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Qureshi takes oath as Uttarakhand Governor
Dr.Aziz Qureshi took oath as the governor of Uttarakhand at the Raj Bhavan here this afternoon. The oath of office was administered to Dr.Qureshi by Shri Barin Ghosh, Chief Justice of the High Court of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand’s chief secretary,...
Dalai Lama’s Templeton Prize money to Indian NGO
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Monday received the prestigious 1.1 million pound Templeton Prize here and announced that most of the prize money will go to ‘Save the Children’ fund in India.
Speaking at the St Paul’s Cathedral...
Gilani declines to arrest Saeed
London: There is insufficient evidence to arrest Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, says Pakistani PM Yousuf Raza Gilani. He also believes that al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri is not in Pakistan. “If you arrest him (Hafiz...
Russia wants India, Pakistan in SCO
Russia wants the process of India and Pakistan’s membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) speeded up, RIA Novosti reported.
Russia’s acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this while taking part in a meeting of foreign...
Hillary praises Mamata for overthrowing Left
Terming her trip to Kolkata as remarkable, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauded West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying despite being a woman she successfully ended Left’s 34-year-old in the state. -
“I went last week...
No one can force me out: Pak PM Gilani
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the Constitution has explicitly spelt out ways to remove him from his position, and added that no one can force him out.
Gilani said that he would not step sown through unconstitutional...
India must take ‘bold initiative’ on Siachen: Khar
India should take “a bold initiative” to resolve the dispute over Siachen, the world’s highest battleground, said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. Khar said Pakistan believed that all outstanding issues with India could be...
India, Pak expected to sign revised visa agreement
India and Pakistan are expected to sign a revised visa agreement making liberalised provisions for businessmen when the Home and Interior Secretaries of the two countries meet for talks in Islamabad later this month, Indian High Commissioner...
India’s missile defence shield ready: DRDO chief
India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country on par with an elite group of few nations. The shield, developed by DRDO, has been tested successfully...
Osama’s body dumped 320 kms off Surat?
American treasure hunter Bill Warren has claimed to have located Osama bin Laden’s body bag deep under the Arabian Sea, 320 kilometres west of Surat in Gujarat, and hopes to start his mission on June 1. “I’ve located where they threw him...
