Tag: Indian

Indian activist’s fast postponed

A planned 15-day public fast by Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare was postponed Thursday to prepare the venue in New Delhi for the crowds...

Indian govt gives thumbs up to series against Pakistan

The much awaited series between arch rivals Pakistan and India might get underway in March-April, 2012 since the Board of Control for Cricket in...

NA body to review Indian law to evolve consensus

In a bid to evolve consensus on the draft accountability law between the PPP and the PML-N, parliamentarians have decided to review how they...

Indian PM slams hunger striker’s tactics

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday slammed a hunger strike campaign by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare as "totally misconceived" and deliberately confrontational. "The path...

PCB awaits Indian response on cricket series

Uncertainty still looms over the India-Pakistan cricket series scheduled for next year with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) still awaiting a response from the...

Indian activist renews anti-graft fast

A veteran Indian social activist renews a fast to the death in New Delhi on Tuesday to force tougher laws against corruption, to the...

Indian PM warns on graft on Independence Day

India's embattled premier Monday used his Independence Day address from Delhi's rain-drenched Red Fort to insist the government was taking "the strictest possible action"...

Indian army opens fire at Sialkot sector

While celebrating their 64th independence day, the Indian border security forces opened unprovoked firing at the working boundary of Sialkot sector on Monday. According to...

PM greets Indian counterpart on national day

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Indian Dr. Manmohan Singh...

Indian PM pulls out of Commonwealth meeting

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pulled out of a meeting of heads of government from Commonwealth countries in Australia later this year, government...

Pakistan-born Khawaja gets Indian visa

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja was Wednesday issued an Indian visa for next month’s Twenty20 Champions League tournament, following a brief delay allegedly related to...

Usman Khawaja gets Indian visa

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja was Wednesday issued an Indian visa for next month's Twenty20 Champions League tournament, following a brief delay allegedly related to...

Three Indian cops held in deadly misconduct cases

Three policemen and an army officer have been arrested in Indian Kashmir as part of separate investigations into the death of a man in...

Multiple gene Bt cotton preferred by Indian farmers

In recent years, there has been an increasing trend to adopt multiple gene Bt cotton hybrids by cotton farmers in India. Multiple gene Bt...

Pakistan seeks to lift ban on Indian investment

Pakistan and India, which have imposed ban on investment in their countries from both sides, are likely to allow or facilitate ‘joint ventures’ as...

Tempting Indian treats beat others hands down

In the holy month of Ramazan, international fast food companies across Karachi announce special deals and discounts for Iftar, but the people of the...

Indian govt introduces new anti-corruption bill

The Indian government on Thursday introduced a new anti-corruption bill in parliament, which activists have panned for exempting the prime minister from the scrutiny...