Tue, 21 May 2013
(Photo: AP / Anupam Nath)India's growth needs more opening, foreign funding: Powell
U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Powell, speaks during inauguration of the American Business Corner (ABC) in Gauhati, India, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Similar centers have been set up in different parts of India to provide Indian business community information on U.S. companies and upcoming business opportunities....Full Story

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Pakistan's Imran Khan blames rival for killing fellow politician Zohra Hussain
PAKISTANI politician Imran Khan Sunday blamed a rival political leader for the killing of a senior member of his party, who was gunned down outside her home in the violence-plagued city of Karachi. | Also in this story | Pakistan politician gunned down | News+ | Oops! P...Full Story
Myanmar court sentences seven Muslims to jail
A provincial court on Tuesday sentenced seven Muslims to prison for the death of a Buddhist monk in Myanmar during sectarian clashes that claimed 44 lives in March. | The Meiktila provincial court sentenced Myat Ko Ko to life for killing the monk and showing religious d...Full Story
Steep rise in African researchers seeking Indian fellowships
Tweet | New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Increasing numbers of African students are keen to study in Indian universities, with a steep rise in African researchers seeking science and technology fellowships in this country, officials said Tuesday. | Speaking at the launch of the...Full Story
India Court Extends Police Custody of Cricketers
By ROMIT GUHA | NEW DELHI—Three Indian cricketers arrested last week for allegedly fixing parts of matches in the Indian Premier League were ordered to remain in police custody for five more days at a court hearing in New Delhi on Tuesday. | The three players from the...Full Story
Why is India's Dr Kotnis so popular in China?
Every time a Chinese leader visits India, he usually meets the family of an Indian doctor who died while treating wounded Chinese soldiers in the conflict with Japan in the 1940s. | Dwarkanath S Kotnis was sent to China in 1938 as part of an Indian medical mission after...Full Story
Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was named as new CAG of India
Tweet | New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma was named as the new Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). | "The President of India has appointed Shashi Kant Sharma, IAS, as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, in terms of Artic...Full Story
Premier Li due in Pakistan on Wednesday
ISLAMABAD -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will pay an official visit to Pakistan from May 22-23, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday. | It is the first visit of Premier Li Keqiang to Pakistan after he became premier of the People's Republic of China. | "The visit takes pla...Full Story
Passport issue resolved with Saudi Arabia: Indian Mission
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday resolved the issue of refusal of new Indian passports by immigration authorities in Jeddah which had caused concern among the Indian expatriates in the Kingdom. | Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Hamid Ali Rao met Saudi Deputy ...Full Story
Chinese Premier's outreach, wit wow Indian audienc
New Delhi, May 21: | Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on tuesday left his audience in splits with his ready wit and lost no opportunity to woo Indians, lending at times personal touches while espousing deeper ties with India. | He not only recalled an earlier trip made by him...Full Story
Indian-origin men facing gang-rape charges in New Zealand
Melbourne, May 21: | Four Indian-origin men accused of gang-raping a young girl on Tuesday appeared in a court in New Zealand. | The men - Amir Chand, 25, Harvinder Singh, 22, Kamaljeet Singh, 27, and Sumit Vermani, 26 - are defending the charges of raping the girl in A...Full Story
Pakistan's China-made fighter jets to escort Li Keqiang's plane
Islamabad, May 21: | Six JF-17 Thunder jets of the Pakistan Air Force will escort Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's aircraft when it enters Pakistani airspace tomorrow at the start of his two-day visit, symbolising the close links between the two sides in the defence and str...Full Story
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Nawaz Sharif promises 'positive change' in Pakistan within 100 days
The Siasat Daily Lahore, May 21: | Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has vowed his government would continue its work for the betterment of the people and would bring about positive change in the first 100 days of his government. | The Daily Tim...
Imran Khan walks pain-free first time after fall from stage
The Siasat Daily Lahore, May 21: | Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a freak accident at an election campaign meeting and is expected to leave hospital tomorrow, party officials said today. | Doctors at Shau...
Two Pak nationals extradited to US for illegal drug shipment
The Siasat Daily Washington, May 21: | Two Pakistani nationals have been extradited to the US to face charges that they operated internet sites that illegally shipped pharmaceuticals from Pakistan to the United States and Britain. | Sheikh Waseem Ul Haq, 40, and Tahi...
Bangladesh panel to recommend life in prison over building collapse
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Bus collides with truck in India, killing 11
Boston Herald NEW DELHI — Police say a bus has collided with a truck in northern India, killing 11 people including seven members of a wedding party. | Police officer S.K. Awasthi says 30 other people were injured in the accident Tuesday and were hospitalize...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
North Jersey NEW DELHI (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
The Miami Herald NEW DELHI -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | Mukh...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
The Charlotte Observer NEW DELHI Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | Mukherj...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
Denver Post Click photo to enlarge | Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, is greeted by his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee after he received an honorary degree at the Lovely Professional University in Jalandhar, India, Monday, May 20, 2013. Karzai will seek...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
Houston Chronicle NEW DELHI (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. ...
Karzai Expected to Seek Indian Military Aid
The New York Times NEW DELHI — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | Muk...
Indian Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel commissioned
Newstrack India Tweet | Tuticorin, May 21 (IANS) Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Vaibhav, the third in the series of 90-meter-class offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) was commissioned Tuesday at Tuticorin by Vice Admiral Anurag G. Thapliyal, the director general of the for...
New Pak govt may consider importing electricity from India
The Siasat Daily Islamabad, May 21: | Pakistan's new government will seriously consider importing 1,000 MW of electricity from India as part of a short to medium-term strategy to end power outages, according to a media report Tuesday. | The import of electricity from...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
U~T San Diego NEW DELHI — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. | ...
Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid
Philadelphia Daily News Gallery: Karzai expected to seek Indian military aid | Travel Deals | $169 & up -- 4-Star French Quarter Hotel, Save 45% |   | See all travel deals » | The Associated Press | Posted: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 9:44 AM | NEW DELHI - Afghan Presi...
‘Ex-Pak PM Ashraf used threats to secure funds’
The Siasat Daily Islamabad, May 21: | A top government official today told Pakistan's Supreme Court that former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf had threatened him in order to get funds released for several projects. | The Accountant General of Pakistan told a three-judge ...
Asif Ali Zardari blames int'l forces for poll debacle
The Siasat Daily Lahore, May 21: | President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peoples Party defeat in the May 11 polls while the party's losing candidates held former premiers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ash...
Afghan president expected to seek military aid during visit to India
The Washington Post NEW DELHI — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is expected to ask for more military aid during meetings with Indian leaders. | Karzai met with Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday and planned talks later with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. |...
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