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G-8 demand Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (09 July 12:10) |
| Sapporo, (Japan), Jul 8 (PTI) Leaders of the Group of Eight powers today
demanded Iran to immediately suspend its uranium enrichment programme and
respond positively to international me... |
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G-8 backs PM's idea on Forum (08 July 10:05) |
| V S Chandrasekar
Sapporo, July 8 (PTI) The Group of Eight industrialised countries(G-8) today
backed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposal for a forum to set up a
dialogue between ... |
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G-8 backs PM's idea on oil Forum (08 July 10:05) |
| V S Chandrasekar
Sapporo, July 8 (PTI) The Group of Eight industrialised countries(G-8) today
backed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposal for a forum to set up a
dialogue between ... |
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Maoists blame India for political deadlock in Nepal (08 July 10:05) |
| Kathmandu, Jul 8 (PTI) As Maoists' efforts to form a government proved futile
so far despite emerging the largest party in the April 10 Constituent Assembly
polls, they are now accusing ... |
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Over 3000 Indian workers detained for rioting near Dubai (08 July 07:57) |
| Dubai, July 8 (PTI) Around 3000 Indian workers have been detained at an
undisclosed place near the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for their alleged involvement
in violent protests against the poo... |
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India confident of Chinese support in NSG on N-deal with US (08 July 07:57) |
| V S Chandrasekar
Sappora (Japan), Jul 8 (PTI) India today expressed confidence that there will
be no no "difficulty" from the Chinese side when New Delhi's case for exemption
to cond... |
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19 rebels, two soldiers killed in Lanka clashes (08 July 06:04) |
| T V Sriram
Colombo, Jul 8 (PTI) At least 19 LTTE cadres and two soldiers were killed in
fierce clashes in Sri Lanka's restive northern region, where troops also
captured a key rebel ... |
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Indian mission attack blamed on 'foreign intelligence' (08 July 06:04) |
| Kabul, Jul 8 (PTI) Preliminary investigations by Afghan security forces today
indicated the possible involvement of Pakistani intelligence agencies in the
deadly suicide attack on the I... |
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Over 3000 Indian workers detained for rioting (08 July 06:04) |
| Dubai, July 8 (PTI) Around 3000 Indian workers have been detained at an
undisclosed place near the UAE capital Abu Dhabi for their alleged involvement
in violent protests against the poo... |
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G-8 leaders share PM's concerns on oil prices (08 July 04:01) |
| V S Chandrasekar
Sapporo, July 8 (PTI) Sharing concerns of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over
rising energy prices and the risks they pose to the global economy, G-8 leaders
today aske... |
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Zia can be released: Fakhruddin Ahmed (08 July 02:01) |
| Dhaka, Jul 8 (PTI) Emergency-ruled Bangladesh's interim government chief
Fakhruddin Ahmed has said that his government was ready to release detained
former prime minister Khaleda Zia, th... |
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US woman gets 4 years jail for killing Indian (08 July 11:56) |
| Washington, Jul 8 (PTI) A US woman, whose car accidently ran over an Indian
student last year, has been sentenced to four years in jail by an Ohio court.
The 27-year-old Hankinson had ... |
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UNSC condemns terrorist attack on Indian embassy (08 July 11:56) |
| United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the
suicide attack on Indian Embassy in Kabul in which 41 people, including four
Indian nationals, were killed ... |
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China condemns India embassy bombing in Kabul (08 July 11:56) |
| Sapporo (Japan), Jul 8 (PTI) China today condemned the suicide bombing on the
Indian embassy in Afghanistan in which 41 people, including two Indian
diplomats and two ITBP personnel, we... |
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McCain advocates free trade to revive stumbling US economy (08 July 11:56) |
| Washington, July 8 (PTI) Republican presidential nominee John McCain has
unveiled his plans for reviving the sinking US economy that include free trade
and unemployment insurance.
Th... |
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Nepal Supreme Court orders release of 3 pro-Tibetan activists (08 July 11:56) |
| Kathmandu, Jul 8 (PTI) Nepal released three pro-Tibetan activists, including
two Nepalese nationals arrested for their alleged involvement in anti-China
activities, following a Supreme C... |
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'Insist on additional protocol safeguards regime from India' (07 July 11:58) |
| Washington, July 7(PTI) As India plans to move the IAEA to formalise a
safeguards agreement on the Indo-US nuclear deal, an arms control forum has
asked the UN atomic watchdog to insist... |
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Serial bomb blasts rock Karachi; one dead, 45 injured (07 July 09:57) |
| Karachi, July 8 (PTI) One person was killed and 45 others were injured when
serial bomb blasts rocked Pakistan's port city of Karachi today.
