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Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Sep 5 (PTI) The United States has rejected the charge that it had covered up documents relating to the Indo-US nuclear deal that set off a storm in

Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Sep 5 (PTI) Rejecting that it had covered up documents on stoppage of fuel supplies if India conducts a nuclear test, the US has said New Delhi's obligations

Dharam Shourie New York, Sept 1 (PTI) Jet speed winds and heavy rains from the approaching powerful Hurricane Gustav began lashing the US Gulf coast early today, but its fury was greeted mostly

Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) Democratic Party's US presidential candidate Barack Obama has underlined his commitment to halt outsourcing of jobs overseas by ending tax breaks to companies that

Dubai, Aug 27 (PTI) Ten Indians, most of them believed to be from Andhra Pradesh, were among the eleven people killed after a massive fire destroyed an old building in Deira locality here.

Toronto, Aug 4 (PTI) Canada's Premier Stephen Harper has apologized for the infamous Komagata Maru ship incident of 1914 in which over three hundred Indians, mostly Sikhs, seeking a better life

Vienna, Aug 1 (PTI) The EU today came out in support of the safeguards agreement between India and IAEA saying it will "reinforce" the non-proliferation regime and sought speedy finalisation of

Prasun Sonwalkar London, July 30 (PTI) Britain today announced stricter immigration rules for students from India and elsewhere to prevent them from abusing the system by entering the country

Sagar Kulkarni Tehran, Jul 30 (PTI) Concerned over the Middle East situation, India today sought an end to "the cycle of violence" in the region and said the Palestine issue which was

London, Jul 27 (PTI) Lord Swraj Paul, British Parliamentarian of Indian origin, is seeking election as Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in a direct contest with a

Prasun Sonwalkar London, July 17 (PTI) A network of people which allegedly provides illegal immigrants of Indian-origin, mostly Punjabis, forged or stolen identity papers and help them

H S Rao London, Jul 14 (PTI) In sweeping changes in its 37-year-old immigration system, Britain today announced that foreign nationals committing serious offences in the country will face

London, July 11 (PTI) India-born controversial author Salman Rushdie, whose Midnight's Children scored a "hat-trick" of Booker victories, says the novel published 27 years ago has "leaped the

H S Rao London, Jul 10 (PTI) An Indian chef has created the "hottest curry in the world" dubbed Bollywood Burner -- a lamb-based dish which comes with a health warning as it contains a chilli

Sapporo, (Japan), Jul 8 (PTI) Leaders of the Group of Eight powers today demanded Iran to immediately suspend its uranium enrichment programme and respond positively to international mediation

London, July 4 (PTI) Reopening one of the most highly charged debate in Britain, top UK judge has advocated the use of Sharia (Islamic) law, saying there was no reason why such principles should

London, July 3 (PTI) India has asked the International Maritime Organisation to order a fresh investigation into disappearance of vessel M V Rezzak with 25 Indians onboard over four months ago in

London, July 1 (PTI) The asbestos-contaminated obsolete French aircraft carrier Clemenceau. Whose entry into India for dismantling was once blocked, will be finally broken up in the U.

Prasun Sonwalkar London, Jun 27 (PTI) Indian students in British universities will now be allowed to work in the UK for two years after completing their courses, instead of one year under a

Prasun Sonwalkar London, June 27 (PTI) Britain's beleaguered Prime Minister Gordon Brown was once again the target of trenchant criticism as his Labour party lost its deposit in a