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Hillary’s India trip would focus on non-proliferation

Written on 28 Apr, 2012 at 12:21 in World | viewed 154 times | 0 Comments

Washington: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would discuss non-proliferation issues among other things during her trip to India next month, a U.S. official said on Saturday. “The Secretary will be in India, both in Delhi and in Calcutta. She’ll have... (Continue reading)

No change in visa policy on Modi: U.S.

Written on 26 Apr, 2012 at 11:42 in World | viewed 177 times | 0 Comments

Washington:The United States has said there is no change in its visa policy with regard to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. “Our position on the visa issue hasn’t changed at all,” State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily... (Continue reading)

Saeed appeals in Pak HC against action under U.S pressure

Written on 18 Apr, 2012 at 17:32 in World | viewed 274 times | 0 Comments

Lahore: Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has moved the High Court here, asking it to stop Pakistani authorities from taking any “adverse action” against him under pressure from the U.S. and provide security to him as his life was “not safe”... (Continue reading)

India, U.S. to hold political-military dialogue

Written on 14 Apr, 2012 at 14:12 in World | viewed 260 times | 0 Comments

Washington:After a gap of nearly six years, the U.S. and India would hold their first political-military dialogue in New Delhi next week during, which the two countries are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues. Assistant Secretary of State... (Continue reading)

U.S. wants to bring Hafiz Saeed to justice

Written on 6 Apr, 2012 at 12:02 in World | viewed 277 times | 0 Comments

Washington: The Obama administration on Friday said it announced a bounty of $10 million on Hafiz Saeed to bring him to justice as it was convinced that the LeT founder had played a key role in the 2008 Mumbai terror... (Continue reading)

Aung San Suu Kyi calls victory a “beginning of new era”

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 at 14:09 in World | viewed 307 times | 0 Comments

Yangon: Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory on Monday in Myanmar’s historic by-election, saying she hoped it would mark the beginning of a new era for the long-repressed country. Ms. Suu Kyi spoke to thousands of cheering supporters who gathered outside... (Continue reading)

Indonesia’s parliament blocks fuel prices hike

Written on 31 Mar, 2012 at 12:00 in World | viewed 275 times | 0 Comments

Jakrata: Indonesia’s parliament voted on Saturday to block the government’s plan to raise fuel prices by more than 30 per cent this weekend, but it allowed for a future price hike under certain conditions. The government was set to raise the... (Continue reading)

Police detain 19 suspected extremists in France

Written on 30 Mar, 2012 at 12:34 in World | viewed 296 times | 0 Comments

Paris: President Nicolas Sarkozy said police in cities around France have detained 19 people in a crackdown on suspected Islamist extremists. Mr. Sarkozy said on Europe-1 radio on Friday that weapons were seized in some of the raids, including AK-47 assault... (Continue reading)

Strong quake shakes Chile

Written on 26 Mar, 2012 at 12:16 in World | viewed 344 times | 0 Comments

Santiago:A magnitude-7.1 earthquake shook central Chile, two years after the region was devastated by another tremor and tsunami, the U.S. Geological Survey in Washington said. There were no immediate reports of major damage although Sunday’s quake disrupted the area’s telephone service. Thousands... (Continue reading)

2.4 lakh illegal Indian immigrants living in U.S.: report

Written on 24 Mar, 2012 at 14:14 in World | viewed 433 times | 0 Comments

Washington:An estimated 2,40,000 Indian immigrants are among 11.5 million foreigners living illegally in the United States without proper immigration documents, according to latest official figures. The flow of Indians coming clandestinely to the U.S. has, in fact, doubled between 2000 and... (Continue reading)

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