Monthly Archives: February 2012
US in blunt conversation with India, China on Iranian oil
WASHINGTON: The US is having “very intense and very blunt” conversations with India, China and Turkey on reducing their dependence on Iranian oil in a bid to bolster American sanctions… Read more
Two suspected LeT militants held in Delhi
NEW DELHI: The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) sponsored terror module busted here today had planned to attack a crowded locality with bombs, Home Minister P Chidambaram said today. “There was no VVIP… Read more
Pak okays process of obtaining Interpol notice for Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has given its approval for the process of obtaining a Red Corner Notice from Interpol for the arrest of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, Interior Minister… Read more
Pak to introduce negative list for trade with India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Cabinet today unanimously approved a proposal to switch over to a negative list regime for trade with India and phase it out by the year end as part… Read more
Pak SC issues notice to former ISI chief, Defense Ministry
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court today issued notices to former ISI chief Asad Durrani and the Defense Ministry as it resumed hearing a petition, after a gap of over 12 years,… Read more
Sehwag rested, Yusuf and Dinda recalled in Asia Cup team
MUMABI: Stalwarts Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan were today ‘rested’ while Yusuf Pathan and Ashok Dinda staged a comeback as the selectors refrained from cracking the whip on non-performers who… Read more
Sonia Gandhi abroad for medical check up
NEW DELHI: Nearly six months after undergoing a surgery abroad, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has traveled out of the country for a “routine check up” in connection with the treatment… Read more
‘Destructive’ bandhs are not future: Mamata
KOLKATA: Claiming today’s “Left-sponsored bandh” has ‘failed’ in West Bengal for the first time in 35 years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said ‘destructive’ bandhs were not the future and it… Read more
Adarsh scam: Bombay HC slams ED, CBI, warns of forming SIT
MUMBAI: Severely castigating CBI and ED for their handling of the Adarsh scam probe, the Bombay High Court today warned it may have to constitute a special team to investigate… Read more
Pak court seeks report from Interior Ministry on Sarabjit
LAHORE: A Pakistani court has sought a report from the Interior Ministry in response to a petition seeking the release of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, currently on death row following… Read more
