Vows
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French president vows to reduce unemployment
World | Nov 07, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTLondon: French President Francois Hollande has said that he would not contest for a second term if he fails to reduce unemployment.In an interview on Thursday, Hollande acknowledged he had made mistakes since taking office
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China vows stronger ties with Pakistan
World | Nov 04, 2014, 06:41 AM ISTBeijing: China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Monday pledged stronger ties with Pakistan in a meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Rashad Mahmood in Beijing.Zhang, chairman of the Standing
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Richard Branson vows to find out cause of spacecraft crash
World | Nov 02, 2014, 09:18 AM ISTMojave, California: Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson vowed on Saturday to find out what caused the crash of his prototype space tourism craft that killed one of two test pilots, adding that while he
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Vladimir Putin vows to strengthen ties with partners
World | Oct 15, 2014, 08:18 AM ISTMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Tuesday to strengthen ties with foreign partners while defending its interests and principles."We are planning to actively strengthen ties with foreign partners. We will also defend Russia's national
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Barack Obama vows continued cooperation with Iraq
World | Sep 09, 2014, 08:53 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Monday pledged continued "close" cooperation with Iraq on combating the Islamic State (IS) militant group as the Middle East country's parliament okayed a new government.In a phone conversation with
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Barak Obama vows long-term strategy against Islamic State
World | Aug 19, 2014, 09:27 AM ISTWashington: US President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to pursue a long -term strategy to turn the tide against the Islamic State (IS), as Iraqi and Kurdish forces retook the Mosul Dam from the group
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Angela Merkel congratulates Poroshenko, vows more support for Ukraine
World | May 31, 2014, 08:54 AM ISTBerlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday sent her congratulations to Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko and pledged continued support for his country, a government statement here said.In a telegram to Poroshenko, Merkel said the presidential
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Chinese PM congratulates Modi; vows to take ties to new level
World | May 26, 2014, 11:01 PM ISTBeijing: Premier Li Keqiang today said China views India as a “natural cooperative partner” and it is ready to work with the new Narendra Modi-led government to take their strategic cooperative partnership to a “new
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McCullum vows to continue with investigation
Cricket | May 22, 2014, 12:12 PM ISTWellington: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum is standing by his testimony to the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption investigators and will continue to cooperate with them despite the leak of evidence to the media.McCullum told a
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French minister vows to reduce unemployment to three mn
May 03, 2014, 09:24 PM ISTParis: French Labor Minister Francois Rebsamen Friday vowed to reduce the number of unemployed people to below three million by improving the government actions.“Today, there are more than 3.349 million people without work...what I want
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Pakistan Taliban vows 'unprecedented' revenge for Mehsud's killing
World | Nov 02, 2013, 02:31 PM ISTNew York: Enraged at the killing of its top leader in a CIA drone strike, the Pakistan Taliban has vowed to take "unprecedented" revenge for the attack in which the militant group alleges the Pakistani
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Nawaz Sharif vows warmer ties with India, better relations with US
World | May 13, 2013, 03:59 PM ISTWashington, May 13: Nawaz Sharif, poised for a record third term as Pakistan Prime Minister after his party's emphatic win in the landmark general elections, has vowed to pursue better relations with the US while
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Martin Kemp to renew wedding vows
Hollywood | Jan 08, 2013, 02:20 PM ISTLos Angeles, Jan 8: English actor Martin Kemp is set to walk down the aisle with his wife for a second time later this year to renew their wedding vows.The 51-year-old wed ex-pop star Shirlie
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Obama vows to prevent Iran from getting N-bomb
World | Oct 23, 2012, 05:10 PM ISTWashington, Oct 23: US President Barack Obama has vowed he would not let Iran have nuclear weapons as long as he remains in office."As long as I am president of the United States, Iran will
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Prince William vows to protect wife from paparazzi
Hollywood | Sep 16, 2012, 02:05 PM ISTLondon, Sep 16: Prince William has vowed that his wife, Duchess Catherine, will not suffer the same press intrusion as his late mother Princess Diana did.William believes that paparazzi contributed to his mother's death in
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Egypt president vows to retake control of Sinai from jihadists
World | Aug 06, 2012, 07:57 PM ISTCairo/Jerusalem, Aug 6: Hours after ‘jihadists' gunmen killed 16 Egyptian guards at a border cheek-post, the country's Islamist President Mohammed Mursi today ordered the army to retake full control of the lawless Sinai. After chairing
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Shiv Sena vows to oppose Pak cricket tour
Cricket | Jul 16, 2012, 04:21 PM ISTMumbai, Jul 16: Shiv Sena today announced it would strongly oppose the year-end tour of India by the Pakistani cricket team. Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam said here that the perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terror
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Kaneria Vows To Clear His Name In Spot-Fixing Scandal
Cricket | Feb 18, 2012, 07:39 PM ISTKarachi, Feb 18: Under the cloud of spot-fixing controversy, Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has vowed to do everything in his control to get his name cleared in the scandal, which has led to the jail
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Sreeramulu Vows To 'Wipe Out' BJP From Bellary
National | Nov 24, 2011, 09:43 PM ISTBellary, Nov 24: A day after coming under attack from BJP leaders here in the run up the Nov 30 bypoll for the Bellary Rural seat, rebel leader B Sreeramulu today declared he would “wipe
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Medvedev Vows 'Reasonable' Response To US Missile Shield
World | Nov 21, 2011, 11:12 PM ISTMoscow, Nov 21: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev today vowed a “reasonable and adequate” response to the US missile shield in Europe, viewed by Moscow as a mortal threat to the country's nuclear deterrent.“We will have