Manmohan-Obama joint statement
September 27, 2013 Washington DC The Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and the President of the United States of America Barack Obama met this morning followed by a … Read More
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US eases sanctions on Syria
Seeking to enable relief and reconstruction activities in opposition-controlled areas of Syria, the US has eased economic sanctions on the country, the US Department of State said in a statement … Read More
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Will Israel flare up Syria conflict?
Keeping in line with its policy on such incidents, Israel has chosen to “neither confirm nor deny” its role in the bombing of the neighbouring Syrian capital. According to media … Read More
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Chinese troops withdraw from Indian territory
In a major relief to peaceniks, the three-week face-off between India and China has ended. By Sunday evening, the Chinese troops have started withdrawing from their newly erected tents on … Read More
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China refuses to budge, Indo-Sino tension may escalate
With the standoff between India and China over Chinese troops’ alleged incursion into Indian territory entering the third week, two bilateral visits are at stake. Indian foreign minister Salman Khurshid’s … Read More
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Why did NTU reject journalism professor’s tenure appeal?
Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has rejected the application for tenure renewal by journalism professor Cherian George, reports Strait Times. This is the second time the university has denied the … Read More
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Sarabjit Singh is dead, India furious at ‘inhuman’ Pakistan
The love-hate relations between India and Pakistan suffered another blow with the death of Indian citizen Sarabjit Singh in Pakistan. Singh was badly beaten up last week in a Pakistani … Read More
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‘US grads a disillusioned lot’
As many as 40 per cent of US college graduates are either unemployed or unemployable as they need further training before they can get their first job, according to an … Read More
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Multiple explosions shake Iraq
More than 20 people have lost their lives in the latest spate of bomb attacks in Iraq on Monday. About five bombs went off in the majority Shia Muslim areas, … Read More
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Blast Rocks Prague
A powerful explosion ripped through an office building in Prague, the Czech capital, at 9.56 am local time. Initial reports quote Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda as saying it’s a gas explosion … Read More