New Delhi: Is it the end of the road for the Lokpal panel? Talks between the government and social activists could be headed for a collapse after they disagreed on all key issues " Anna Hazare's team has threatened a walkout if the prime minister is exempted from the bills ambit. Fearing a repeat of the Anna movement, the government is trying to persuade Baba Ramdev to call off his...
08:24 AM, May 31, 2011
Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan meet for talks on the Siachen Glacier after a gap of three years.
10:56 AM, May 30, 2011
New Delhi: After a gap of three years, defence secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the long-pending Siachen issue will kick off on Monday. "Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar will lead the Indian delegation during the two-day talks," a Defence Ministry official said, adding that "India and Pakistan decided to resume the talks last year after both Prime Ministers met in Thimpu." Pakistan's Defence Secretary Lt General (Retd) Syed Ather...
08:42 PM, May 29, 2011
Islamabad: Pakistan and India began talks on Friday to resolve a border dispute over the Sir Creek estuary, as the nuclear-armed rivals make efforts to revive a peace process derailed by the 2008 Mumbai attack. The south Asian neighbours conducted a survey of the estuary in 2007 as part of a peace process begun in 2004, before the Mumbai attack by Pakistan-based militants, that killed at least 166 people, brought...
06:45 PM, May 21, 2011
New Delhi: A fresh round of talks was held between Government and striking Air India pilots on Thursday to sort out a few sticking issues in a bid to end the 9-day-old stir. With both sides stating that the parleys are moving in the right direction, they are hoping that an early resolution to the agitation may emerge soon. Air India services remained crippled for the ninth day today with...
05:51 PM, May 05, 2011
New Delhi: Striking Air India pilots continue hold the country to ransom for the 9th straight day. There is still no respite for Air India passengers as talks between pilots and management remained inconclusive on Wednesday. However, Civil Aviation Secretary Naseem Zaidi said that the first round of talks had covered majority of the issues and that the remaining one or two points would be discussed in a second meeting...
07:21 AM, May 05, 2011
Islamabad: India and Pakistan will hold their first trade negotiations in over two years in Islamabad on Wednesday, as Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani set the tone for the talks by saying on Tuesday that his country wanted "constructive engagement" with India. Indian Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar arrived in Lahore with an official delegation on Tuesday for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Zafar Mahmood in Islamabad during April 27-28. Following...
12:30 AM, Apr 27, 2011
Reports had said that Manmohan Singh and Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held secret talks to discuss peace between the two countries. ...
08:07 AM, Apr 25, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in secret talks with Pakistani army chief Ashfaq Kiyani through an unofficial envoy ahead of the cricket diplomacy at Mohali, according to 'The Times' of London. It said the back channel exercise that had been on for 10 months was aimed at ensuring the powerful Pakistani army's backing for the Indo-Pak peace process that had come to a halt after 26/11. The report...
08:03 AM, Apr 24, 2011
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh departed for China on Tuesday in a bid to boost economic ties between the two nations. Manmohan Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao had agreed to take measures to promote Indian exports in China when Jiabao had visited India in December 2010. The two countries have agreed to increase bilateral trade to $ 100 billion by 2015, up from $ 60 billion in...
07:32 AM, Apr 12, 2011
New Delhi: Veteran social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare on Friday said that he will end his fast on Saturday after government agreed to issue a formal order to set up a joint committee for drafting an effective Lokpal Bill. The announcement of an agreement came from both sides late in the night on the fourth day of Hazare's last-unto-death that triggered a nationwide support for his anti-corruption campaign. "Government...
09:06 PM, Apr 08, 2011
New Delhi: There are indications that the government and civil society have reached an agreement after four rounds of talks on Friday. The four-day fast held by ant-corruption crusader Anna Hazare may soon be over. Sources have told CNN-IBN that an agreement has been reached in the latest round of talks between representatives of Anna and the government. Indicating progress in talks with the government on the proposed formation of...
06:49 PM, Apr 08, 2011
Anna Hazare's fast unto death against corruption has entered the fourth day on Friday, as the logjam between Hazare supporters and the government continues over who will head the panel to redraft the Jan Lokpal Bill. Activist Swami Agnivesh will meet Cabinet Minister Kapil Sibal at his residence on Friday to end the logjam. ...
07:51 AM, Apr 08, 2011
New Delhi: Anna Hazare's fast unto death against corruption has entered the fourth day on Friday, as the logjam between Hazare supporters and the government continues over who will head the panel to redraft the Jan Lokpal Bill. Activist Swami Agnivesh will meet Cabinet Minister Kapil Sibal at his residence on Friday to end the logjam. NAC chairperson Sonia Gandhi also appealed to Anna to give up his fast, but...
07:28 AM, Apr 08, 2011
New Delhi: Government began negotiations with Anna Hazare's supporters on Thursday but after two round of meetings, the talks hit a deadlock. The government agreed to form a joint committee to draft an effective Lokpal Bill but there was no consensus on who will head it and whether it should be notified. From Delhi to Jammu to Kolkata to Mumbai, an Anna wave has swept the nation and the government...
09:11 PM, Apr 07, 2011
Bangkok: Japan's nuclear crisis will affect UN-led talks to fight climate change because it is prompting nations to rethink energy policies and investment costs, the European Union said on Sunday. But top EU climate negotiator Artur Runge-Metzger doubted the increased worries over nuclear will lead to a drop in nations' will to fight climate change or a lowering of existing pledges to curb planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. "Whether it's going...
10:08 AM, Apr 05, 2011
New Delhi: India and Pakistan are likely to resume Defence Secretary-level talks by month-end where they will discuss several issues including demilitarisation of the world's highest battlefield - Siachen Glacier, and Sir Creek. "The talks between the two Defence Secretaries are likely to begin by the end of this month where they will look to resolve the Siachen and the Sir Creek issues," a senior Ministry official said. The dialogue...
09:46 PM, Apr 04, 2011
Guwahati: With Assam elections round the corner, political parties, especially the Congress, are trying to play up the peace talks with the ULFA. ULFA chairman and founder Arabinda Rajkhowa was granted bail and earlier this year hold talks with the Government, a development not many had anticipated. Now, as Assam goes to the polls, the Congress is playing up the ULFA peace card to win votes. But peace broker Hiren...
08:25 AM, Apr 01, 2011
New Delhi: On the second day of ongoing home secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, an Indo-Pak joint statement has been released on Tuesday. According to the joint statement released in New Delhi on Tuesday, the Pakistani delegation updated India on the ongoing trial and investigation and agrees in principle to allow an Indian commission to investigate 26/11 attacks in Pakistan. India's National Investigative Agency (NIA) and Pakistan's Federal Investigation...
02:41 PM, Mar 29, 2011
New Delhi: The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan will be meeting on Tuesday for the second consecutive day in New Delhi. Indian Home Secretary GK Pillai and his Pakistani counterpart, Chaudhary Qamar Zaman, are likely to issue a joint statement on Tuesday afternoon. The statement is expected to outline bilateral measures to be adopted for fighting terrorism and enhancing Confidence Building Measures. The announcement may also come up with...
10:19 AM, Mar 29, 2011
