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19 jailed Bangladeshi fishermen return from India
Sri Lanka to release 86 fishermen ahead ...

Sri Lanka to release 86 fishermen ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to release 86 Indian fishermen. The release is being initiated as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka on March 13 and 14. Formal orders for the release of the fishermen will be issued by the... read more »

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh extends $25 mn credit to Maldives
Summons to Manmohan Singh: Congress lead...

Summons to Manmohan Singh: Congress leaders stop trains across UP

NEW DELHI: Congress leaders on Thursday took out rallies and stopped trains at several places across Uttar Pradesh to protest against the court summons issued against former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a coal scam case. Congress workers, lead by Rita Bahuguna Joshi, on Thursday stopped the... read more »

Economy heading towards better times, no reason to despair : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
I am upset, Manmohan Singh says after co...

I am upset, Manmohan Singh says after court summons him as accused in coal ...

NEW DELHI: Former PM Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that he was upset over a Delhi court’s decision to issue him summons to appear as an accused in a coal scam case. “I am upset, but this is a part of life,” Manmohan Singh told reporters on Wednesday. “I am sure that the... read more »

Broke no rules, mailed no classified inf...

Broke no rules, mailed no classified info to anyone: Clinton

New York: Breaking her silence over the email uproar, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she chose one account for both her personal and official communication out of “convenience” but acknowledged it would have been better if she had used government email for... read more »

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Lok Sabha polls 2014 : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to contest elections in as many states as possible

Lok Sabha polls 2014 : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) to contest elections...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Saturday that it will contest most seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. AAP leader Prashant Bhushan said the decision was taken at the start of a two-day... read more »

Minor shake up in DMK's ranks, DMK chief M Karunanidhi,

Minor shake up in DMK’s ranks, DMK chief M K...

Chennai –  In a minor shake up, DMK dissolved the party’s Madurai Urban division following “indiscipline” and appointed a... read more »

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh extends $25 mn credit to ...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh extends $25 mn credit to Maldives

PM on Thursday asked newly elected Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen to address the problems faced by some Indian investors and “amicably” settle... read more »

Andhra Assembly adjourns again over Telangana Bill

Hyderabad – The Andhra Pradesh State Assembly had to be adjourned again on Saturday, following an uproar over the Telangana Bill by pro and... read more »

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal fit to be PM: Yogendr...

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal fit to be PM: Yogendra Yadav

New Delhi – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Yogendra Yadav on Saturday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is fit to be prime minister, and added that... read more »

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Pakistan president's warning to Taliban

Pakistan president’s warning to Taliban

Islamabad – Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain has warned that other option! s could be used against the Taliban militants if peace talks with them fail. The Pakistani Taliban refused... read more »

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Bangladesh detains former president Ershad

Dhaka – Bangladesh’s former military dictator and Jatiya Party chairman Hussain Muhammad Ershad was detained in Dhaka Thursday... read more »

Execution in North Korea worries South Korea

Execution in North Korea worries South Korea

Seoul – South Korea expressed deep concern about a series of occurrences in North Korea, including the execution of Jang Song-Thaek, who was married to... read more »

War not an option, rival military officials should meet...

Shahbaz visit must revive India-Pakistan peace: daily

New Delhi – Pa! kistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the younger brother of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has said Islamabad would be... read more »

‘Sheriff of Wall Street’ Preet Bharara stri...

'Sheriff of Wall Street' Preet Bharara strikes again

By Arun Kumar New York – Manhattan’s US Attorney Preetinder Singh “Preet” Bharara, dubbed “Sheriff of Wall Street” by Time... read more »

US wants Pakistan to ‘do more’ to eliminate all militant groups

SLAMABAD: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said on Monday that the US wants Pakistan to “do more” to eliminate all militant groups.   He said the “US would continue to... read more »

Coal India slips on divestment buzz

Coal India fell 4.17% to Rs 360.10 at 11:09 IST on BSE on report the government is planning to sell a 10% stake in the state-run coal miner. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex was down 25.07 points,... read more »

Alibaba to Buy $550 Million Stake in Paytm’s Parent Company: Report

China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its unit Alipay are in advanced talks to buy a stake for about $550 million (roughly Rs. 3,417 crores) in India’s One97 Communications,... read more »

Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs 20,000 crore in Gujarat

Making public his “personal bias” for investing in Gujarat, Kumar Mangalam Birla on Sunday said the diversified Aditya Birla Group will invest Rs 20,000 crore over a period of... read more »

Essar Oil to invest Rs 6k cr to expand Vadinar refinery in Guj

xEssar Oil, which has a 20 million tonne per annum (MTPA) refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, plans to pump in Rs 6,000 crore to expand its capacity. The plant started commercial production in 2008.... read more »