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New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Union Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister C.P. Joshi on Wednesday underlined the need to promote cooperation between India and Lesotho in areas of rural development and local self governance.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Mohlabi Kenneth Tsekoa called on Joshi at his Krishi [...]

WASHINGTON: In a potential reversal, White House advisers are close to recommending that President Barack Obama opt for military tribunals for self-professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his alleged henchman, senior officials said.
The review of where and how to hold a 9/11 trial is not over, so no recommendation is yet before [...]

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon said soldiers will be allowed to Tweet, blog and update their Facebook pages on the US military’s non-classified computer network under a new policy.
The decision came after a seven-month review with senior officials concluding that the benefits of social media outweighed the risks associated with free-wheeling web 2.0 sites that are popular [...]

Imphal, Sep 19 (ANI): A major disaster was averted in Manipur when police detected a powerful car bomb inside the premises of the heavily guarded governor’s residence on Friday.

According to reports, militants masquerading as social activists managed to sneak in the small car fitted with powerful bombs inside the premises.

Bomb disposal squad of the [...]

New Delhi, Sep.18 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to India Timothy J. Roemer met Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday.

Ambassador Roemer met Prime Minister Singh at his official Race Course Road residence.

During their meeting they discussed the planned visits [...]

Islamabad, Sep.16 (ANI): The Taliban’s threat has still not subsided in the Swat and Malakand Divisions as the security forces have found that the extremists have created a new stronghold in the region and are [...]

Islamabad, Sep.10 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday questioned the efficacy of President Barack Obama’s AFPAK policy that links US policy on Pakistan and Afghanistan to ending a Taliban insurgency in the region.

“Afghanistan and Pakistan are distinctly different countries and cannot be lumped [...]

New Delhi, Sep 4 (ANI): The informal meeting of the trade and commerce ministers of key World Trade Organisation (WTO) member countries agreed on Friday to resume negotiations on September 14 in Geneva.

The negotiators will hold the meeting for a week beginning September [...]

Quetta (Pakistan), Aug.26 (ANI): Slain Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti’s son, Jamil Akbar Bugti has filed a petition in the Sibbi District and Sessions Court seeking a court order to register a case against former President General Pervez Musharraf and other senior officials in connection with his father’s death.

Jamil Bugti, in his petition, has accused [...]

New Delhi, Aug 20 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has stressed on the need for increasing bilateral trade between India and Nepal to energize economic development in the region.

He revealed this during his interaction with Rajendra Mahato, Nepal’s Commerce Minister, here on Wednesday.

Senior officials of both countries were also present.

Both Ministers discussed [...]

New Delhi, Aug 19 (ANI): As a part of overseeing the preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill visited the Karni Singh Shooting Range [...]

New Delhi, Aug.9 (ANI): With the number of Swine Flu cases being on the rise in Maharashtra and some other States of the country, the Delhi Government held a meet on Sunday to discuss measures to curb spread of HINI virus.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who presided [...]

Kunming (China), July 10 (Xinhua) More than 300 people were injured Thursday when a strong earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted the Yunnan province in southwest China, officials said.
The injured were rushed to hospitals.
The local authorities said over 10,000 houses collapsed and about 30,000 houses were damaged in the six counties hit by [...]

Srinagar, July 6 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Handloom Development (JKHDC) has bagged an order of Rs 1.25 crore from Reid and Taylor, which supplies the finest quality of fabric to many renowned fashion houses around the world.

The deal was finalised in a recent meeting that was held between JKHDC and senior officials [...]

New Delhi June 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony has assured the top brass that funds will never be a constraint for the modernisation of the Armed Forces and their welfare.

Antony, however, asked them to improve efficacy and efficiency of delivery mechanisms at all levels and [...]

New Delhi June 25 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony assured the top brass that funds will never be a constraint for the modernisation of the Armed Forces and their welfare.

Antony however asked them on improving efficacy and efficiency of our delivery mechanisms at [...]

Washington, June 23 (ANI): Church of Scientology, the religion of many celebrities including Tom Cruise and John Travolta, has been defended against reports claiming one of its leading figures beat subordinates and promoted violence among senior officials.

Former executives of the church had alleged chairman David Miscavige, who was [...]

New Delhi, June 22 (ANI): The Delhi Government is likely to recommend some tough measures in the state budget which is to be unveiled today.

According to senior officials with the Delhi Government, as the revenue fell by over Rs 1,300 crore during the year 2008-09, the Government may feel compelled to undertake some harsh [...]

Hyderabad, June 21(ANI): Satyam Computer Services has been renamed as Mahindra Satyam, while the logo will be adopted from the Mahindra Group.

Tech Mahindra had bought it in April,

The decision was taken at a closed-door meeting attended by top executives of Tech Mahindra in Hyderabad.

“Customer centricity, high standards of corporate governance, unimpeachable ethics form [...]

New Delhi, June 20 (ANI): In the wake of global financial meltdown, the Delhi Government is likely to recommend some tough measures in the state budget which is to be unveiled on Monday, said Government officials.

According to senior officials with the Delhi Government, as the revenue fell by over Rs 1,300 crore during the [...]