The six "low-intensity" explosions occurre... |
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41 killed, 141 injured in Indian embassy bombing in Kabul (07 July 09:57) |
| Kabul/New Delhi, July 7 (PTI) A Brigadier-rank defence attache and a senior
IFS officer at the Indian embassy in Kabul were among 41 killed today in an
audacious suicide car bomb attack... |
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41 killed in terror attack on Indian embassy in Kabul (07 July 07:56) |
| Kabul/New Delhi, July 7 (PTI) India's defence attache, a diplomat and three
other staff at its heavily fortified embassy in Kabul were among 41 people
killed today when a suicide bomber ... |
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IFS officer, defence attache killed in Indian embassy bombing (07 July 05:59) |
| Kabul, July 7 (PTI) Terrorists rammed an explosives- laden car into the heavily
fortified Indian embassy's gates in the Afghanistan capital today, killing at
least 41 people, including f... |
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Pak condemns attack on Indian embassy (07 July 05:59) |
| Islamabad, July 7 (PTI) Pakistan today condemned the suicide car bomb attack on
the Indian embassy in Kabul that killed at least 41 people, saying terrorism in
all its manifestations "ne... |
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Pak blast death toll touches 20 (07 July 05:59) |
| Islamabad, July 7 (PTI) The death toll in a deadly suicide bombing near the
Lal Masjid here rose to 20 with a policeman succumbing to his injuries today
even as Prime Minister Yousuf Ra... |
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International meet calls for empowering Dalits (07 July 03:58) |
| Subhashis Mittra New York, Jul 7 (PTI) Espousing the cause of Dalits at a
time when general elections are knocking at the door, Union Minister Ram Vilas
Paswan has strongly advocated ... |
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Pak student alleges Aus companies of slave-like treatment (07 July 03:58) |
| Melbourne, July 7 (PTI) A Pakistani student who was paid just a mere over One
Australian dollar an hour for over 150 hours work as a security guard at the
Australian Open tennis is repo... |
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China warns Dalai Lama not to disrupt Beijing Olympics (07 July 03:58) |
| Raghavendra Beijing, July 7 (PTI) After latest fence-mending talks on Tibet
issue that failed to make any headway, China has declared that future dialogue
with envoys of the Dalai Lama... |
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Thousands in Pakistan mark Lal Masjid operation anniversary (06 July 09:56) |
| Islamabad, July 6 (PTI) Thousands of people, most of them madrassa students,
gathered amidst tight security in the Pakistani capital today to mark the first
anniversary of the storming ... |
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19 LTTE guerrillas among 20 killed in Lanka: Army (06 July 09:56) |
| Colombo, July 6 (PTI) Fierce clashes in northern Sri Lanka killed at least 19
LTTE guerrillas and one soldier as fighter jets targeted a rebel stronghold,
the army said today.
"SLA... |
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10 killed in blast near Lal Masjid (06 July 09:56) |
| Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, July 6 (PTI) At least nine policemen and a civilian were killed and
25 others injured in a massive explosion near the controversial Lal Masjid,
minutes afte... |
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Deserted by kin, Gyanendra evades visitors on birthday (06 July 05:55) |
| Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, July 6 (PTI) Away from the limelight, Nepal's ousted king
Gyanendra will spend his 62nd birthday at a secluded forest lodge sans the
traditional cele... |
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Bush to meet Manmohan during G-8 summit in Japan (06 July 01:57) |
| Washington, July 6 (PTI) US President George W Bush is looking forward to meet
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on July 9 on the sidelines of the G-8 summit in
Hokkaido in Japan where the t... |
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Create enabling environment to resolve Kashmir dispute (05 July 09:54) |
| Islamabad, Jul 5 (PTI) Pakistan today called for the creation of an "enabling
environment" for the success of the peace process between Pakistan and India
and the resolution of the Kash... |
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Lanka denies its navy harassed Indian fishermen (05 July 08:02) |
| Colombo, July 5 (PTI) Sri Lanka today denied that its navy had "harassed"
Indian fishermen, a day after thousands of members of the community launched an
indefinite strike in Tamil Nadu ... |
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Govt challenges Pak HC order linked to Shahbaz's election (05 July 08:02) |
| Islamabad, July 5 (PTI) The Pakistan government today challenged in the
Supreme Court an order that an election tribunal should decide on PML-N
president Shahbaz Sharif's eligibility to... |
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We want graceful exit for Musharraf: Zardari (05 July 08:02) |
