Amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan, the former cricket captain of Pakistan, Shahid Afridi has asked both the neighbouring countries to show some restraint towards each other and pleaded for peace in the region. "Pakistan is a peace loving nation, why talk about extreme measures when things can be resolved through dialogues?" the all-rounder tweeted. "Pakistan wants cordial relationship with all. When two neighbours fight both homes are effected (affected). Say No to war," Afridi added in a series of tweets.
Rocca was in Islamabad with a high-level delegation of US officials to hold talks with President Pervez Musharraf in mobilising more resources for rehabilitation and reconstruction of quake-hit areas in Pakistan.
International rating agency Standard & Poor's on Thursday lauded India's competitiveness in information technology, business process outsourcing and telecom sectors
'Our relationship with India exists on its own merits, and is independent of our relationship with Pakistan,' President Bush tells rediff.com in his first interview to any South Asian media outlet.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon On Tuesday asked India to take a leadership role in reaching a "meaningful" climate change pact in Paris later this year.
Contending that terrorism should not be associated with any particular religion, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that Muslims in India are nationalists who have always opposed terrorist elements.
Lauding India's economic reform process, the Asian Development Bank expected the country's economy to grow by 7-8 per cent in the medium term and said it would step up its loan exposure to $2 billion annually.
On Saturday, India dismissed Sri Lanka for 245 in their second innings on day 4 to complete a comfortable win and lead the three-match series 1-0.
The government on Friday said the country's economy was strong enough to sustain the free trade agreements entered into by India.
IMF chief Horst Kohler, who is in Dubai to World Bank Group and IMF meetings, did not comment on the issue of BPCL and HPCL divestment.
Lauding India for its "comfortable" foreign exchange reserves, the International Monetary Fund said the country was not in need of any assistance from it.
Australia captain Steve Smith on Tuesday apologised for letting his "emotions slip" during the aggressively-contested but lost Test series against India, saying that he was in his "own bubble" at times.
The World Bank has lauded India for the 'remarkable progress' it made in alleviating poverty as well as educating children through the Universal Elementary Education programme.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has promised "surgical" precision in distribution of funds to athletes preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games, asserting that centralisation of the process has made bureaucratic hurdles a thing of past.
Speaking at the State Banquet hosted in the honour of President Pranab Mukherjee, Namibian President Hage Geingob said Namibia commends India's commitment towards peaceful use of nuclear energy.
India coach Ravi Shastri equated India's maiden Test series win on Australia soil with the historic 1983 World Cup triumph terming it 'as big if not bigger'.
He said the US believes that when nations respect the rights of their neighbours and defend the interests of their people, they can better work together to secure the blessings of safety, prosperity and peace.
Swedish Prime Minister Lofven lauded India as 'global power' and said the two countries are a 'perfect match'.
ADB was urged to take up the Railways sector.
Shikhar Dhawan might have had a nightmarish time with the bat in the ongoing first cricket Test against South Africa, but former India captain Sunil Gavaskar, on Friday, came in support of the opener, saying going by his record the left-hander deserves another chance.
Soni is a soft treatment of a very complex subject, feels Sreehari Nair.
Dinesh Chandimal lauded India's bowlers on their brilliant showing on Day 1 of the first Test, in Galle on Wednesday, saying the spinners exploited the conditions well.
The conviction levels are still low.
They justified the strikes, saying the forces had entered into Indian territory occupied by Pakistan.
Recognising evolving global terror threats, India and Israel have resolved to deepen cooperation in fighting the menace and collaborate in the field of cyber security.
Lauding India's presence in the world of golf, Tiger Woods today said that Anirban Lahiri can make the game 'explode' in the Indian market by winning a medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
India handed over signed documents to the head of UN treaty division at the opening of the special event to mark the International Day of Non-Violence.
At 89th, India is the lowest-ranked among the BRICS.
In his last column for Rediff.com, Praful Bidwai joins issues with those lauding India's covert operation against Naga rebels based in Myanmarese territory.
'We are encouraged by what the prime minister said recently on these issues... We will keep a close eye on these issues. They are very important and as are other elements of our human rights and religious freedom.' 'So, absolutely, we'll keep a focus on them.'
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