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March 6, 2010 1:42 PM

Attack on Indians in Kabul will not bend our will to help Afghan people: PM

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan has said, the recent cowardly act of terrorists to target Indians will not bend India's will to help the people of Afghanistan. Dr Singh said, the entire nation is outraged by the Kabul incident in which seven innocent Indian lives were lost. Replying to the debate in Par...

March 6, 2010 12:48 PM

PM reaffirms commitment to women’s empowerment

The Prime Minister today reaffirmed the government's commitment to social, economic and political empowerment of women, but said that there is a long way to go to achieve this goal. Opening the three day Women's leadership Summit in New Delhi today, Dr. Manmohan Singh however assured that no resourc...

March 6, 2010 11:31 AM

Indian toddler’s death: Parents see body

In Australia, the grieving parents of a three-year- old Indian boy, who died in mysterious circumstances in Melbourne, were allowed to view the body of the toddler today. The President of the Federation of Indian Association of Victoria, Mr. Vasan Srinivas, said, the couple, were accompanied by Indi...

March 6, 2010 11:30 AM

Nirupama Rao visits Lanka

The Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is visiting Sri Lanka today on a 3-day official visit. During her visit she will meet President Mahinda Rajapakse, some of his cabinet colleagues and other senior officials. Her visit comes at the invitation of the Sri Lankan government.

March 6, 2010 9:45 AM

Authority to regulate foreign educational institutions

<br/><br/>Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal has informed the Rajya Sabha that draft legislation for regulating the entry and operation of Foreign Universities in India will be taken by the Cabinet for approval soon. Mr. Sibal said that a National Accreditation Autho...

March 6, 2010 9:09 AM

Menon discusses security of Indians with Karzai

Amid concerns over safety of Indians in Afghanistan in the wake of last week's attack, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon met President Hamid Karzai and other top leaders to discuss the security of 4,000 Indians working on developmental projects across the country. Mr. Menon, who arriv...

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