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April 29, 2010 8:58 AM

US agrees to give direct access of Headley to India

The United States has agreed to take suitable steps to give India direct access soon to LeT operative David Headley who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. The US move came following a meeting between visiting Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium and American Attorney Gen...

April 28, 2010 9:57 PM

Pak bans Urdu news service of BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC today said Pakistan has banned the beaming of its Urdu news service on local FM radio channels. <br/><br/>BBC Urdu service reported on its website that Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has not given written permission to BBC's ...

April 28, 2010 9:37 PM

Lanka celebrates 125th anniv of Buddhist flag

Sri Lanka today celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Buddhist flag on the Adhi Vesak Poya or the Full moon Day.According to the lunar movement and the Sinhala calendar , every month the full moon or the Poya day is linked to a Buddhist religious event. But this year , according to astrological co...

April 28, 2010 9:37 PM

Court convicts 26 of planning attacks inside Egypt

An Egyptian court today convicted 26 men of planning attacks inside Egypt and of being linked to Lebanese group Hezbollah. <br/><br/>The 26 were convicted of plotting attacks against ships in the Suez Canal and tourist sites along with other charges. Most were detained between la...

April 28, 2010 9:36 PM

France, China pledge to draw line under past tensions over Tibet

France and China today pledged to draw a line under past tensions over Tibet and breathe new life into their relationship by working together on issues from global monetary policy to Iran.<br/><br/>President Nicolas Sarkozy and his host Hu Jintao made the comments following talks...

April 28, 2010 9:36 PM

Maoists converges in Kathmandu ahead of May day rally

Thousands of Maoists have converged on the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, ahead of a planned May Day rally on Saturday. <br/><br/>Members of the Maoist youth wing as well as ordinary supporters are camping in hundreds of private schools that they shut down last week. <br/&#062...

April 28, 2010 9:33 PM

US agrees to give direct access of Headley to India

The United States has agreed to take suitable steps to give India direct access soon to LeT operative David Headley who has confessed to his role in the Mumbai terror attacks. The US move came following a meeting between visiting Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramanium and American Attorney Gen...

April 28, 2010 8:34 PM

SAARC leaders call for collective fight against terrorism

The leaders of SAARC have vowed to collectively fight the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Setting the tone at the 16th SAARC Summit at Thimpu in Bhutan, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said, abhorrence of extremism, radicalism and terrorism are part of the region's civ...

April 28, 2010 7:10 PM

Maldives Prez calls enhance Indo-Pak talks to resolve differences

The President of Maldives Mohammed Nasheed has called for enhanced dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve their differences. <br/><br/>Addressing the 16th SAARC Summit in Thimphu, he hoped that leaders of India and Pakistan will have effective conversation taking a cue fr...

April 28, 2010 7:09 PM

B’desh PM sought coop with all including US to tame terrorism

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has sought cooperation from all, including the United States, to combat the menace of terrorism. She sought the cooperation when US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake called on her at Bangladesh Villa in SAARC Village in Thimphu. She said that terror...

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