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Syrian troops on offensive on deadline day
Reuters – Syrian troops shelled villages, fired across frontiers and were accused of massacres in the hours before a deadline on Tuesday that many doubt can usher in a U.N.-brokered…
US hopes India, Pakistan will build on progress
MSN – Welcoming the Delhi meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, the United States has expressed the hope that the two South Asian neighbours continue…
New visa agreement soon between India and Pakistan: Envoy
MSN – India and Pakistan may finalise a new visa agreement soon to boost business ties between the two countries, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik said here Monday.…
2G scam: Is CBI selective in opposing bail pleas?
IANS – The Supreme Court Monday took exception to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) being selective in opposing the bail pleas of the accused in the 2G scam. The…
Rahul, Bilawal contact important, says Pakistani daily
YAHOO – The contact between Rahul Gandhi, general secretary of India’s ruling Congress party, and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, who heads the Pakistan Peoples Party, is “important given that both might…
Maoists holding Italian threaten ‘extreme’ step
Reuters – Maoist guerrillas holding an Italian hostage said on Friday talks to free the kidnapped tour guide were a farce and threatened to take “an extreme step” unless the…
Kashmir avalanche traps over 100 Pakistan soldiers: army
Reuters – An avalanche slammed into a Pakistani military camp near the disputed Kashmir border with rival India on Saturday, burying more than 100 soldiers, with no sign of survivors…
Stuntman killed, actress injured in Greater Noida mall
IANS – A stuntman was killed and Bollywood actress Sayali Bhagat injured in two separate accidents Saturday at a mall in Greater Noida, which was inaugurated only a short while…
Rahul indicates UP Congress unit may be reconstituted
IANS – Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday indicated that the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit could be dissolved and reconstituted, adding that party functionaries will be held accountable for the…
Manmohan, Zardari to discuss ‘important’ issues
IANS – Although President Asif Ali Zardari is going to India Sunday to pray at the Ajmer Sharif, he will discuss “issues of importance” with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,…