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Unfortunately, we will never again hear the unparalleled voice of ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan, as he is no more with us today. After the nation has mourned the death of a most talented ghazal singer of the subcontinent, it boils down to the relationships between the performer and the individual he is communicating to Undoubtedly, […]
Indonesia Open Premier Super Series: Juliane Schenk powered her way into Women’s Singles quarter-final Juliane Schenk, the top shuttler of Germany, powered her way into Women’s Singles quarter-final after toppling India’s upcoming player P. V. Sindhu in pre-quarter-final battle at the 2012 Indonesia Open Premier Super Series on Thursday, June 14, in Indonesia. Schenk, who […]
US-India Global Issues Forum: both the countries look forward to develop new areas of cooperation The State Department will host the ninth meeting of the U.S.-India Global Issues Forum on June 14, 2012. This bilateral dialogue is an opportunity for the two nations to discuss existing and develop new areas of regional and global cooperation. […]
Legendary ghazal maestro and former playback singer for Lollywood Mehdi Hasan passed away at Agha Khan Hospital in Karachi on Wednesday. He, who has a huge fan following all over the world, was suffering from lung, chest and urinary tract ailments for the past many years. The legendary singer had been under treatment at hospitals […]
US to host third India-US strategic dialogues On June 13, the State Department will host the third annual session of the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue in Washington, D.C. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna will co-chair interagency delegations to discuss a broad range of bilateral issues, reflecting the breadth […]
Siachen talks begin between Indian and Pakistan officials Pakistani and Indian officials have started talks to end the Siachen dispute that has cost sides, money and blood in the past many decades. As many as 140 people were killed on April 7th 2012 after an avalanche hits the Pakistan’s side of the Glacier. For those […]
Thailand Open GP Gold: Saina Nehwal easily advances into Women’s Singles final Saina Nehwal, the mega star in India, landed a title berth after defeating Thailand’s Porntip Buranaprasertsuk in the semi-final showdown of the 2012 Thailand Open GP Gold at Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, June 9. The in-form Saina, who is World Number 5 at […]
Islamabad dismissed US Secretary of Defence Leon Panetta’s recent comments on militant hideouts in the tribal region, saying that these statements are unconstructive in bringing about stability in the region. A statement issued by the Foreign Minister observed, “We feel that the Secretary of Defence is oversimplifying some of the very complex issues we are […]
Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony said the Indian government has decided to stick to its conventional position, cautioning against expecting a major breakthrough in the Siachen Glacier talks being held next in next week in Islamabad. He was quoted saying on the sidelines of a public gathering, “Don’t expect dramatic announcement or decision there on […]
Once upon a time in far-far West we had the US and the UK, the promising and most thriving economies, and on the other side of the globe was Japan playing fist fights with them single-handedly. Then came the God of Economic Destruction and set the world on ‘Stock Fire’. But, two countries saw the […]
China, these days, is facing hard times due to the lack of foreign demand, especially in the US and Europe, economic crisis being one of the reasons. The country’s own domestic consumption is less than satisfactory which has resulted in slow growth rate, somewhere near 2 percent a year, which was once well above 10 percent […]
Urging China for greater investment in mega energy projects, President Asif Ali Zardari proposed setting up and Energy Fund for the ventures like hydro-power-projects. The Pakistani president held a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the SCO summit, discussing the whole gamut of bilateral relations to the recent developments taking place […]
