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After recent violation of ceasefire at the border, Pakistan is seeking to sweeten the dialogue process between the two countries which has turned sour. Pakistan’s National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz is slated to meet the Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid at the margins of the two-day 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of foreign ministers scheduled at Gurgaon township near Delhi.

LUCKNOW: Senior Congress leader Akhilesh Pratap Singh MLA who is also a spokesman of the party said that Rahul factor will help the Congress winning more seats this time in Lok Sabha elections.

Doubtless, Narendra Modi is a powerful orator whose speeches held the audience spellbound. But one wonders, deliberately or unknowingly, why he distorts facts of history and, as a result of which, impact of his oration is diluted. The BJP’s prime ministerial candidate may not be a scholar of history but he must have learnt history in school. Even a primary level student knows that “brave biharis” did not defeat Alexander the great on the banks of the Ganga. He was turned back from Punjab.

New Delhi: It will yet another occasion for India and China to exchange views on whole gamut of bilateral issues including boundary issue, trade and investment. The Indian Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid will meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the sidelines of the 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) here on Sunday

New Delhi: India and Kuwait signed five pacts including a bilateral agreement on the Trans of Sentenced Persons.

In my childhood years in urban Bengal, ‘Boshe Aanko’ (sit and draw) painting competitions were a rage among the pre-teens. Anecdotes gathered from others make me think that this was prevalent in many areas of the subcontinent. Today, the definition of ‘coolness’ does not include such things, especially among the more Anglo-Americanised segments of society, but that was then and there. A ‘village scene’ figured among the most popular themes that one would draw.

Call it a kind of hysteria or euphoria that has gripped the country’s US$ 15-billion media and entertainment industry over master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement from cricket, more than anything else it is a reflection of frustration of India’s 1.3-billion star-starved people in search of icons who would put the nation’s name firmly on the world-beaters’ list in the fields of youth activities and entertainment such as sports, cinema, music, art, literature, fashion, modeling, photography and adventure.

Politics or Economics, the Congress-led UPA, having enjoyed a decade of power in a politically fragmented country, has little to show up to beget the trust of an overwhelming mass of the electorate for a third consecutive mandate in 2014. Whether scandals in administration, weak governance, or ineffective security within and at the borders, the cup of misery is full.

New Delhi: India and Czech Republic have agreed to sign a bilateral agreement for multiple entry visas with a view to facilitate hassle free movement of the business community on both sides.

New Delhi: India is likely to discuss with Kuwait on matters of social security of expatriate Indians, maritime security, promoting bilateral investment opportunities and trade. India will also urge for a sustained supply of oil on a long-term basis.