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    India, Pak exchange list of nuclear installations

    India and Pakistan on Saturday exchanged the lists of their nuclear installations for the 20th consecutive year under an agreement which prohibits any kind of attack on such facilities. The lists were exchanged through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations and Facilities, […]

    International

    Sunni Muslims in Pak strike over blasphemy laws

    A 24-hour strike organised by Sunni Muslim clerics is taking place across Pakistan to protest against possible changes to blasphemy laws. Rallies were staged in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta after Friday prayers. The Government has distanced itself from a Bill to change the law, which carries a mandatory death sentence for anyone who […]

    Banking

    Banks hike lending, deposit rates

    Major lenders, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have raised their lending and deposit rates by up to one percentage point on the eve of the New Year. While the hike in lending rate will make auto, home and commercial loans expensive, increase in deposit rates will ensure better returns for […]

    National

    N Korea media calls for better ties with S Korea

    North Korea has called for better relations with the South in a series of New Year editorials in state media. Tensions are high on the Korean peninsula after the North shelled a border island killing four. The New Year editorials in three North Korean newspapers called for confrontation between the two Koreas to be defused […]

    National

    Traffic disrupts as Gujjar stir enters day 13

    In Rajasthan, the Gujjar agitation has entered 13th day today. The Delhi-Mumbai rail section is blocked as the dharna of Gujjar protestors continues on railway tracks in Pilupura. Jaipur-Agra national highway is also blocked. Meanwhile, the third round of talks between the Government and Gujjar Leaders could not be held on Friday with Gujjar leaders […]

    National

    PAC mulls questioning PM

    The Public Accounts Comittee (PAC) will take a decision on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s offer to appear before it in 2G spectrum issue after consulting legal experts. This was disclosed by Committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi in New Delhi on Friday after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on the issue. Joshi said the […]

    National

    India returns to UNSC as non-permanent member

    India returns to the United Nation’s Security Council as a non-permanent member from today. The move comes after a gap of 19 years. India’s ambassador to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri has said India would attach particular importance to the human rights issues during its two-year term. Puri said India and other permanent members of […]

    Lead Story

    New Year brings cheers all over

    Revelers across the Pacific Islands, Asia, Africa, and Europe have welcomed 2011 with celebrations and fireworks displays, and crowds are already gathering across the Americas to mark the start of the New Year there. The tiny Pacific island Kiribati was the first to ring in 2011. London hosted one of Europe’s biggest celebrations, on the […]

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