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
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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 MorePak 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


