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NEW DELHI - Russia and India on Tuesday signed a pact worth up to 30 billion dollars on the development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft and agreed to pursue a deal to build two Russian nuclear reactors.
The agreements surrounded talks in New Delhi between visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, during which both sides set a target of doubling bilateral trade to 20 billion dollars by 2015.
President Medvedev arrived in India

MOSCOW: President Dmitry Medvedev will try to convince India to buy Russian fighter planes and seal a nuclear deal when he travels there this week for talks aimed at boosting ties with the second-fastest growing economy the world.
Russia was one of India's closest partners in Soviet days, but the Kremlin will have to convince New Delhi that Moscow can deliver on vast defence and nuclear orders in the face of competition from the United States, Europe and China.
Medvedev,

CENTURION: Fast bowlers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took a wicket apiece as South Africa completed victory by an innings and 25 runs on the fifth day of the first Test against India at SuperSport Park on Monday. Sachin Tendulkar was left stranded on 111 not out as India were bowled out for 459, losing their last two wickets for five runs in 26 minutes and 35 balls.
Morkel had Sree Sreesanth caught at third slip before Steyn had last man Jaidev Unadkat caught at gully to give

CENTURION: While South Africa celebrated a comprehensive innings and 25 runs win in the first Test at SuperSport Park on Monday, India's players made use of the Test pitch to start their preparation for the second contest, which starts in Durban on Sunday.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni bemoaned his bowlers' failure to dismiss South Africa, who scored 620 for four declared in their only innings after India had been dismissed for 136 after being sent in.
"The wicket was

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that friendly ties with Pakistan could only come when Islamabad ensured its soil was not used for "terrorist" activities against Indian targets. Relations have been strained between the nuclear-armed neighbours since 166 people were killed in 2008 attacks in Mumbai blamed on the outlawed Laskhar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), which is based in Pakistan.
"We want friendly relations with Pakistan. But we know this will be possible only

LAHORE: Pakistan's isolation in international cricket is likely to continue as India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have refused to support the country's bid to secure hosting rights of the 2012 Asia Cup at a meeting of the Asian Cricket Council in Dhaka.
According to sources, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt and Sultan Rana, who represented Pakistan at the ACC executive council meeting, had offered to host the 2012 event at a neutral venue and suggested Dubai. "But they met with stiff

CENTURION: The legend of Sachin Tendulkar continued to grow on Sunday as the Indian batting maestro hit his 50th Test century and shared a remarkable partnership with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park.
It was almost certainly not enough to save his team from defeat, with India finishing the day on 454 for eight in their second innings, still 30 runs short of making South Africa bat again.
But it was an

WASHINGTON - The US wants India and Pakistan to reduce tensions between them, the White House has said, insisting that the Obama administration would continue to encourage the two countries to improve their ties.
"The tensions between the two countries are something that the president discussed with each country when he visited leaders in India or called up leaders in Pakistan. And he will continue to address that and take steps to ease any of that tension," White House Press

CENTURION - After taking a battering for two days, India finally put up some resistance with a solid start to their second innings on the third day of the first Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
Faced with a massive first innings deficit of 484 runs, India reached 190 for two at the close. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag put on 137 for the first wicket before Sehwag was caught at wide long-off for 63 off the bowling of left-arm spinner Paul Harris.

CENTURION: South Africa's fast bowlers made up for lost time as they ripped through the Indian batting line-up on a rain-shortened first day of the first Test at SuperSport Park on Thursday.
Morne Morkel took four wickets and Dale Steyn three as India crashed to 136 for nine after being sent in on a green, damp pitch. Only Sachin Tendulkar, who made an elegant 36 off 34 balls, looked at ease as Steyn and Morkel confirmed their credentials as the world's most lethal new ball pair

NEW DELHI: China and India's premiers agreed on Thursday to double bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2015, during talks that otherwise showed no apparent progress on a series of nagging disputes.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh also agreed to push Indian exports to China in an effort to bridge a current trade surplus estimated at $20 billion a year in China's favour.
The talks came on the second day of Wen's visit - his first to India

FAISALABAD - Government College University Faisalabad Vice Chancellor Professor Doctor Zakir Hussain has said that Sindh Taas Water Treaety between Pakistan and India has deprived Pakistan of three main rivers while by constructing dams on remaining two rivers, India has laid down a plan to turn Pakistan into a barren territory.
He was addressing as a chief guest at the closing ceremony of a 10-day training workshop on Farm Water Management organised by Water Management Research

NEW DELHI - After holding delegation-level talks on key security and strategic matters, Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Prime Minister Manmohan Singh issued a joint communique which showed that both the nation agreed to raise bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2015, step up investments and permit banks of other countries to open branches and representative offices.
The two sides also decided to reduce the trade deficit, which is in favour of China,

NEW DELHI: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday China may give greater access to India's IT, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, as Chinese companies will sign more than $16 billion worth of deals with Indian companies, according to Reuters.
Wen, making his first visit to India in five years, said China and India's future prosperity lies in partnership not rivalry. Heading a 400-strong delegation of Chinese business leaders aiming to boost trade ties and ease

CENTURION: India will be under pressure to justify their number one ranking by winning away from home when they play second-placed South Africa in a three-match Test series starting at Centurion on Thursday.
India have not lost a home series since going down 2-1 to Australia in 2004, but their away form has been less impressive and South Africa captain Graeme Smith said they were under pressure to show they could win in foreign conditions.
India have won just one of 12

NEW DELHI: Australia's struggles in the ongoing Ashes series show the team have yet to emerge from a transition phase, and India will face similar problems when several leading players retire, former Australia captain Bobby Simpson said.
Languishing in fourth place in the ICC Test rankings, Australia are a shadow of the dominant side that featured Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist. Ricky Ponting's men trail England 1-0 in the Ashes series and the

KARACHI: Hospitals Group (GHG) Vice President International Business Khalid Rasheed, based in India, in an exclusive interview to Pakistan Today said that he had conducted his visit to meet representatives of the health ministry, directors of private hospitals and to offer the general services of Global Hospitals for the betterment of health sector.
He revealed that a major goal was to inculcate awareness and ultimately to provide the liver transplant facility the Global