The West Bengal Government has decided to cancel the acquisition of the 1,587 acres of land at Rajarhat Township near Kolkatta. Announcing this in Kolkata on Friday night, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the notification issued by the previous Left Front Government for acquiring the land will be withdrawn. She said the previous Government had […]
India has asked Pakistan to bring the 26/11 trial to a satisfactory closure. Describing justice for the Mumbai terror attack victims as a critical issue, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said at a joint press conference in Islamabad on Friday that satisfactory closure of the Mumbai trial is a must for normalisation of relations between the […]
Security forces fired on demonstrations killing 15 people as tens of thousands of anti-regime protesters surged onto Syrian streets after Friday prayers, and the EU turned up the heat on Damascus. The demonstrations were in response to a call by the Facebook group Syrian Revolution 2011, one of the motors of protests against the autocratic […]
Two days of talks between Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her counterpart Salman Bashir ended in Islamabad on a positive note paving the way for discussions between Foreign Ministers of the two countries in New Delhi next month. India pressed for “satisfactory closure” of the trial in Pakistan of Mumbai terror attack accused, saying it […]
The much anticipated meeting of a high-power panel of ministers on raising fuel prices has been put-off by a few hours to study more options. The Empowered Group of Ministers headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee was scheduled to meet at 1300 hours on Friday, but was put off to later in the day. This […]
India and Pakistan on Friday discussed Jammu and Kashmir during the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks in Islamabad, a day after Islamabad insisted that it remained the “core” issue for it. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao, who arrived Islamabad on Thursday on a two-day visit, began talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on Kashmir. The two-day […]
India has appreciated Pakistan’s help in ensuring safe return of Indian sailors who were held captive by Somali pirates aboard M V Suez. “We are relieved that their ordeal has ended and they would soon be safely back with their families,” External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said in New Delhi on Friday. “We appreciate […]
About 47.5 lakh domestic helps would soon get medical insurance benefits under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) with the Union Cabinet approving the proposal on Thursday. The scheme, which envisages smart card-based cashless health insurance cover of up to Rs 30,000 under any empanelled hospital anywhere in the country, was approved by the Cabinet […]
Bengaluru: The Art of Living Founder, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will become the first Indian to receive the Crans Montana Forum Award in Belgium on June 24. “You (Sri Sri) represent, today, hope to people in conflict,” says Jean-Paul Carteron, Chairman and Founder, in a letter.Since 1989, the Crans Montana Forum has been awarding individuals […]
On the eve of the Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, India has said it is making a “determined bid” to work out a cordial relationship with Pakistan and that all issues that “bug” the ties, including terrorism, will be discussed. At the two-day meeting beginning Thursday in Islamabad, India is also expected to raise the issue […]
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