Islamabad: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday gave clean chit to Pakistan over Osama bin Laden's presence in the country. "US expects decisive action by Pakistan against terrorist groups operating from its soil," said Clinton. Aimed at resolving tensions raised by the killing of Osama bin Laden near Islamabad, Hillary Clinton on Friday arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit. Clinton was accompanied by US joint chiefs of...
11:00 AM, May 27, 2011
Beijing: Friendship and strategic partnership between Pakistan and China is an indispensable and critical factor to ensure regional and global peace and security, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said. Praising China's flood relief assistance in Pakistan, Gilani said, "Pictures of Chinese rescue and medical teams, working day and night in the mountains of POK and the delta region of the mighty Indus in full fury, helping their Pakistani brothers...
12:50 PM, May 20, 2011
Beijing: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to seek stronger support from 'all weather friend' China as he visits the country at a time when Islamabad is working to tide over the crisis following the killing of Osama bin Laden on its soil. Gilani's visit is being billed as the most significant by a Pakistan leader in recent times as it comes at a time when a Pakistan...
03:04 PM, May 16, 2011
Kabul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in Kabul where he has had a joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai reiterating India's commitment to Kabul. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who on Thursday, demanded a thorough investigation into the presence of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan for several years, but ruled out a US-type operation by India to eliminate Pakistan-based terrorists wanted by it. "One needs to go for a thorough...
08:10 PM, May 12, 2011
Kabul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday interacted with Indian Embassy staffers and ITBP officers and also lend an ear to local Sikh and Hindu families, saluting them for showing "courage and bravery" in strife-torn Afghanistan. On a two-day visit to the Afghan capital, Singh told the staffers of the Indian embassy that they were doing a great job and also creating goodwill among the people of Afghanistan, sources said....
07:28 PM, May 12, 2011
Speacial bus services will be provided, so the Pakistanis can be picked and ferried to Mohali. ...
10:29 AM, Mar 28, 2011
New Delhi: Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, on his maiden visit to India since he took over the beleaguered global financial giant in 2007, says the country's institutions are strong enough to deal with any challenge. His visit comes at a time when Citi is pushing forward with its back-to-basics strategy which includes restructuring its operations and focusing on emerging markets like India. Speaking to CNBC-TV18, Pandit said that Citi was...
11:50 PM, Mar 04, 2011
Patna: World Bank chairman Robert B Zoellick would be on a two-day visit to Bihar from Wednesday on the occasion of signing of an agreement with Bihar government for a Rs 1000 crore soft loan for rebuilding areas affected by the 2008 Kosi floods. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that Zoellick would be present during the signing of the agreement on Wednesday. The loan would facilitate reconstruction of about 1...
06:06 PM, Jan 11, 2011
New Delhi: A six-member committee appointed by the Maharashtra government will be visiting Jaitapur on Wednesday to assess the situation on the upcoming nuclear plant. The fact finding team will review Maharashtra's controversial Jaitapur nuclear plant site after an impact assessment said that the plant will be a social disaster. Commenting on the issue, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said, "People whose land is being acquired should get maximum possible...
09:46 AM, Dec 29, 2010
New Delhi: A day after Home Minister P Chidambaram visited Gadchiroli, the deputy collector of the naxal-hit district went on record to say that such high-profile visitors never bring any solutions. As bureaucrats have been making headlines for being involved in scams, the deputy collector from naxal-affected area in Gadchiroli district Rajendra Kanphade found himself in the eye of the storm by openly criticising the Home Minister. “One has to...
07:43 AM, Dec 29, 2010
Moscow: President Dmitry Medvedev will try to convince India to buy Russian fighter planes and seal a nuclear deal when he travels there this week for talks aimed at boosting ties with the second-fastest growing economy the world. Russia was one of India's closest partners in Soviet days, but the Kremlin will have to convince New Delhi that Moscow can deliver on vast defence and nuclear orders in the face...
09:58 AM, Dec 20, 2010
Moscow: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will pay an official visit to India on December 20-22, the Kremlin announced on Thursday. During his New Delhi stay Medvedev will meet with President Pratibha Patil and hold annual summit talks with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on the whole range of bilateral and international issues of mutual interest. During the then President Vladimir Putin's India visit in October 2000, New Delhi and Moscow...
09:25 PM, Dec 16, 2010
Wen Jiabao given a guard of honour at Rashtrapati Bhawan ahead of formal talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
10:31 AM, Dec 16, 2010
London: Britain's national tourism agency is set to launch a major marketing campaign to persuade more wealthy tourists to spend their cash on luxury holidays in the country's castles, stately homes and theatres. Visit Britain will promote "fairytale" holidays, based on three tiers of luxury, gold, platinum and black, to attract the estimated 10 million high net worth individuals with more than $1 million. "While every country has 5-star hotels,...
11:27 AM, Dec 08, 2010
New Delhi: Civil Nuclear Cooperation to top the agenda when French President Nicolas Sarkozy meets Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday. It's day 2 of French President Sarkozy's high profile maiden visit to India. The French President will be in Delhi on Sunday to meet the Prime Minister at 7 Race Course road. Sarkozy's visit was off to a positive start on Saturday, when he visited Bangalore and backed India's...
07:24 AM, Dec 05, 2010
Bagram: US President Barack Obama slipped unannounced into Afghanistan on Friday, one year after widening an ever deadlier war and just days before a pivotal review about the 9-year-plus conflict. Plans for a face-to-face meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai were scrapped at the last minute. Under intense security, Obama landed in darkness after departing from the White House on Thursday, where plans of his trip into the war zone...
08:21 AM, Dec 04, 2010
Bangalore:Backing India for a permanent UNSC seat, Sarkozy on Saturday said India, along with Brazil, Germany, Japan, Africa and Arab world should be in the UN Security Council. Soon after he arrived here on a four-day visit, Sarkozy also backed India's entry into Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and its case for a permanent membership of the expanded United Nations Security Council, saying it was 'unthinkable' to keep a country of...
08:04 AM, Dec 04, 2010
