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Rajapaksa in UK row over human rights

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa's scheduled speech on Wednesday at the Commonwealth Economic Forum was cancelled, amid concerns about possible demonstrations by Tamil groups protesting......

The world has to take some very radical decisions: Jaishankar

The solution to globalisation is decentralisation and the solution to multilateralism is reformed multilateralism, not a 1945-version of multilateralism, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has......

It's official, India backs Tharoor for UN post

"It's a matter of pride if a son of India and son of Asia becomes United Nations Secretary General," said Navtej Sarna, spokesman for the ministry of external affairs, while making an official......

Why Justin Trudeau's India visit is important

'The India-Canada relationship has suffered benign neglect. Its full potential has not yet been realised,' says Rup Narayan Das. IMAGE: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Baisakhi......

How to DEFEAT the NEXT Pandemic

Illustrious international thinkers met at the Milken Institute Global Conference 2021 to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world at large and the accompanying economic......

Rahul Bajaj, World's Favourite Indian

Two months ago, on February 12, Rahul Bajaj passed into the ages.'Rahul inspired Indian industry with an ethos, an ethos of being more confident, more independent, more thorough, more competitive,......

Corruption? India ranks 95th in the world

India's image on tackling graft seems to have gone from bad to worse in the perception of people dealing with the system, with its rank slipping to a low 95 among 183 countries in Transparency......

New UK-India group to hasten road projects

Union road transport and highways minister Kamal Nathsaid on Tuesday a new group styled British India Road Grouphas been formed to hasten road development projects in India. The group, which held......

Pact to enhance India-Canada business ties

The Confederation of Indian Industry, Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games 2010 and Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce entered into an agreement to boost business ties between India and Canada.......

Khurshid calls for action-oriented collaboration with USA

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said at the inaugural meeting of the High Level Political Forum that the international effort to achieve sustainable development must be premised on an......

Draft National Youth Policy 2012 unveiled

The exposure draft of the National Youth Policy, 2012, was unveiled by Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Thuursday. The Draft NYP 2012, said Maken, is a first of its kind as it......

Will Delhi be ready for C'wealth Games?

India's hopes of using the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games to showcase its capital have hit fresh trouble with a parliamentary committee saying not enough has been done to prepare for the......

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