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Foreign defence officials visit Russian military base
May 25, 2013 at 08:30 | Source: FirstPost
Moscow, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Members of foreign delegations attending an international conference on European security visited a military base near Moscow that has a motorized infantry division.Defence officials and military experts from Armenia...
India gets pat on back, while US slams China, Iran for religious bigotry
May 21, 2013 at 07:31 | Source: FirstPost
New York: In an annual report, the United States said that it sees an increasing climate of intolerance on global religious freedom. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday pledged to push restrictive countries, including US allies toward expanded ri...
What Nawaz Sharif's win means for Pakistan's neighbours
May 13, 2013 at 11:47 | Source: BBC
Nawaz Sharif's astonishing victory at the polls is certain to be welcomed by neighbours and other countries in the region hoping for a more stable Pakistan - but much will depend on how effectively he is able to work with the Pakistani army, wri...
Cong drops Rashid Alvi as spokesperson, Raj Babbar among new faces
May 06, 2013 at 15:30 | Source: FirstPost
New Delhi: Rashid Alvi was dropped as Congress spokesperson with the AICC on Sunday bringing in a new team of eight spokespersons, retaining existing three and inducting five fresh faces.The new faces are Raj Babbar, Shakeel Ahmed, Mohan Prakash, Mee...
Cong drops Rashid Alvi as spokesperson, Raj Babbar chosen
May 06, 2013 at 15:24 | Source: FirstPost
New Delhi: Rashid Alvi was dropped as Congress spokesperson with the AICC on Sunday bringing in a new team of eight spokespersons, retaining existing three and inducting five fresh faces.The new faces are Raj Babbar, Shakeel Ahmed, Mohan Prakash, Mee...
Only a sixth of world's population enjoys free media: study
May 02, 2013 at 23:27 | Source: DomainB
Freedom of the press and the media have declined in several areas across the globe, according to the annual report released by Freedom House, an independent watchdog dedicated to expanding freedom around the world. The release of the report on globa...
Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov falls from horse, media looks other way
May 02, 2013 at 05:57 | Source: Economic Times
Turkmenistan's equestrianmad President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov suffered a spectacular fall from his horse after a race, according to Internet videos, but state media in the isolated ex-Soviet state maintained a rigid silence on the incident. Berd...
US panel seeks continued visa ban on Narendra Modi
May 01, 2013 at 17:40 | Source: Economic Times
WASHINGTON: A Congress-established independent panel on religious freedom has called on the US to maintain a visa ban on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying there was significant evidence linking him to the violence in the state in 2002. "T...
Modi is the only person US has denied visa for violation of religious freedom
May 01, 2013 at 08:13 | Source: FirstPost
Washington: A Congress-established independent panel on religious freedom has called on the US to maintain a visa ban on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying there was significant evidence linking him to the violence in the state in 2002.&quo...
The Dictator: Why do autocrats do strange things?
May 01, 2013 at 00:36 | Source: BBC
Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy, The Dictator, features the antics of a fictional leader from North Africa. Admiral General Aladeen is an extreme representation, but why do real autocrats so often do strange things? Cohen's character live...
Turkmen president escapes injury in riding accident
May 01, 2013 at 00:36 | Source: BBC
Turkmenistan's President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, has narrowly escaped serious injury after riding a horse to victory in a national racing event. Soon after the president crossed the finish line his horse fell, throwing him in front of other ...
SSTL names Dmitry Shukov president and CEO
Apr 26, 2013 at 15:32 | Source: DomainB
Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), the CDMA operator that offers services under 'MTS' brand, has named Dmitry Shukov as president and chief executive officer, replacing Vsevolod Rozanov. Shukov, an MTS veteran, was previously the CEO of MTS Turkmeni...
Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) gets new CEO
Apr 26, 2013 at 12:35 | Source: DNA India
Russian conglomerate Sistema has shuffled its top deck in India as it gears up for a fresh innings in the country, including a larger 4G play. It has announced the appointment of Dmitry Shukov as the new chief executive officer of Sistema Shyam Tele...
West ramps up accusations of systemic repression in Turkmenistan
Apr 22, 2013 at 23:45 | Source: FirstPost
GENEVA (Reuters) - Western states on Monday ratcheted up accusations against Turkmenistan that it allows torture and crushes free speech but Asian and Islamic states came to the defence of the natural gas-rich republic in the main U.N. human rights f...
Rights group sues UK over exports of spying tech
Apr 16, 2013 at 18:31 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
London, Apr 16: A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents in Bahrain and elsewhere.Privacy International said today it had filed a lawsuit be...
Human rights group sues UK over exports of spying tech
Apr 16, 2013 at 13:37 | Source: Economic Times
LONDON: A human rights group is suing the British government over the export of sophisticated surveillance technology that has been used to spy on dissidents in Bahrain and elsewhere. Privacy International said today it had filed a lawsuit before Lo...
India will not cap oil imports from Iran: Govt Officials
Apr 10, 2013 at 21:36 | Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: India is unwilling to impose restrictions or cap its oil imports from Iran, and will continue its energy ties with Tehran as long it gets a "good deal" and logistic support, even as one national insurance companies has stepped in provide r...
India will not cap oil imports from Iran
Apr 10, 2013 at 20:26 | Source: Economic Times
NEW DELHI: India is unwilling to impose restrictions or cap its oil imports from Iran, and will continue its energy ties with Tehran as long it gets a "good deal" and logistic support, even as one national insurance companies has stepped in provide ...
Sistema to rebuild MTS brand, to step up marketing spending
Mar 29, 2013 at 04:31 | Source: Economic Times
KOLKATA: Russian conglomerate Sistema will increase marketing spends to rebuild its MTS telecom brand in India, two executives aware of the matter have said. The executives, who did not want to be named, said Sistema's Indian arm, Sistema Shyam Tele...
Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline defies US
Mar 12, 2013 at 07:42 | Source: BBC
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have inaugurated a controversial gas pipeline linking the two neighbours. The US has warned that the project could incur sanctions connected with Iran's nuclear programme...
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