Pakistan on Friday said it would release 51 imprisoned Indian fishermen on humanitarian grounds, hoping that New Delhi will reciprocate the goodwill gesture as relations between the two nations...
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Speculation that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may have to call an early election increased after two ministers embroiled in scandals quit. The furore paralysed Parliament, delaying...
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India is poised to approve furniture retailer Ikea's application to open stores as the nation seeks to lure more investment, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said.
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The victim of a gang rape and murder that triggered an outpouring of grief and anger across India was cremated at a private ceremony yesterday as it emerged she was planning to get married in...
The Philippine government and communist rebels have extended a truce to help restart peace talks. The New People's Army has been ordered to stop attacks on military and police forces. The...
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Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for talks in New Delhi on Wednesday, after warning India not to get carried away by reforms across its border.
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