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With dreams in his eyes and £ 450 in wallet, 26-year-old Nathu Ram Puri arrived in Britain from Punjab. He carried on his young shoulders responsibility of his family back home.

The historic peace pact that ended 10 years of Maoist-led civil war in Nepal turned three on Saturday. But the changes it promised to usher are yet to be witnessed in the Himalayan nation.

The latest US export to India: Lashkar terrorists. After a hiatus of four years, Lashkar-e -Tayyeba is once again back to recruiting Western Muslims for the Pakistan terror outfit?s jihad against India.

The ongoing political deadlock in Nepal took a new turn on Saturday with the Maoists deciding to start the third phase of their agitation to restore ?civilian supremacy? from next month.

The ongoing political deadlock in Nepal took a new turn on Saturday with the Maoists deciding to start the third phase of their agitation to restore ?civilian supremacy? from next month.

Over 1.3 lakh Tamil refugees living in camps in north Sri Lanka would be allowed more freedom of movement from next month.

The emergence of non-traditional recruits from jihadi groups has left many Pakistan-watchers worried, with one saying that this may be something that ?would eventually blow up in our face.?

Sarath Fonseka who resigned last week as the chief of defence staff assured armed forces on Friday that he would standby democracy and always fight for their rights.

A day after BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said she turned down an offer to become the next party chief, Venkaiah Naidu declared, ?I am neither in the race nor interested to become president once again as I had been the party chief once. The party has given me that opportunity at the age of 52.?

Asterix, the world?s most famous Gaul just turned 50, bringing all of Europe into a fever about the comic book hero.

India bristles at closer Sino-US ties,? said the front page of a State-run Chinese newspaper on Friday.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called the 20-year-old Convention on the Rights of the Child as a beacon and guide to protect "the youngest and most vulnerable members of society".

Singapore is ready to roll out the red carpet to Indian professionals, include those from the field of medicine. Contact Singapore, promoted by the Singapore Economic Development Board and the Ministry of Manpower, is holding a programme for engineering students next month to visit the island nation and work for a week in manufacturing and financial services companies there.

Retired General Sarath Fonseka?s candidature for presidency as a consensus Opposition contender from the newly United National Front (UNF) was subject to his accepting a 10-point policy statement of the Front, Opposition leader and former PM, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.

The United States-China joint statement that has rankled India by its mention of relations between India and Pakistan has underscored the major issue that American President Barack Obama will face when he meets with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington next week ? renewing the sense of trust that had been developed when George W Bush was in office.

When US President Barack Obama beamed in Beijing, the Chinese managed tight-lipped smiles. When he spoke haltingly with none of his usual confidence, about Tibet, Iran or the Chinese currency, they ignored him, served chicken soup with bean curd and sent him to climb the Great Wall.

General Sarath Fonseka?s candidature for presidency as a consensus opposition contender from the newly United National Front (UNF) was subject to his accepting a 10-point policy statement of the Front, opposition leader and former prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has said.

Leaders of the three major political parties in Nepal met on Wednesday to find a way out of the ongoing political deadlock in the Himalayan nation.

Ever since they came here for the event, they have been seriously handicapped. But North Korea, despite being a player short, defeated India 3-1 in the First Division team championship final of the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championship here on Tuesday.