Manmohan Singh to visit Iran
New York, Sep 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted in principle Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's renewed invitationto visit Iran.The invitation was accepted when the two leaders met here for the first time after a long time Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session More

Palestine presses for statehood

Abbas seeks full UN membership, says not trying to isolate Israel

V S CHANDRASEKAR/YOSHITA SINGH

United Nations, Sept 24: Unfazed by US-Israel opposition, Palestine Saturday staked its claim to become a full member of the United Nations in its long quest for statehood and sought a positive vote on its bid from the world body, a plea India fully supports. Just before he addressed the More

US asks Pak to break links with Haqqani network

LALIT K JHA

Washington, Sep 24: Piling up pressure on Pakistan, the US has asked its authorities, particularly ISI, to sever ties with the Haqqani network of Taliban and demanded "strong and immediate action" against the outfit, even as it insisted there is no permanent breach in bilateral relations and lines More

Pak parliament to meet on Oct 3

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Sept 24: Pakistan's parliament will meet on October 3 to discuss the national security situation in the backdrop of growing tensions with the US following accusations by Washington that the ISI is backing the Haqqani network. President Asif Ali Zardari today summoned a session More

  • Kashmir

Health Minister talks education; seeks amendments in set up

Suggests introduction of moral edu curriculum in schools, colleges

Srinagar, Sep 24: Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Sham Lal Sharma today advocated amendments in the present education set up and suggested to introduce regular curriculum on the moral education More



  • Srinagar City

DAL HOSTS MOVING PLANET DAY RALLY

Banks and waters of dying lake echoed eco-friendly views as environment lovers sought strict implementation of conservation norms

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Sep 24: Marching school kids, holding banners and placards, along the Dal banks with parallel Shikara rally on the lake waters marked the Moving Planet Day in the summer capital Saturday.  More




  • Jammu

Congress upbeat over Rahul’s visit to JK

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Sep 24: Anticipating a moral boost to its ranks in the State, the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) is upbeat over the two-day visit of party’s national general secretary Rahul Gandhi to Jammu and More



  • South Asia

Army fully capable of defending Pak borders: Gilani

FROM REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Sep 23: Against the backdrop of US threats of unilateral action against the Haqqani network, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said that Pakistan's defence was strong and the country " More



  • World

Manmohan Singh to visit Iran

New York, Sep 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted in principle Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's renewed invitationto visit Iran.The invitation was accepted when the two leaders met here More



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