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    India, Pakistan agree on dates for meetings
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 20. India and Pakistan have agreed on a schedule of meetings for talks on eight issues — principally official-level contacts flowing from the first round of their composite dialogue that concluded in the early part of ...

    Haj quota up by 10,000
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 20.The Government today decided to give subsidy to 82,000 Haj pilgrims next year, increasing the quota by 10,000. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting today. "We had applications for 82,000 Haj pilgrims for next year and ...

    New Zealand keen on improving trade
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 20.The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, today called for greater trade co-operation between India and New Zealand, despite constrained growth of exports in the past. "Our export growth has been constrained by ...

    India among 55 most corrupt countries
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 20. This is one arena where India is ranked among the "best" in the world, but for wrong reasons. Still retaining its title of being in the big league of the most corrupt, India is among 55 of the 106 countries where corruption ...

    Rocca arrives for talks
    NEW DELHI, OCT. 20. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, Christina Rocca, arrived here for talks with her counterparts in the External Affairs Ministry this afternoon. Ms. Rocca's visit is expected to focus on the implementation ...

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