Pakistan on Thursday expressed the hope that during his forthcoming visit to India, US President Barack Obama would take up issues that are central to ensuring peace and stability in the region.
Addressing weekly briefing here at Foreign Office, spokesman Abdul Basit said,” Pakistan hopes that the US being a big power can play its role
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Posters, from a hitherto unknown group Jammu Kashmir Islami Ittehad, circulated and pasted in Residency Road and adjoining areas in city centre on Saturday asked Hurriyat leadership to take economic as well as living condition of Kashmiris into consideration before issuing weekly protest calendars.
It has asked Hurriyat to review its decisions about the protest calendars
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New Delhi is committed to support J&K for balanced development of all its three regions. This was stated by Home Minister, P Chidambaram on Sunday during his visit to Kargil.
Taking stock of development works following the recent floods, he said a Task Force Committee nominated to take stock of construction of basic infrastructure in Ladakh
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The Iraqi prime minister’s Shia-dominated coalition on Sunday rebuffed a Saudi initiative aimed at breaking Baghdad’s political deadlock, saying it complicates efforts to form a new government.
A Sunni-backed political coalition led by Ayad Allawi narrowly edged Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law bloc in March 7 elections. But no single list won enough seats
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Despite a ban on public smoking, around 29 percent of Indians were exposed to second-hand smoke outside their house while half faced it at their homes, according to a new study.
About five in ten adults (52.3 percent) were exposed to second-hand smoke at home and 29.0 percent at public places- mainly in public transport
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The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Monday opened higher by 294 points after rally in metal and oil & gas stocks, especially Reliance Industries.
The 30-share index rose by 294.07 points or 1.46 per cent to 20,326.41 points. The Sensex had gained 91.30 points in the previous session.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty moved
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Former Gujarat Minister Amit Shah landed in Mumbai on Sunday, a day after he was ordered by the Supreme Court to be out of his home state till the time it hears the CBI's plea seeking cancellation of his bail on 15th November.
Sources close to Shah said he left for Mumbai from Ahmedabad by a
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The Prime Minister has said that India wants to engage with Pakistan, but cannot surrender its national interests. Dr Manmohan Singh said, India is obliged to engage with Pakistan as it is a neighbouring country but cannot say how soon this will happen.
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Home Minister P Chidambaram has reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir in meetings with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and top officials. Mr Chidambaram took stock of the situation in Baramulla, Bandipora and Kupwara -- the three districts along the Line of Control in the Kashmir Valley.
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Campaigning for the fourth phase of the assembly elections in Bihar comes to an end Saturday evening, polling in 42 constituencies spread across eight districts will go to polls on Monday.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the polling.
Congress leader on Saturday addressed election rallies at Bachwara and Jamalpur in Munger district.
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Narayanan Krishnan, a 29-year-old chef from India who founded a non-profit body to feed the homeless and destitute, has been shortlisted by CNN for its annual 'Hero of the Year' honour that recognises "everyday individuals who are changing the world."
Krishnan is among this year's top 10 CNN Heroes, who were selected from out of
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State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) on Friday registered a 33 per cent growth in its standalone net profit at Rs 1,142.28 crore for the second quarter ended 30th September, over the same period last year.
The company had reported a net profit of Rs 857.88 crore in the July-September quarter last fiscal, BHEL said in a filing
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday took up with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao "difficult questions" impacting on Sino-Indian ties and pressed for "sensitivity" to India's "core issues".
The tenth meeting between the two leaders in the last six years took place in Hanoi in the backdrop of irritants resulting from China impliedly questioning the status of Jammu
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Keenly looking forward to US President Barack Obama's visit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the two countries had a common desire to bring about a qualitative change in their bilateral relationship and must explore new commonalities.
"India-US relations have entered a new phase. There is cordiality, there is understanding," Dr. Singh told reporters on his way
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Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza along with her hubby Shoaib Malik inaugurated the newly formed high-tech tennis academy in Ranchi on Thursday. The tennis academy has been built in the international cricket stadium premises formed by the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA).
Jharkhand's CM Arjun Munda was also present to grace the occasion.Mirza expressing her pleasure
Indian poultry firm Venky's Limited is all set to take control English Premier League (EPL) football team Blackburn Rovers in a deal that is likely to be completed next month, the club said in a statement on Tuesday.
Venky's is the flagship company of Pune-based Venkateshwara Hatcheries Group. If everything is finalised, it will be the
India’s teen hockey sensation Rani Rampal, aged 15, has been nominated for the Young Women’s Player of the Year award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
The other contenders for this award include Casey Eastham (Australia), Daniela Sruoga (Argentina) and Zhao Yudiao (China).
Casey Eastham was nominated for the same award in 2009.
Hockey India (HI) President Vidya Stokes has resigned as the federation chief. Stokes was elected to the post defying the age limit guidelines set by the government for the post.
Hockey India statement released on Wednesday cleared that Stokes after the appointment had notified to the Sports Ministry that she would resign after the conclusion of
Karan Johar is the most celebrated filmmaker of the Tinsel Town, every actor comes running at his disposal. His famous talk show ‘Kofee With Karan’ is back and this time it will launch with the best Bollywood couple of Ash-Abhi.
Karan has decided to go beyond his usual approach in starting the show with his best
Javed Akthar has translated country's national song 'Vande Matram' from Sanskrit to Hindi for the movie 'Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey'.
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The US President Barack Obama has warned that there was ‘credible terrorist threat’ against the country in a hurriedly convened press meet on Friday. Obama’s warning comes after the two packages which reportedly contained explosives was found in the British airport and in Dubai.
The packages are said to have originated from Yemen and was addressed
China’s activist group Rights Defenders has urged the Chinese government to stop cracking down the supporters of the Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
“The Chinese government has stepped up the persecution of signers of Charter 08, civil rights defenders and independent academics,” the Chinese Rights Defenders, a network of activist groups was quoted as saying.