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The risk of a multi-billion-dollar debt default by Dubai World, ranked among the largest state-run conglomerates in the region, will have little impact on the Indian economy, a senior Indian minister said on Friday.

Voicing great concern over the military nexus between China and Pakistan, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Friday that India will have to be vigilant at all times.

The paramilitary troops outside the Trident and Taj Mahal hotels suggest a higher level of security a year after militants laid siege to Mumbai, but it may all be a mirage as the country still remains very vulnerable.

New Delhi: Overseas affairs minister Vayalar Ravi on Thursday said the government was in the final stage of establishing a 'Return and Resettlement Fund' that will provide "reasonable level of financial security" to overseas returnees.

New Delhi Sports Minister M S Gill today disfavoured the suggestion that India should bid for Olympics even if the Commonwealth Games next year are organized successfully.

New Delhi The first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks saw Leader of the Opposition L K Advani expressing concern over the relief to the victims and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee hitting back accusing the BJP of exploiting the 26/11 incident for political gains.

Facing a controversy regarding issuance of visa to LeT operative Tahawwur Hussain Rana, Indian Consul General in Chicago Ashok Atri has met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and said that there was no violation of rules while issuing visa to Rahan for he had submitted all proper papers for the same.

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has said that Iran must not go down the nuclear weapons path, and added that New Delhi has unambiguously and consistently said that it does not support such a step.

New Delhi, Nov 25 : The Union Government on Wednesday clarified that there is no permission required to exercise the right to self-defence. The Indian Air Force had asked for permission to fire on naxals to avoid any ambiguity.

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MUMBAI, India - A year after the deadly assault here by Pakistan-based militants that killed 163 people, this sprawling mega-city is a more cautious and safer place, but it remains vulnerable despite government pledges to overhaul security.

Press Trust of India Posted: Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 at 0010 hrs IST Updated: Tuesday, Nov 24, 2009 at 0010 hrs IST Chandigarh: The cane-crushing season in Punjab and Haryana is set to start from November 25, and both the states are expecting a sharp 38% fall in sugar output to 53.2 lakh quintal on account of a sharp dip in area under cultivation.

Relations between the South Asian rivals, which have fought three wars since 1947, have always been fraught, but a peace process launched in early 2004 had significantly lowered tensions - most notably over the disputed region of Kashmir.

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was unable to "fully understand" the reasons behind China's assertiveness over the border dispute with India.

Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India, : Crisis within the Hurriyat Conference over quiet talks with New Delhi deepened on Monday after the amalgam decided to suspend the entire organizational structure including all its office bearers except its chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

NEW DELHI, 23 NOV: Japanese auto major Toyota today said it is considering to set up an engine and transmission plant in India as it looks to use more vehicle parts made here in its cars than import them.

NEW DELHI: A senior official of the Liberhan Commission of Inquiry said he was "astonished" at a media report linking Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to the 1992 Babri mosque razing.

A government investigation released Tuesday reportedly implicated dozens of Hindu nationalist politicians including a former prime minister in the 1992 demolition of a mosque that sparked deadly communal riots.

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The statement , on its surface, seemed like any other bland missive released at the end of a polite visit by a head of state.