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  • Saudi King calls Zardari rotten head

    The king of Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Pakistan, has labelled President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to the country’s progress. “When the head is rotten, it affects the whole body,” King Abdullah was quoted as saying by the New York Times in leaked US diplomatic cables. Zardari is reportedly unpopular at home […]

    Counting of votes underway amid Opposition protests in Egypt

    Counting of votes from the controversial parliamentary elections in Egypt was underway Monday amid Opposition charges of ballot fraud and protests at various centres. More than 50 per cent of votes in the parliamentary election have already been counted, with a lead for the ruling National Democratic Party according to the operations room within the […]

    India keen on amicable solution to Tamil issue: Krishna

    India said it is keen on an amicable settlement of the Tamil issue but asserted that no strict time-line can be drawn for it. Describing his four-day visit to Sri Lanka as satisfactory, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said, “These are situations where a strict time-line cannot be expected. It all depends upon the […]

    India, China discuss boundary issue ahead of Wen’s Delhi trip

    Ahead of Premier Wen Jiabao’s New Delhi visit, India and China Monday explored ways to resolve the vexed boundary issue as the Special Representatives of the two countries held the 14th round of border talks in Beijing. The two designated officials — National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo — held […]

    Patil concludes visit to Syria

    President Pratibha Patil has concluded her four-day visit to Syria, which is expected to leapfrog the bilateral commercial and economic ties and double the trade turnover in the next two years. After visiting the International Centre for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in this ancient city, Patil, the first Indian head of state […]

    SKorea cancels new artillery drill on tense island

    South Korea’s military said that new artillery drills planned for the front-line island targeted in last week’s deadly North Korean bombardment were postponed; hours after authorities on the island announced the exercises. Similar live-fire maneuvers by South Korean troops one week earlier triggered the North’s bombardment that decimated parts of Yeonpyeong Island, killed four people […]

    Sedition case registered against Arundhati, Geelani

    Writer Arundhati Roy, Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others were booked on charges of sedition by Delhi Police on Monday for their “anti-India” speech at a seminar in New Delhi last month. The filing of the FIR came following a directive from a local court on Saturday on a petition filed by Sushil […]

    Ratan Tata moves SC against leakage of Radia tapes

    Tata group chief Ratan Tata on Monday  approached the Supreme Court seeking action against those involved in the leakage of tapes containing his conversation with corporate lobbyist Nira Radia. Tata, in the petition, has contended that the leakage of the tapes have infringed upon his fundamental Right to Life, which includes right to privacy. Tata […]

    Govt to issue show cause notices to erring telcos

    Facing allegations of massive financial irregularities in 2G spectrum allocation, the govt has said show-cause notices will be issued to 119 licencees for suppressing facts and also for missing roll-out obligations as per the terms and conditions of licence. “… we believe that some of the companies might have suppressed facts, might have got an […]

    CBI probing aspects of Adarsh scam, missing files issue: Antony

    Defence Minister A K Antony on Monday said the CBI is looking into various aspects of Adarsh Housing Society scam, including the issue of missing files. “The CBI is already looking into this issue,” Antony told reporters outside Parliament House. He was asked about the scam and the reports that documents related to Adarsh housing […]