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Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Sept 23 (PTI) Amid intense efforts to push the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee listed the agreement on the formal agenda of its business meeting today under a revised schedule.

Houston, Sept 23 (PTI) Two American youths arrested four months ago over the killing of two Indian graduate students in Louisiana have been released, five days after a teenager was indicted by a

Dharam Shourie United Nations, Sep 23 (PTI) Warning nations against looking inwards rather than towards a shared future, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today said the emergence of new

G Sudhakar Nair New York, Sept 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets the new Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari here tomorrow as part of his high-level diplomatic engagements during

Beijing, Sept 21 (PTI) At least 99 people were killed and over 88 injured in a night club inferno and two separate coal mine accidents in China, police said today.

Islamabad, Sept 21 (PTI) World leaders today condemned the "inhuman" and "disgraceful" suicide attack on the five-star Marriott hotel here that killed 60 people and vowed to assist Pakistan in

N-deal aimed at meeting India's growing power needs: Minister Dharam Shourie New York, Sep 21 (PTI) India, which has an "impeccable" non-proliferation record, hopes to meet its growing power

US govt cites economic benefits from N-deal Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Sept 20 (PTI) With the business community in the US lobbying hard for a legislative nod for the Indo-US nuclear

Sridhar Krishnaswami Washington, Sep 20 (PTI) Hoping that the Indo-US nuclear deal will get through the US Congress next week, the White House has said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit

Islamabad, Sep 20 (PTI) At least 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed and a dozen injured today when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into an army convoy in the country's restive

New York, Sept 20(PTI)US military advisors in dozens may soon be heading for Pakistan to train its army in counter insurgency and the specialised warfare course could begin in matter of weeks,

London, Sept 19 (PTI) A Pakistani-origin British teenager was today sentenced to two years in prison for compiling information likely to be useful to terrorists, becoming the youngest person in

Washington, Sept 18 (PTI) The Bush administration is expected to field two of its key players to testify on the political and non-proliferation aspects of the Indo-US nuclear deal before the

Dubai, Sept 17 (PTI) A deadly suicide and rocket attack hit the high-security US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa today killing at least 16 people including an Indian woman, a strike termed by

Islamabad, Sep 16 (PTI) At least 20 militants were killed and 40 others injured in shelling by Pakistani security forces today in a troubled northwestern tribal region, where the army is

Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 (PTI) A small party in Malaysia's ruling coalition pulled out today, compounding the problems of beleaguered premier Abdullah Badawi amid a bid by the resurgent opposition to

United Nations, Sept 17 (PTI) In a veiled reference to countries like the US, the new president of the UN General Assembly accused some of the five permanent Security Council members of having

Islamabad, Sep 17 (PTI) Amid a raging row with Pakistan over incursions into its territory, the US today vowed to respect Islamabad's sovereignty, seeking to ease the tension that has brought

Priyanka Tikoo Miami, Sep 17 (PTI) In a major setback to Indian pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy, the US has blocked imports of 30 generic drugs, including anti-biotics and cholesterol medicines,

Islamabad, Sept 16 (PTI) A top American General arrived here tonight to hold discussions with Pakistani leaders and the Army amidst growing strains between the two countries over cross-border