Delegates in Istanbul seek peace for Afghanistan

Afghan Prez Hamid Karzai pressed Pakistan to help his country negotiate with the Taliban, despite a series of high-profile assassinations and attacks that have diminished peace prospects and intensified suspicions that Islamabad supports and shelters the militants. Karzai’s appeal came in Istanbul on Wednesday during a one-day conference on Afghanistan that drew regional players as […]

PM arrives in Cannes for G-20 Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in Cannes in this French coastal resort to attend the crucial summit of world’s 20 powerful economies (G-20), saying difficult decisions are needed swiftly to address the crisis in Eurozone and elsewhere. Government sources said the G-20 faces a big test in ensuring that concrete steps are taken for recovery […]

Delhi court dismisses DMK MP Kanimozhi’s bail plea in 2G case. Bail pleas of ex-Telecom Secretary Siddhartha Behura, A Raja’s former Private Secretary R K Chandolia and 5 others also dismissed by Delhi Court.Court to begin 2G case trial from 11th Nov.

Iran, Russia to continue military cooperation

Iran says, Tehran and Moscow will continue their military cooperation. Local Tehran Times daily today quoted Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast as saying that Russia has agreed to provide Iran with electronic warfare in return for the cancellation of the contract for delivery of the S-300 missile system. The Iranian spokesman did not elaborate […]

Gunmen kill nine people in Syria’s central Homs region

In Syria, activists say that gunmen have killed at least nine people in the central Homs region. They said, the violence took place today but the details are unclear. Meanwhile, the Syrian government has said that an agreement on a plan that could end months of deadly unrest is set to be announced today at […]

India & Poland to enhance cooperation in films sector

India and Poland have agreed to enhance the bilateral cooperation in the Films Sector. The two countries are also discussing the possibility of exchange programme between their National Film Schools. The issues were discussed at a meeting between Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni and Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bogdan Zdrajewski in […]

SAIL-POSCO pact expected to be signed on Nov 8th

The government on wednesday said that Steel Authority of India Limited, SAIL and South Korean steel major POSCO are expected to sign their joint venture agreement on November 8th. Informing this to reporters in New Delhi, Steel Minister Beni Prasad Verma said, he will be visiting South Korea and Russia. Mr. Verma who reviewd the […]

AI defers pilots’ training programme to fly Boeing 787

Air India has deferred the training programme for its pilots to fly the latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft by about a month following protests by a section of its cockpit crew. According to Air India Officials, the programme to train the first batch of pilots which was scheduled to start from tomorrow has been deferred. […]

President expresses concern over rising crimes against women

The President, Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has expressed great concern over the rising trend of crime against women in the country. Addressing the 125th anniversary of IT College Lucknow, she asked the law-enforcing agencies to create a secure atmosphere for women. Emphasising for self-security, the President also asked the girls to learn Judo and Karate […]

Mining scam: CBI summons Jagan for questioning

CBI has called Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, for questioning on November 4th in Hyderabad in connection with alleged multi-crore iron ore mining scam. AIR correspondent quoting official sources reports, the agency is probing alleged nexus between Jagan and Janardhana Reddy whose company Obulapuram Mining Company, OMC has been accused of violating mining norms in […]