US President Barack Obama on Tuesday pledged a “positive, cooperative and comprehensive” relationship with China, after talks with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Beijing. Obama said he told China that all minorities should enjoy human rights and urged China to resume talks with the Dalai Lama’s representatives. Obama says that China’s partnership has helped the United... 

India and Argentina signed an agreement in civil nuclear cooperation and nine other pacts with a desire to establish strategic partnership. The agreements were signed after wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Argentine President Cristina Fernando de Kirchner here. The Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed by Vivek Katju, Secretary (West)... 

US President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.  The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting US president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked... 

Indonesia said on Thursday it expected the death toll from a massive earthquake to climb into the thousands, as rescue workers dug with their bare hands to reach those trapped under rubble. The first flights laden with food, medicine and body bags began arriving in the devastated region on Sumatra island, even as another powerful quake struck further south, sending residents fleeing their homes in... 

In a move that is likely to raise hackles of the Congress top brass, a presidential aide recently credited UPA government’s farm loan waiver to President Pratibha Patil. Secretary to the President Christy Fernandez recently said that Patil was keenly interested in the welfare of farmers and she was one of the prime movers of the idea of the farm loan waiver. He was speaking at a function in... 

Udaipur, June 30 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will arrive here on a one-day visit today to unveil the statue of Maharana Pratap at the newly constructed international airport terminal. The President will be accompanied by her husband Dr. Devi Singh Shekhawat and daughter Jyoti Rathore. Governor Shilendra Kumar Singh, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati... 

New Delhi, June 5 (ANI): Both Houses will discuss the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address today.    Former Union Minister Girija Vyas and senior Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi will begin discussions in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The prominent speakers will be Congress member in the Lok Sabha P C Chacko and K Keshav Rao in the Rajya Sabha. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh... 

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Thursday said internal security will remain the thrust area of the government with “zero-tolerance” towards terrorism and will tackle it in a “time-bound” manner. “The Government has already prepared a detailed plan to address internal security challenges to be implemented in a time-bound manner,” she said. To... 

New Delhi, June 4 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will address the joint parliamentary session of both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today. The President is also expected to unveil the government’s agenda for the year ahead in tune with the policies and programmes of the ruling party and its allies. After the President’s address, the House will discuss and pass the motion of thanks to... 

New Delhi, June 1 (ANI): Manikrao Gavit, senior most member of the Lok Sabha, was appointed as Pro-tem Speaker by President Pratibha Patil on Monday. Gavit was administered oath by the President in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal attended the ceremony. Nine-term parliamentarian, Gavit will undertake the duties... 

Kuala Lumpur, May 29 (ANI): Malaysian Indian Business Association president P. Sivakumar has called on the federal government to intervene and stop the heinous practice of offering wives and daughters to loan sharks as exchange for repayment of debts. Sivakumar made this plea after he was made aware of a case where a woman, who stood guarantor for the RM18,000 loan, was now saddled with debts of RM36,000. “She... 

London, May 29 (ANI): Former US President George W Bush misses flying on Air Force One, eating meals prepared by the White House kitchen staff and drawing inspiration from his encounters with US military personnel. The often-tearful meetings with relatives of fallen soldiers were “in some ways… very hard and in some ways, it was very uplifting,” The Telegraph quoted him as saying... 

London, May 29 (ANI): US President Barack Obama’s British-based brother-in-law has put himself up as a Conservative candidate for the next general election, following the controversy over lawmakers’ expenses.   Ian Manners, who married the US president’s sister, is so outraged by the behaviour of his local MP Andrew MacKay that he will challenge the latter’s claim to throw open... 

London, May 29 (ANI): A 41-year-old Brit has created a super bowl for U.S. President Barack Obama’s pet Bo. Natalie, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, crafted the special dog’s bowl at the President’s request. She was stunned when Obama made an order for the bowl. Natalie did have a reason to be surprised after the world’s most powerful man ordered one of her non-spill dishes: her idea was earlier rejected... 

New Delhi, May 28 (ANI): Fifty-nine ministers will take oath in the second round of cabinet expansion here today. Dr. Singh has recommended several names to the President for inclusion in his Council of Ministers. The names doing the rounds are that of Virbhadra Singh, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Farooq Abdullah, Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja, Mallikarjun Kharge, Kumari Selja, Subodh Kant Sahay, M S Gill, G K Vasan,...