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  • Next American President will need to work with India: Expert

    Washington: The winner of the 2012 US presidential elections must be prepared to deal with a potential re-emerging crisis between India and Pakistan and engage with New Delhi over its ties with Iran and interests in Afghanistan, an American expert on South Asia has said.

    Washington: The winner of the 2012 US presidential elections must be prepared to deal with a potential re-emerging crisis between India and Pakistan and engage with New Delhi over its ties with Iran and interests in Afghanistan, an American expert on South Asia has said.

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  • Osama Bin Laden Had 4 Children, 5 Houses In Pakistan, Says Wife Amal

    Islamabad: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden  spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the Sept. 11 attacks, during which time he moved among five safe houses and fathered four children, at least two of whom were born in a government hospital, his youngest wife has told Pakistani investigators.

    Islamabad: Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden  spent nine years on the run in Pakistan after the Sept. 11 attacks, during which time he moved among five safe houses and fathered four children, at least two of whom were born in a government hospital, his youngest wife has told Pakistani investigators.

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  • Nancy Powell Confirmed As US Ambassador To India

    Washington, Mar 31: The US Senate on Friday confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India, a position that had remained vacant for the past year. 

    Washington, Mar 31: The US Senate on Friday confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India, a position that had remained vacant for the past year. 

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  • Pakistan Hindus Demand Law to Register Marriages

    Islamabad: Pakistan’s minority Hindu community has protested the prolonged delay in the approval of a law to register their marriages, saying the lack of legislation affected the inheritance rights of women.

    Islamabad: Pakistan’s minority Hindu community has protested the prolonged delay in the approval of a law to register their marriages, saying the lack of legislation affected the inheritance rights of women.

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  • Myanmar ready for polls, invites global observers

    YANGON: Myanmar has sent out a surprisingly broad guest list for elections on Sunday, hoping to showcase its democratic credentials to the world.

    YANGON: Myanmar has sent out a surprisingly broad guest list for elections on Sunday, hoping to showcase its democratic credentials to the world.

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  • Pakistan sacks doctor who helped CIA track Osama

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday sacked the government doctor who had helped CIA track down Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad in May last year, amid calls for trying him for treason.

    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday sacked the government doctor who had helped CIA track down Osama bin Laden in the garrison town of Abbottabad in May last year, amid calls for trying him for treason.

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  • US hikes H-1B visa fee; move to hit Indian IT companies

    Washington: In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal even as the maximum number of applications for fiscal year 2013 has been retained at 65,000.

    Washington: In a move that is expected to hit Indian IT companies majorly, the US government has decided to hike H-1B visa fee from next fiscal even as the maximum number of applications for fiscal year 2013 has been retained at 65,000.

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  • Avoid Disruptions To Trade, Manmohan Tells BRICS Summit

    New Delhi: India on Thursday pitched for avoiding political disruptions that create volatilities in global energy markets affecting trade flow as the BRICS Summit began here to discuss ways to enhance intra-BRICS trade and review the situation in the region.

    New Delhi: India on Thursday pitched for avoiding political disruptions that create volatilities in global energy markets affecting trade flow as the BRICS Summit began here to discuss ways to enhance intra-BRICS trade and review the situation in the region.

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  • Indian Traders Sleeping On Streets of Shanghai

    Beijing, March 29: Two Indian traders who are awaiting judgment from a Chinese court over a bitter dispute with businessmen in the southern trading hub of Yiwu were forced to spend Tuesday night sleeping on the streets of Shanghai because they have run out of money, The Hindu reported.

    Beijing, March 29: Two Indian traders who are awaiting judgment from a Chinese court over a bitter dispute with businessmen in the southern trading hub of Yiwu were forced to spend Tuesday night sleeping on the streets of Shanghai because they have run out of money, The Hindu reported.

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  • H-1B Visa Applications To Be Accepted From April 2

    Washington: Applications for the H-1B work visa — used extensively by Indian IT professionals — for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on Tuesday.

    Washington: Applications for the H-1B work visa — used extensively by Indian IT professionals — for the fiscal beginning October 1, would be accepted beginning April 2, a federal immigration agency announced on Tuesday.

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