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India, Nepal to sign deal for 900 Mega Watt power project
India | Nov 16, 2014, 08:01 PM ISTKathmandu: India and Nepal are likely to sign an agreement for the construction of a 900 Mega Watt power project and another one for starting a direct bus service between Kathmandu and New Delhi during
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Share your thoughts and ideas over my foreign visit, Modi tweets before leaving for Myanmar
National | Nov 11, 2014, 10:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: Just before embarking on his flight to Myanmar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted to the nation to share thoughts and ideas for the visit. Modi is to kick off his three-nation ten-day visit
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India, Bhutan can contribute to outcomes in SAARC: Pranab
World | Nov 08, 2014, 01:54 PM ISTThimphu: Describing India's ties with Bhutan as “exemplary” that take care of each other's concerns and vital interests, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the two countries can jointly contribute to constructive talks and far
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Narendra Modi all set to create record for becoming most-traveled Indian PM in first 6 months
National | Nov 07, 2014, 04:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Its now almost six months since Narendra Modi was inaugurated as India's Prime Minister and he has undertaken many foreign trips with heavily packed schedules aftyer taking over the reins of power.This month
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'SAARC meet will only be respite in India-Pakistan crisis'
World | Oct 27, 2014, 12:05 PM ISTIslamabad: Guns may fall silent when the SAARC meet takes place in November, but it would only imply respite rather than a long-term solution to the ongoing crisis between India and Pakistan, an editorial said
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Resolution of disputes among SAARC nations key for progress: Sharif
World | Oct 24, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTIslamabad: The resolution of disputes between SAARC countries is important for the progress of the grouping, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today, amid Indo-Pak border tensions."Pakistan wished to nurture closer economic and cultural relations
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SAARC nations should identify areas of challenges: PM Modi
India | Oct 20, 2014, 11:33 PM ISTNew Delhi: South Asian countries should identify specific areas of common heritage, challenges and opportunities to foster region-wide cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday while committing India's full support to the SAARC process.He
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Nepal Foreign Minister to hand over SAARC invite to Modi
National | Oct 19, 2014, 02:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nepal Foreign Minister Mahendra Bahadur Pandey will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow to invite him for the 18th SAARC Summit to be held on November 26 in Kathmandu.Ahead of his meeting
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SAARC Observers for Maharashtra Polls
National | Oct 15, 2014, 07:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Observers from six SAARC countries will witness the Maharashtra elections today, as part of their efforts to study the election process in India.At least 15 delegates from Afghanistan, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan
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Modi to attend 3 multilaterals; address joint Australia Parliament
India | Oct 14, 2014, 08:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a series of multilaterals next month including G-20 in Australia and SAARC in Kathmandu as well as hold bilateral meetings with various top leaders.The Prime Minister will
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PM Modi talks 'strong SAARC' with Rajapaksa, Hasina and Koirala
World | Sep 28, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTNew York: Furthering his ‘neighbourhood first' policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bangladesh and Nepal and Sri Lankan President and discussed matters of common concern, including terrorism, while affirming
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Sushma Swaraj begins US visit, meets counterparts from 7 nations
World | Sep 25, 2014, 10:55 AM ISTUnited Nations: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her 10-day trip to the US with back-to-back meetings here with her counterparts from seven nations, including the UK and the Maldives.Swaraj met the leaders at
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India proposes 'cricket connects' exhibition as SAARC cultural glue
India | Sep 24, 2014, 08:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: Cricket, the most popular game in the Indian sub-continent, could be the cultural glue bonding the South Asian countries.Keeping this objective in view, India today proposed to conduct the ‘cricket connects' exhibition in
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Sushma Swaraj may meet Pak's Sartaj Aziz on sidelines of UN General Assembly
World | Sep 23, 2014, 03:40 PM ISTUnited Nations: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan's National Security and Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz are expected to meet at two multilateral fora on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week.Swaraj,
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NDA government committed to reviving SAARC: Rajnath Singh
National | Sep 18, 2014, 02:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government at the Centre is committed to reviving SAARC as a major forum to promote active collaboration in the region, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.“SAARC is an important forum where
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SAARC meet proposes visa exemption for 50 eminent people
World | Sep 18, 2014, 12:41 PM ISTKathmandu: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) immigration officials here on Wednesday proposed to exempt from visa requirement 50 eminent people listed by the grouping under 24 categories to enable their hassle-free travel in
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Terrorism, piracy to top agenda at SAARC Home Ministers' meet
India | Sep 16, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Terrorism, piracy, trafficking of drugs and women and children will top the agenda at the conference of Home and Interior Ministers of SAARC countries to be held in Kathmandu on September 19.Home Minister
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Being a Pakistani citizen, Hafiz Sayeed is free to roam around there: Abdul Basit
India | Sep 15, 2014, 10:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit today asserted that JuD Chief Hafiz Saeed ia a Pakistani national who had the liberty to roam about freely in the country.While speaking to some media
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India needs world class infrastructure: Narendra Modi
National | Sep 12, 2014, 05:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said accelerated infrastructure development was his top priority and stressed the need to create world-class infrastructure.Modi said this while reviewing the progress of eight major infrastructure sectors in
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No talks with Pakistan unless they stop terror: Rajnath Singh
National | Sep 01, 2014, 11:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: No dialogue is possible unless "Pakistan stops terrorism and violence", said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday.He denied media reports that he will be meeting his Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the