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List of articles pertaining to Foreign Affairs
Indian workers protest outside White House
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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WASHINGTON: Braving a steady drizzle and the cold, nearly 65 Indian workers, who claim they were lured to move to the US by false promises of permanent jobs, have protested before the White House against the "abuses" in the H2B visa system, which was used to traffic them.
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Pak to maintain minimum credible deterrence: Gilani
Saturday, March 29, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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ISLAMABAD: Describing itself as a "responsible nuclear state", Pakistan's new Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Sunday said his government will maintain a minimum credible deterrence to ensure peace and stability in the region.
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Raza-Gilani
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World TB Day: 'Women, children worst hit'
Monday, March 24, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Tuberculosis has become one of India's worst enemies. Studies conducted on the socio-economic impact of TB have projected that over three lakh children are orphaned by the disease every year while over a lakh women are rejected by their families, once they contract this disease.
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US proposes new H-1B visa rules to ensure fair distribution
Thursday, March 20, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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WASHINGTON: The United States has proposed a new rule prohibiting the employers from filing multiple applications for H-1B visa, widely sought by Indians, for the same employee to ensure a fair and orderly distribution of available visas.
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United-States
H-1B-visa
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Sarabjit Singh to be hanged on April 1
Monday, March 17, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Indian national Sarabjit Singh, accused of being involved in a bombing incident, would be hanged on April 1, Pakistani officials announced on Sunday. Pakistan’s Supreme Court had rejected his appeal for clemency and President Musharraf also rejected his mercy petition this month.
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President-Musharraf
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01-year-old Buster Martin will run the London Marathon on April 13
Thursday, March 13, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Buster Martin (101) makes no promises about completing the Flora London Marathon on April 13. “But he will complete it. If I thought he could not do the distance, I would not be training him,” says his coach Harmander Singh.
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Harmander-Singh
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Zardari to take over as Pak PM after 3 months: Report
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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ISLAMABAD: In a fresh twist to the squabbling in Pakistan People's Party over the post of prime minister, party chairman Asif Ali Zardari has apparently said that an interim premier will be named for a three-month period till he enters parliament and can take over the job.
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Twin blasts rock Pakistan, several killed
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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One blast devastated the downtown office of the Federal Investigation Agency, killing at least a dozen people, said Mohammed Afzal, a city police official. A second blast wounded several people in an upscale residential district, said Mohammed Abbas,
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Twin-blasts
Pakistan
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Setting up of global advisory council for people of Indian origin
Saturday, March 08, 2008 www.agranews.com
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Foreign Affairs
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During PBD 2008 held at New Delhi, Prime Minister of India announced the establishment of Prime Minister’s Global Council of People of Indian Origin. This Council will comprise of people of Indian Origin from a variety of disciplines who are recognized as leaders in their respective fields, not only in their country of residence but globally as well. The council would serve as a high level platfor
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india
news,indian,nri,diaspora
indian,non
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indian
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'Indian student in US may have committed suicide'
Thursday, March 06, 2008 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Police were searching for clues on the motive behind the suicide by a young Andhra Pradesh medico who was found dead in Pennsylvania in the US.
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