| New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Amid calls for President Pervez Musharraf to step down,
Pakistan Peoples' Party chief (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari insisted that he would
have to quit but his party want... |
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Musharraf is unconstitutional President: Shahbaz (05 July 05:54) |
| Karachi, July 5 (PTI) Pervez Musharraf is an unconstitutional President and
should step down as soon as possible for the good of Pakistan, PML-N president
and Punjab Chief Minister Shah... |
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Lankan troops capture major LTTE base, 48 rebels killed (05 July 05:54) |
| T V Sriram
Colombo, July 5 (PTI) At least 48 Tamil Tiger rebels and a soldier were killed
in a series of gunbattles in Sri Lanka's strife-torn north with the army today
claiming to ... |
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Cabinet okays bill to amend Constitution;Madhesis dissatisfied (05 July 03:57) |
| Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jul 5(PTI) Nepal's interim Cabinet has endorsed a bill to amend the
Constitution but refrained from declaring the southern Terai belt bordering
India as ... |
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Musharraf fires fresh salvo against critics; vows not to quit (05 July 01:59) |
| Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Jul 5 (PTI) In a fresh salvo against his detractors, President
Pervez Musharraf has said he will not quit his post or leave the country
because he still ha... |
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Majority of quake-hit people provided makeshift homes in China (05 July 01:59) |
| Raghavendra
Beijing, Jul 5 (PTI) Authorities have provided makeshift homes to more than 75
per cent of the tens of thousands of families rendered homeless by the
devastating earthqua... |
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Bush welcomes 72 new American citizens, including Indians (05 July 01:59) |
| Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Jul 5 (PTI) Describing America "a melting pot of cultures" from
across the world, President George W Bush welcomed 72 new citizens from 30
countries,... |
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Improvement needed in legal education in India: Bhardwaj (05 July 11:54) |
| H S Rao
London, Jul 5 (PTI) Indian government has taken a series of measures to improve
the quality of legal education in the country to make it dynamic, Law Minister
H R Bhardwaj ha... |
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Pak SC validates emergency, sacking of judges by Musharraf (04 July 09:54) |
| Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, July 4 (PTI) Pakistan's Supreme Court, comprising judges handpicked
by Pervez Musharraf, today revalidated as "inevitable" the President's
controversial ac... |
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Sri Lankan air force pounds LTTE stronghold: Officials (04 July 07:57) |
| T V Sriram
Colombo, July 4 (PTI) Sri Lankan Air Force pounded areas in the LTTE stronghold
killing seven militants aboard a truck whereas, 26 others including two
soldiers lost their... |
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Police clamps down on Sobhraj's free style 'love' in jail (04 July 07:57) |
| Shirish B. Pradhan
Kathmandu, July 4 (PTI) Authorities in Kathmandu's Central Jail in Nepal have
clamped down on Charles Sobhraj's free style frolicking with his 20-year-old
new lo... |
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Nepal parties agree to amend Constitution over Madhesi demands (04 July 07:57) |
| Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Jul 4 (PTI) Nepal's three major parties, including Maoists, today
reached a consensus on resolving the issue of the ethnic Madhesi community,
which has b... |
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Pak govt asked by court to respond to plea by A Q Khan's wife (04 July 04:12) |
| Islamabad, July 4 (PTI) A court today asked the Pakistan government to respond
to a plea by wife of disgraced nuclear scientist A Q Khan challenging his
"illegal detention" and fixed Jul... |
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SAARC can do nothing to resolve Kashmir, says Lanka (04 July 04:12) |
| Islamabad, July 4 (PTI) SAARC "can do nothing" to get the Kashmir issue
resolved as it has no provision for dealing in bilateral matters, Sri Lanka,
the current chair of the South Asian ... |
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Children worst sufferers in Afghan conflict: UN (04 July 01:57) |
| Dharam Shourie
New York, Jul 4 (PTI) The ongoing violence in Afghanistan has taken a heavy
toll on the nation's children, who continue to be victims of attacks, have been
sexually ab... |
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US moves for UN sanctions on Mugabe; Russia, China may oppose (04 July 12:01) |
| Dharam Shourie
United Nations, July 4 (PTI) The United States has introduced a resolution in
the UN Security Council seeking freezing of assets of Zimbabwean President
Robert Mugabe ... |
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