The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan hailed a “new era of cooperation” Wednesday, after meeting for the first time since peace talks between the two nuclear-armed neighbors resumed earlier this year. Although the talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, produced no major breakthroughs, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said bilateral relations were on […]
Indian, Pakistani FMs Signal ‘New Era’ of Cooperation
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
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Report: Illegal Mining in Indian State Causes $3.6 Billion in Losses
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC-5)
An anti-corruption panel in India has implicated several officials in the southern state of Karnataka for allegedly accepting bribes and granting illegal contracts for iron ore mining. The report accuses the state’s chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa and 787 other officials of causing up to $3.6 billion in lost revenue between 2006 and 2010, due to […]
Maharaja’s Rolls-Royce Heads to Auction
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
A Rolls-Royce Phantom, customized for hunting tigers in India during the British era, is heading to the auction house with experts predicting it could fetch up to $1 million. The built-to-order 1925 Torpedo Tourer or “Tiger Car” belonged to the Maharaja of Kota, Umed Singh II, who was an avid hunter in the western state […]
Indian, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Call for New Cooperation
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan have hailed a “new era of cooperation,” after meeting for the first time since peace talks resumed earlier this year. While Wednesday’s talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, produced no major breakthroughs, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said relations were on the right track. Pakistan’s newly-appointed foreign […]
Indian, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Call for New Cooperation
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 6:00 am (UTC-5)
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan called for a new “cooperative’ relationship between their two countries Wednesday, as they held their first meeting since peace talks resumed earlier this year. Following their talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna said relations were “on the right track.” The two officials […]
Indian, Pakistani Foreign Ministers Meet in New Delhi
Posted July 27th, 2011 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan called for a new “cooperative’ relationship between their two countries Wednesday, as they held their first meeting since peace talks resumed earlier this year. Before the talks in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna told reporters that cooperation with Pakistan is in the interest […]
Pakistani FM: India, Pakistan Have Opportunity for Friendly Relations
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 5:15 pm (UTC-5)
Pakistan’s foreign minister has voiced optimism about the future of Indian-Pakistani relations, as the longtime rival countries hold bilateral talks aimed at furthering their peace dialogue. Hina Rabbani Khar said Tuesday India and Pakistan can move forward as good, friendly neighbors who have a stake in each other’s future. Khar plans to meet with Indian […]
Suspected Militant Killed in Indian Kashmir
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian army says it killed a top commander with the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant group early Tuesday during a gunfight in Indian Kashmir. Officials say Sajjad Ahmed was killed after soldiers shot back at militants who opened fire on them in a forested area of Kishtwar district. However, locals expressed doubts about the identity of the […]
Report: Nepal Police Arrest Man Linked to Mumbai Blasts
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Nepal’s state-run media say police have arrested a man in connection with the July 13 triple blasts that killed 24 people in the Indian city of Mumbai. The Gorkhapatra newspaper reported Tuesday that anti-terrorism police detained the man on Saturday at his home in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu. Nepalese police denied the report, which said that […]
India Again Raises Interest Rate to Combat Rising Inflation
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 10:00 am (UTC-5)
India’s central bank has again raised its key interest rate in an effort to temper the country’s high inflation. The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday increased the repurchase, or repo rate, by half a percentage point to 8 percent. The repo rate is the rate at which it lends to commercial banks. RBI head […]
