Ahead of strategic dialogue, US official goes to India
byWashington, May 20 (IANS) Ahead of US Secretary State John Kerry’s June visit for the India-United States Strategic Dialogue, a senior American diplomat is…
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Peace on border basis of ties with China: Indian envoy
byNew Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Peace on the border is the foundation of bilateral ties with China and special representatives of both countries will…
In a first, NCC expedition scales Mount Everest
byNew Delhi: The first-ever expedition of the NCC to Mount Everest created history when its two teams scaled the world’s highest peak May 19 and…
North Korea fires two more short-range missiles
bySeoul, May 20 (IANS) North Korea Monday fired two more short-range missiles, a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the regime to…
Traffic restrictions for Li’s visit hits commuters
byNew Delhi: Commuters here faced difficulties today morning as traffic restrictions were placed in and around central Delhi and in parts of south Delhi…
Pakistani daily hopes Sharif, Kayani work together
byIslamabad, May 20 (IANS) A leading Pakistani daily Monday hoped that incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani “can…
Israel to keep preventing arms transfer to Hezbollah
byJerusalem, May 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his government remains committed to prevent transfer of the advanced weaponry to Lebanese…
Nepal, India to discuss cross-border crime
byKathmandu, May 19 (IANS) Nepal and India have decided to discuss cross-border crime to curb this menace on the 1,700-km border shared by the…
Sreesanth threw tantrums when police came to arrest him
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Fast bowler S. Sreesanth began shouting and claimed he had close connections with the Kerala and Maharashtra chief ministers…
Chhattisgarh orders judicial probe into civilians’ killing
byRaipur, May 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Sunday ordered a judicial probe into allegations that troopers in an anti-Maoist operation killed civilians in Bijapur…