Islamabad: Pakistan is moving towards granting Most Favoured Nation-status to India "despite some hurdles" as the two countries have made significant progress in trade cooperation, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday. Zardari referred to the importance of regional trade while addressing a dinner hosted by him at the presidency to mark the 50th anniversary of Pakistan-EU relations and said his government had designated 2012 as the "Year of Regional...
11:59 PM, May 09, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday said that granting Most Favoured Nation-status to India was a "paradigmatic shift in policy driven by the business sectors on both sides of the border". Zardari made the remarks at a dinner hosted by the Lahore Chambers of Commerce and Industry at the presidency in Islamabad. "The decision would reconstruct the region's economies and increase its stability," he said. The dinner was...
07:49 AM, May 03, 2012
Poonch: To quell "rumours" about the uncertainty over establishment of a powerful panchayati raj system in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the government will soon bring a legislation to provide Constitutional status to panchayats. "In order to do away with all rumours and speculations being circulated by some people regarding the establishment of a powerful panchayat system in the state, we will provide constitutional guarantee...
02:39 AM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the government to supply a copy of the Pachauri Committee report on alternative shipping channel in the Ram Sethu case to petitioner Subramanian Swamy. The apex court also directed the government to inform the court on giving national monument status to Ram Sethu by March 29. The government, however, said that the decision on whether to give Ram Sethu a national monument...
03:08 PM, Mar 27, 2012
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Wednesday issued a notification for switching over to a negative list regime for trade with India, under which the import of only 1,209 Indian products will be barred. The Commerce Ministry issued the Statutory Regulatory Order for trade with India under the negative list regime, officials said. According to the notification, a total of 1,209 items have been included in the negative list and will...
08:59 PM, Mar 21, 2012
Panaji: Ruling out the possibility of a special status to Goa, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that no new state would be added to the special category. "Special category status does not depend on Centre. Decisions on such matter are taken in National Development Council (NDC) which comprises of all Chief Ministers and Union Cabinet ministers," he said at a press conference. "So far, it is the...
12:17 AM, Feb 28, 2012
New Delhi: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has written a letter to the chairman of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), seeking a full report on former CWG OC Chief Suresh Kalmadi's "exact situation before the courts of justice". The letter stated: "It is our understanding that, to date, your NOC has not taken any action or measure with respect to Mr Kalmadi. We now ask you to send us a...
04:20 PM, Jan 21, 2012
New Delhi: CBI and Enforcement Directorate on Friday placed before the Supreme Court fresh status reports on the progress of probe into the 2G spectrum scam which also contained their responses to allegations of interference of an influential minister in the investigation against some firms. "I have two status reports from ED and CBI in sealed covers on each issue raised by the petitioners. Our full reply is by way...
07:22 PM, Jan 20, 2012
New Delhi: Actor Neil Nitin Mukesh has rubbished reports that he is in a relationship."Guys just for the record. I am single! A lot of speculation happening. Wouldn't mind betting into a relation!" Neil tweeted. Rumours were abuzz that Neil was in relationship with a Delhi-based girl. However, the actor has set the record straight, adding he dislikes people who use the word love frivolously. "I'm a "real" person! Hate...
01:30 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: With the Constitution Amendment Bill on Lokpal failing in Lok Sabha, the BJP on Tuesday night demanded resignation of the UPA Government on moral grounds. "Government should resign on moral grounds. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has no moral right to continue in office," BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told reporters after the embarrassing development for the Government. He noted that the Government could not muster even simple majority of...
01:13 AM, Dec 28, 2011
New Delhi: Government suffered a major embarrassment in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday night when the House defeated the Bill giving the Lokpal a constitutional status. The Bill, which was an idea of Rahul Gandhi to give constitutional status to Lokpal, failed to muster the required two-third majority of those present and voting in all the three clauses. The House witnessed high drama as voting on the three clauses showed...
11:51 PM, Dec 27, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan Commerce Secretary Zafar Mahmood has said that the government will not grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India unless a mechanism is evolved to protect domestic industry. "We are making sure that we will safeguard our industry first by consulting all stakeholders, including all chambers of commerce and other trade associations, before we grant MFN status (to India) and there is no international pressure in this regard,"...
09:02 PM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: Law Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday defended Government's move to give Constitutional status to proposed Lokpal, saying it gives special guarantee of authority and integrity to an institution. He also said Rahul Gandhi's aspiration and determination is that Lokpal should be no less than the Constitutional institutions of the country like the Supreme Court. "Those who don't want Constitutional status must explain to the government and to people...
05:46 PM, Dec 09, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said the process of giving India Most Favoured Nation status to boost bilateral trade is expected to be completed by October next year. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said "October next year is the time-frame which has been given" for granting MFN status to India. He was responding to a question during the weekly news briefing on the latest status of the Pakistan government's move to...
10:06 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: It seems that Facebook has rolled up sleeves to always stay ahead of its rivals. This year, Facebook has rolled out scores of new features to users' profiles and now it has announced one more update. The social networking giant has now increased the limit of Facebook status updates to more than 60,000 characters. Facebooks Journalist Program Manager Vadim Lavrusik, in a blog post, said that "In September,...
12:01 PM, Dec 01, 2011
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