute ... Read more...
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Iran urges NAM to support its UNSC membership
July 27th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 27 (IANS) Iran Sunday urged the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states to support its membership at the UN Security Council, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr ... Read more...
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Chinese names with English words spark controversy in China
July 8th, 2008 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
By Pranay Sharma
Beijing, July 8 (IANS) For ages, Chinese names have been the subject of interest and even jokes among some in the rest of the world. Now they are having the ... Read more...
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UN hails dawn of republic in Nepal (Lead)
May 29th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by admin
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, May 29 (IANS) The dawn of a new republic in Nepal, ending its 239-year-old royal dynasty that had become a symbol of oppression, has been hailed by the UN, ... Read more...
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