Enough space for India, China to grow, says Krishna

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NEW DELHI - Ruling out rivalry with Beijing, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday said that there was “enough space for both India and China to grow”, and stressed that outstanding issues should be resolved through dialogue.

CPI-M fumes over Trinamool symbol in railway ad

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NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday appealed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to withdraw an advertisement issued by the railways, saying it “alluded to the election symbol” of the rival Trinamool Congress.

Pakistan has yet to take effective action: India

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NEW DELHI - Days after India presented a fresh dossier on the alleged involvement of Hafiz Saeed in the Mumbai attacks, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday asked Islamabad to honour its anti-terror pledge and take “effective steps” to dismantle the “infrastructure of terrorism” on its soil.

Fiscal deficit won’t exceed 6.8 percent, asserts Ahluwalia

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NEW DELHI - India’s fiscal deficit this year will not exceed 6.8 percent, Planning Commission Deputy Chairperson Montek Singh Ahluwalia said here Monday.

Women’s panel to tackle abandoned NRI wives’ complaints

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NEW DELHI - With a rise in cases of Indian women being deserted by their husbands on foreign shores, the National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday announced setting up of an NRI Cell on Aug 27 to tend to such complaints and counsel the victims.

Indian envoys begin brainstorming, Pakistan high on agenda

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NEW DELHI - A three-day conclave involving about 120 Indian envoys posted abroad began here Monday with External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna outlining the country’s strategy in dealing with key foreign policy challenges, ranging from terrorism and climate change to global meltdown and soft power projection.

IIT professors go on mass casual leave for pay hike

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NEW DELHI - Hundreds of faculty members of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) Bombay and Roorkee went on mass casual leave Monday protesting disparities in pay. IIT Delhi professors will go on leave Tuesday.

Fortis acquires 10 Wockhardt hospitals

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NEW DELHI - Super-speciality hospital group Fortis has acquired 10 hospitals from Wockhardt for Rs.909 crore, the company said Monday.

Jaswant stopped Vajpayee from quitting after Gujarat riots

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NEW DELHI - Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was writing his resignation after the 2002 Gujarat riots but was physically prevented from doing so by his ministerial colleague Jaswant Singh who held his hand, claim two senior leaders.

War with Pakistan no option, talks the only way: Pranab

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NEW DELHI - Ruling out war as an option, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday reinforced Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s position that there was no alternative but to keep talking to Pakistan but made it clear that there was no surrender by the government on the issue of combating cross-border terrorism.

Russian aircraft carrier not overpriced: Indian Navy chief

NEW DELHI - Indian Navy Thursday contested an audit report on the exorbitant pricing and low capability of a Russian aircraft carrier it has purchased, saying that the deal had been concluded in all seriousness.

Indian Oil net surges 780 percent

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NEW DELHI - India’s largest refiner Indian Oil Corp Thursday said its net profit for the quarter ended June 30 surged 780 percent as lower crude oil prices narrowed its revenue losses.

Pakistan not cooperating in extraditing 42 fugitives: India

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NEW DELHI - A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the dialogue with Islamabad will depend on its action against terror, India Thursday said it has been asking Pakistan to hand over 42 fugitives, including mafia don Dawood Ibrahim, but Islamabad had refused to cooperate, citing the lack of an extradition treaty.

India looks for gas in distant Papua New Guinea

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NEW DELHI - Papua New Guinea, a sprawling Pacific Ocean nation of just six million people speaking 850 languages, is inviting India to develop its hydrocarbon resources after the islands struck gas two years ago. It is also keen to forge ties with New Delhi after courting Beijing all these years.

Journalists’ forum shocked by release of ULFA militant

NEW DELHI - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Thursday expressed dismay over the acquittal of the sole surviving suspect in the murder of Assam’s leading journalist Parag Kumar Das.

India looks for gas in distant Papua New Guinea

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NEW DELHI - Papua New Guinea, a sprawling Pacific Ocean nation of just six million people speaking 850 languages, is inviting India to develop its hydrocarbon resources after the islands struck gas two years ago. It is also keen to forge ties with New Delhi after courting Beijing all these years.

We have to deliver what we promised, Sonia tells Congress MPs

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NEW DELHI - With only a week to go before the first parliament session of the new government ends, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi exhorted party members not to lose sight of the reason they had been elected as MPs.