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Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 7:32 PM IST

Saturday

Toronto: Inderjit Singh Reyat, the only man convicted in 1985 Air India bombing, is been sentenced to nine years in jail by a Canadian court or perjury at the trial of his two co-accused conspirators.

Islamabad: Dragging its feet over the Mumbai terror strike case, Pakistan today fired a salvo at India demanding that New Delhi should not "squander" in bringing to justice the perpetrators of the bombing of the Samjhauta Express train in light of a RSS leader's confession about the involvement of Sangh activists in the attack.

Sunday

London: Anil Verma, a senior diplomat in the Indian High Commission here, is questioned last month by Scotland Yard on allegations that he assaulted his wife, but escaped prosecution due to diplomatic immunity.

Durban: Set to achieve a bilateral trade of $10 billion this year, India and South Africa's mutual ties will get a boost after the African nation is formally admitted to the BRIC, grouping of the world's fastest growing economies.

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Monday
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh launch their crucial talks to hammer out an interim agreement on sharing of waters of Teesta river in dry season for the next 15 years.

Islamabad: Pakistan government appears divided over resuming onion exports to India with the Agriculture Ministry not not averse to lifting the ban but the Commerce Ministry has some reservations.

Tuesday
Beijing: A top Chinese official heading the Tibet administration has said fight against Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is meant to be "lasting, intense and complicated" and the government faced "arduous task" of keeping secessionists away.

London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, wanted in Sweden over claims he sexually assaulted two women, appears in a court here and expresses his readiness to fight extradition from the UK.

Wednesday
Islamabad: US Vice President Joe Biden dismisses criticism that his country favours India and wants to "weaken or dismantle" Pakistan, saying the strategic partnership between Washington and Islamabad, including in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban, is vital for both sides.

Melbourne: Waters of the swollen Brisbane river roared into Australia's third largest city washing away homes, restaurants and cars, forcing thousands, including Indians to flee their homes.

Thursday
Washington: The US encourages Indo-Pak dialogue to ensure stability in South Asia, the White House has said, while describing India as an "important partner". Kathmandu: Maoists, who are set to stake claim to form a new government in Nepal, have dismissed reports that India is their "principal enemy", but highlights the need to regulate the open border with the neighbouring country and favours visas for Indian visitors.

Friday
Eneva: Ahead of President Asif Ali Zardari's key talks with his American counterpart Barack Obama at the White House, Pakistan says the US should facilitate a solution to its Kashmir issue with India.

Kathmandu: The government and the main Opposition Maoist party ink a crucial eleventh-hour deal to monitor Nepal's fragile peace process after the UN mission tasked to supervise the arms and the army of the former rebels and the military ends its task tonight.

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First Published: Jan 15 2011 | 2:10 PM IST

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