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India, US to Raise Economic Issues, Afghan Talks during John Kerry Visit

US Secretary of State John Kerry is gearing up for a three-day visit to India to lead the 4th India-US strategic dialogue. He will co-chair talks with India's Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid on economical issues ranging from intellectual property protection to the new streak of entrepreneurs in the Asian country.

Jun 20, 2013

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Afghan Militants Launch Suicide Attack on Kabul International Airport

Heavily armed Afghan insurgents launched a suicide attack on a NATO airbase inside Kabul's international airport and seized two nearby buildings after dawn on Monday.

Jun 10, 2013

Mumbai Engineer Missing after Allegedly Crossing over Pakistan-Afghan Border in November

A 27-year-old engineering graduate, who left for Afghanistan last November in search of a job, has gone missing.

May 5, 2013

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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Pakistan and Afghanistan; Tremors Felt in North India

An earthquake of magnitude 537 struck parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday. Tremors were also felt in some parts of north India, including Jammu and Kashmir and Delhi.

Apr 24, 2013

India 6th Most Favourable Nation for Americans; Pakistan 3rd Least Favourite: Poll

In a poll conducted by Gallup.com, Indian is ranked as the sixth most favourable nation for Americans, while Pakistan is ranked as the third most unfavourable after Iran and North Korea.

Mar 8, 2013

Women's Day 2013: Delhi Gang-Rape Victim to be Honoured with US Courage Award

The Delhi gang-rape victim, known to the world as Nirbhaya (fearless), has been selected as one of the recipients of the 'United States International Women of Courage' Award.

Mar 5, 2013

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Union Budget 2013-14: Full Text of President Pranab Mukherjee's Address to Parliament

President Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Parliament during the Budget session 2013-14 which began on Thursday. He touched upon various issues from slow economic growth to insecurity among women in his hour-long speech, and stressed on the need for greater transparency, probity and accountability in governance.

Feb 21, 2013

Mumbai Terror Attack Mastermind Making Mockery of America?

Lashkar-e-Taiba leader and Jamaat-ud-Dawa founder Hafiz Saeed, who has been accused of orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, is leading a fearless life and roaming free in Pakistan despite being one of the most-wanted militants.

Feb 8, 2013

Pakistan Twin Blasts Kill 115; Scenes of Disaster in Pictures

Around 115 people were killed and several dozens injured in the twin bombings that ripped through the south-west city of Quetta in Pakistan on Thursday, reported Associated Press.

Jan 11, 2013

New 4000-Mile Bus Service Connecting Birmingham to Kashmir Announced

A new bus service that would travel almost 4000 miles between Birmingham in Britain and Mirpur in Pakistan-administered Jammu Kashmir was recently announced.

Sep 25, 2012

T20 World Cup: Brilliant Harbhajan Helps India Thrash England

Harbhajan Singh made a brilliant comeback into the Indian squad, picking up four wickets against England as India stormed to a 90-run victory in their final Word T20 group encounter at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. In the early match, Pakistan got their World T20 campaign off to a sound start, scoring a comfortable 13-run win over New Zealand.

Sep 23, 2012

T20 World Cup: McCullum, Wright Make Merry as New Zealand and England Storm to Easy Victories

Two magnificent individual displays of attacking batting - one from someone we expect to see that kind of innings on a regular basis and one from a forgotten man of England - lit up the World T20 on Friday. Brendon McCullum smashed his way to the highest score of all-time in T20 internationals with an authoritative 123 of just 58 balls - yes 58 balls! - to end any chance of Bangladesh getting a sniff of victory. Luke Wright fell one short of the magical three figures with a 55-ball 99, taking En...

Sep 21, 2012

T20 World Cup: India Pull Off Nervy Win Over Afghanistan; Australia Have It Easy Against Ireland

It was hardly vintage India, far from it. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men flirted with disaster for much of their first World T20 game against Afghanistan, before pulling off an edgy 23-run win. India made heavy weather of their batting, labouring to 159 for five, with Virat Kohli hitting a half-century and Suresh Raina chipping in with a 38, before bowling out Afghanistan for 136, when it once looked like the minnows would pull off one of the biggest upsets in history at the Premadasa Stadium in ...

Sep 19, 2012

T20 World Cup: Akmal Heroics Help Pakistan Trump India in Warm-up Match

A match-winning sixth-wicket partnership from Kamran Akmal and Shoaib Malik spurred Pakistan to an impressive five-wicket victory over India in a World T20 warm-up match at the Premadasa Stadium. Given a stiff target of 186 to chase down, Pakistan started well, then bungled the good work of the openers, before the pyrotechnics of Kamran Akmal, who made an unbeaten 92 off 50 balls, and Shoaib Malik (37 in 18) guided Pakistan to victory past their arch-rivals. Virat Kohli, the man who can do nothi...

Sep 17, 2012

5.5 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Kashmir

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale rocked Kashmir on Thursday. The tremor struck at 12:06:36 PM on Thursday according to United States Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter was located at Hindu Kush region.

Jul 19, 2012

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