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Kuwait News
UNITED NATIONS: Kuwait has stressed that the freedom of expression contributed in developing the performance of its diverse media bodies and placed them among the leading states in the area of freedom of speech and expression.This came in a speech deliver...
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Kuwait News
BEIJING - China is to give swine flu vaccinations to 12,700 Muslims making the annual pilgrimage to Makkah, state media reported Thursday, amid health concerns ahead of the three-million-strong Haj. The China Islamic Association said the pilgrims would al...
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Kuwait News
The Kuwaiti ministry of health announced the death a swine flu patient, taking the toll to 11, reported the local daily Al Watan. The latest victim, a 54-year-old expatriate was suffering from chronic heart complications, high blood pressure, respiratory ...
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Kuwait News
KUWAIT - The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) discussed on Thursday with Kuwait's Ambassador to Italy ways to boost Kuwait's role in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO.The PAAAFR Chairman a...
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India
Cyprus:Describing education and health care sectors as essential pillars of a society, President Pratibha Patil has asked NRIs here to participate in social welfare programmes launched by the Indian government."We are expanding our education and health ca...
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India
New Delhi:Former US President George W Bush on Saturday favoured a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat for India, saying it has "arrived" as a strong democratic country in the world.He also wanted India and the US to work together to win the war o...
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India
WASHINGTON: India and the United States have started a dialogue to put in place a formal arrangement to promote partnerships between their institutions of higher learning before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes here in November.The US education secreta...
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India
The nation remembers Indira Gandhi, one of her most prolific Prime Minister, on her 25th death anniversary. People have been flocking to her memorial to pay homage since the early hours of Saturday. Top dignitaries, including Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi...
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India
The first fighter level exercise between the air forces of India and Oman ended successfully at the Royal Air Force of Oman’s Thumrait airbase, according to an Indian Air Force (IAF) release here on Friday.The six IAF Jaguars that participated in the ex...
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India
The fire that swept through the Indian Oil Corporation fuel depot in the Sitapura Industrial Area near here continued to rage for the second day on Friday.Black clouds of smoke billowing from the vertical petrol, diesel and kerosene tanks could be seen fr...
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India
New Delhi:Underlining that the challenges lie "primarily at home", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday unveiled his vision of India in 2020 revolving around the three pillars of inclusive growth, composite culture and a peaceful, forward-looking neighbou...
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India
Chennai: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, his wife and a group of officials will make a flying visit to Tirupathi for a darshan of Lord Balaji at Tirumala on Saturday. Rajapaksa will be arriving at Tirupathi in the morning from Nepal where he is c...
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India
Washington:Suresh Kumar, an Indian-American who served a special adviser to the Clinton foundation and was a news anchor in India from 1970 to 1985, was appointed to a key administration post by President Barack Obama.Kumar, known for his expertise of pub...
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India
Agra:Indian security forces are ready to face any challenge from Taliban, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor said on Friday, adding that asymmetric warfare where non-state actors post threats was a "matter of concern". Kapoor said Special Forces were being...
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India
Islamabad: The US on Friday said that Indo-Pak differences over sharing of river waters will be a component of its strategic dialogue with Pakistan and it will try to address "international disputes" concerning this issue. Secretary of State Hillary Clin...
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India
NEW DELHI - Thousands of foreign workers in India face a deadline Saturday to be out of the country in a visa clampdown aimed at cracking down on tax-dodging expats and unskilled labour.The changes will affect expatriates working in India on a business vi...
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India
BANGALORE: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has reiterated the company's commitment to France, a key growth market for the company, by growing its presence and creating employment opportunities in that country. Premji, who met Christian Estrosi from the Minist...
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India
London: Buckingham Palace resounded with Sanskrit chants of Rig Veda as children of all races introduced the theme of peace and harmony, starting the countdown of the Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi. The Queen of England launched the Baton Relay and...
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India
LONDON: President Pratibha Patil on Thursday urged Britain to allow "freer movement" of Indians wishing to live and work in this country to enable India-British ties to achieve their "full potential.""For any relationship to achieve its full potential, th...
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India
NEW DELHI: Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had shared documents with India about the arrest of the American national, whom the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) planned to use for a terror strike in India, before m...
