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The Bill, which was already passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2011, will now be considered by the Lower House afresh on Wednesday as it has undergone a number of official amendments. After much delay, the landmark Lokpal bill was on Tuesday passed by the Rajya Sabha, marking a step closer to...

India's industrial production rebounded in November, easing concerns that monetary tightening was hurting growth. Factory output grew 5.9% in November from a year earlier, a sharp turnaround from a 4.7% decline in October. India's central bank has raised its key interest rate 13 times in the...

The 67 sorties mounted from Jamnagar broke the Portuguese's will to fight, the army columns advanced unresisted, and the Portuguese threw in the towel. The formal surrender took place about midday on December 19. M P Anil Kumar on the liberation of Goa [ Images ], Daman and Diu 50 years ago...

By: HAROON HABIB Manmohan Singh's visit to Dhaka has the potential to infuse fresh dynamism into the multi-faceted relationship between India and Bangladesh. The Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, will be in Dhaka on September 6, as part of a two-day official visit to Bangladesh, to...

NEW DELHI: Talks between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan will take place as planned at the end of July despite the triple blasts in Mumbai, the Indian foreign ministry said Thursday. India has moved to curb speculation about who was behind Wednesday’s bombings, and no group has...

THE late Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, had many virtues as a diplomat, but tact was not among them. His description of his theatre of operations as “AfPak” infuriated the Pakistanis, who wanted the Americans to regard their country as a...

India-Pakistan tensions will likely be inflamed by a trial that’s slated to begin in the United States next month: New court documents reveal that two terrorist operatives accused in the 2008 Mumbai massacre conspiracy are preparing to say they believed themselves to be working for...

The Indian Army is the largest voluntary army and, next to China, the second largest army in the world. It is also a large conglomeration of values, experience, regimentation, customs, traditions, ethos and culture. When combined it takes the shape of a multi-spectrum kaleidoscope...

Disclaimer: Sorry if this is already posted somewhere. Militant arrested last year described dozens of meetings between ISI officers and senior Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives Jason Burke guardian.co.uk, Monday 18 October 2010 21.07 BST Pakistan's powerful intelligence services were...

In less than a week, Army's 'Madras Sappers' have built 95-metre-long Bailey bridge at Commonwealth Games main venue. The Army on Friday handed over the newly-built Bailey foot overbridge outside the main Commonwealth Games venue Jawaharlal Nehru stadium to the Delhi government, six days...

A Muslim woman carries her son, dressed as Lord Krishna, for a school function in Patna. Photo: PTI

As China and India rise in tandem, their relationship will shape world politics. Shame they do not get on better Aug 19th 2010 A HUNDRED years ago it was perhaps already possible to discern the rising powers whose interaction and competition would shape the 20th century. The sun that...