
Seoul: Jeev Milkha Singh played a flawless three-under 69 and finished tied 25th as Austria's Bernd Wiesberger (68) left his rivals trailing to win the Ballantine's Championship in Seoul on Sunday. The 26-year-old Austrian signed off with a four-day total of 18-under-par 270 to lift his maiden Tour title. While Jeev totalled five-under 283, Anirban Lahiri (73) was tied 49th at even par 288 and Digvijay Singh (73) was tied...

11:14 PM, Apr 29, 2012

Seoul: Jeev Milkha Singh turned in a strong finish with two birdies in the last three holes to card a four-under 68 that saw him move up from 49th to 29th place at the end of the third round of the Ballantine's Championships on Saturday. However, the other two Indians who made the cut, Anirban Lahiri (71) and Digvijay Singh (78), slipped down. Jeev, after a par-par start, birdied three...

06:35 PM, Apr 28, 2012

Pyongyang: North Korea has threatened to launch "special operations" against South Korea's president, the official KCNA news agency said on Monday. A special mission team of the Korean People's Army (KPA) said that "special operations" aimed at Lee Myung-bak and his followers are designed to begin soon "in the unique way of the DPRK", reported Xinhua citing the KCNA. It said that Lee, together with his conservative media group who...

02:25 PM, Apr 23, 2012

Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Manmohan Singh thanked Gilani for conferring the Most Favoured Nation trading status to India. He also expressed willingness to visit Pakistan but only if 'strong and concrete' developments could be guaranteed. "I had a good meeting with him. I thanked him for the trade concessions that they...

08:01 AM, Mar 28, 2012

Seoul: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met here Tuesday and said the two countries had charted the right path to resolve their issues and decided to intensify dialogue. The two leaders, who met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul in an unscheduled informal meeting, reviewed their improving bilateral relations, said sources. This was the first meeting between the two...

01:09 PM, Mar 27, 2012

Seoul: The White House made clear on Monday that President Barack Obama would seek to put strained relations with Pakistan on a more even footing when he meets Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani at the end of a nuclear security summit in Seoul. The meeting on Tuesday will be the highest-level contact between the uneasy allies since US commandos killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani...

11:26 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sounded the alarm on nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands. Speaking at the ongoing Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul, he said, "Nuclear terrorism will remain a potent threat as long as there are terrorists seeking to gain access to nuclear material and technologies for malicious purposes. Nuclear security is primarily a national responsibility but there are benefits to be gained by supplementing responsible...

09:28 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Seoul: India on Tuesday made a strong pitch for membership of four exclusive nuclear clubs contending that it would help strengthen its export control systems and maintain highest international standards of its nuclear programme. "India has never been a source of proliferation of sensitive technologies and we are determined to further strengthen our export control systems to keep them on par with the highest international standards," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

07:40 AM, Mar 27, 2012

New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to make a statement at the ongoing Nuclear Security Summit at Seoul in South Korea on Tuesday. He is also likely to meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the summit. Bilateral talks with Canada, Spain and Turkey have also been lined up. Singh is expected to return to India by Tuesday evening. India is expected to stress...

07:18 AM, Mar 27, 2012

Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said hello to his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani when the two leaders saw each other prior to a dinner hosted for dignitaries attending the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. "Prime Minister said hello to Mr Gilani," Indian sources said, describing it as a "meet and greet" encounter. Earlier, both the Indian and Pakistani sides said that no formal meeting has been scheduled...

10:15 PM, Mar 26, 2012

The Prime Minister said that India will take proactive steps to improve the business climate in the country. ...

02:10 PM, Mar 26, 2012

Seoul: India on Monday stepped up defence, trade and security ties with South Korea. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in Seoul for the Nuclear Security Summit, held talks with his South Korean counterpart. Reportedly, South Korea has offered to sell nuclear reactors to India. The PM sought South Korea's support for India's quest to join international non-proliferation regimes such as the Nuclear Suppliers Group and the Missile Technology Control...

10:16 AM, Mar 26, 2012

Seoul: Investment from South Korea is a "priority" for India, visiting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday, adding that the government was taking "proactive" steps improve the business climate and move forward with the Posco mega steel plant project in Orissa. "Investment from Korea is a priority for India. We will take proactive steps to address investor grievances and improve the business climate in the country. Many states of...

09:54 AM, Mar 26, 2012

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in Seoul on Sunday. The duo issued a joint statement post-meeting that said that the two leaders pledged to enhance cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space as envisaged in the MoU on cooperation between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The full text of the deal India -...

03:26 PM, Mar 25, 2012

Seoul: Seeking to enhance space cooperation, India on Sunday offered to launch South Korean satellites. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the offer during the wide ranging bilateral talks he had with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak in Seoul. "India has also offered to launch Korean satellites on Indian space launch vehicles," Singh told reporters after the talks at Lee's Presidential residence - The Blue House. A joint statement issued after...

03:19 PM, Mar 25, 2012