We have given bilateralism a final chance: Musharraf
UNITED NATIONS, SEPT. 22.. The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, has said that "after several aborted attempts, Pakistan and India have been able to initiate confidence-building measures (CBMs) and a composite dialogue this year to address ...
U.N. reform should be broad-based: Manmohan
UNITED NATIONS, SEPT. 22. The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has told the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, that the reform of the world organisation should be broad in character and should strengthen the General Assembly, the ...
Chidambaram explains Government's stand on CMP
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 22. The United Progressive Alliance Government told the Left parties today that a note would be sent soon explaining its position on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector. It said the Bill ...
Authoritative win for West Indies
SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 22. If there was intrigue, it was only in Pakistan's decision to bat. The rest was emphatically pronounced in West Indies' favour as Rose Bowl witnessed one of the pleasant upsets in the Champions trophy. In rallying itself ...
Mufti escapes attempt on life
ANANTNAG, SEPT. 23. The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today escaped a bid on his life when rifle grenades were fired at the office of the Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, as he was filing his nomination papers for the ...
Minister, two MLAs killed in copter crash
GUWAHATI, SEPT. 22. Ten persons, including a Meghalaya Minister and two sitting MLAs, were killed when the Pawan Hans helicopter in which they were travelling crashed at Kyrdemkulai, a remote village near Borapani, about 45 km from Shillong ...
V.C. Shukla resigns
RAIPUR, SEPT. 22.Former Union Minister Vidya Charan Shukla said today that he was quitting the Bharatiya Janata Party. ``I have sent my resignation letter to the BJP chief, Venkaiah Naidu,'' Mr. Shukla told PTI here. ...
Cauvery panel to refer issues to Manmohan
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 22. The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) today decided to refer to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, the "distress sharing formula" and related Cauvery issues, along with the views of all the basin States. The Prime Minister, ...
Fresh charges against 16 in Best Bakery case
MUMBAI, SEPT. 22. Fresh charges were framed against 16 accused in the Best Bakery case in which 14 people, including two children, were killed on March 1, 2002, subsequent to the Godhra train coach burning incident. The 16 were charged with ...
Zee challenges BCCI decision in Supreme Court
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 22. Zee Telefilms today moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to terminate the contract awarded to it for telecast of cricket matches in India between 2004 and 2008 and ...
Foreign consultants offer to quit
NEW DELHI, SEPT. 22. The face-off between some economists and the Planning Commission on the inclusion of foreign consultants in some of the consultative groups is likely to end only after the the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, returns early ...
