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Indian watchdog alleges graft in Commonwealth Games works

NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian anti-corruption body has found a host of problems with construction work for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, including the use of poor quality materials and dubious contracts.
The chief technical examiner from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) inspected 15 sites around the national capital and found a [...]

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Britain, India unite to pressure Pakistan over terror

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.
Cameron’s trip, seen as test of his much-hyped business-oriented foreign policy, was engulfed from the start by the [...]

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British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties

NEW DELHI – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.
Cameron and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed a string of agreements [...]

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Myanmar’s top military leader in India for talks

NEW DELHI – India welcomed the head of Myanmar’s isolated military government Tuesday despite international criticism, as New Delhi competes to assert its influence in the region.
India’s relationship with Myanmar, considered a pariah in some quarters, has taken on new importance because of concerns over insurgencies and drug trafficking along their [...]

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India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

MUMBAI, India – It looks like an iPad, only it’s 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.
If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux operating system-based computer would be the latest [...]

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US, India sign counter-terror pact

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India and the United States on Friday pledged closer security ties to combat terrorist threats, a day after the US military’s top officer warned extremists could try to stage fresh attacks on the South Asian country.
The India-US Counter Terrorism Cooperation Initiative signed by officials Friday calls for [...]

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India’s Jet Airways flies into profit

MUMBAI (AFP) – India’s largest private sector airline, Jet Airways, has swung to a quarterly net profit from a loss a year earlier, led by a rise in passenger air traffic, a statement Friday said.
Jet posted a net profit of 35 million rupees (740,000 dollars) for the first quarter of the financial [...]

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Top Indian economic panel urges stern action on inflation

NEW DELHI (AFP) – An influential Indian economic advisory panel pushed Friday for the central bank to act decisively against double-digit inflation, insisting the economy could grow strongly even with rate hikes.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Economic Advisory Council warned that India’s inflation rate of more than 10 percent was twice “the [...]

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US worries about repeat of Mumbai attacks: Mullen

NEW DELHI (AFP) – The US military’s top-ranking officer said Thursday he feared extremists might launch another attack on India, similar to the 2008 rampage in Mumbai, in a bid to spark a war with arch-rival Pakistan.
Speaking to reporters on board his plane bound for New Delhi, Admiral Mike Mullen praised [...]

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Amnesty condemns lawyers’ detention in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Amnesty International has condemned the arrest of two leading lawyers in Indian Kashmir as an attempt to “stifle legitimate and peaceful protest” in the restive region.
Mian Abdul Qayoom, the president of the Kashmir Bar Association, and Ghulam Nabi Shaheen, its general secretary, have been detained since July [...]

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