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Last Updated : Jan 21 2013 | 12:40 AM IST

United Nations: Pitching strongly for an "unrelenting" fight against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said there cannot be "selective approaches" in dealing with the scourge that needed to be fought across all fronts.

United Nations: As Palestinians make a vigorous push for statehood, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expresses India's "steadfast" support for their struggle for a sovereign, independent and united state of Palestine.

Kathmandu: Ten Indians, mostly from Tamil Nadu, are among 19 people today killed when a small plane carrying them crashed near the Nepalese capital while attempting to land after an aerial viewing trip of Mount Everest.

London: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and industrialist Ratan Tata are among the world's "50 most influential people" along with German chancellor Angel Merkel, who was ranked No 1, according to a survey by UK-based magazine NewStatesman.

Beijing: An angry China says that any successor chosen by the 14th Dalai Lama would be "illegal", days after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader asserted that he and not Beijing had the right to identify his next incarnation.

Dhaka: Hoping to chart out modalities for a joint border management system, India and Bangladesh discuss ways to tackle cross-frontier crimes like drug smuggling and trafficking of women and children.

New York: The US was aware of Pakistan's "duplicitous role" in the war on terror long before its top military commander Mike Mullen branded the dreaded Haqqani network of Taliban a "veritable arm" of ISI, according to a media report.

United Nations: The UN Security Council will take up for discussion Palestine's historic application for statehood tomorrow and will refer it to the committee tasked with examining such requests.

United Nations: India asks members of the UN Security Council to adopt an "ambitious" outcome document that emphasizes "zero tolerance" to terrorism, saying terrorists have continued to take innocent lives from Moscow to Mumbai in the decade following the 9/11 attacks.

Washington: An Indian American neurosurgeon, having an account in the HSBC India branch, is indicted for conspiracy to defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by the US Justice Department.

Islamabad: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani counters US accusations linking Pakistani spy agency to terror groups in Afghanistan, saying his country cannot be pressured to "do more" in the war on terror, as ISI chief warns "quick and equal response" to any unilateral attack.

Islamabad: The European Union welcomes India's decision to withdraw its objections to the World Trade Organisation waiver sought by the EU for granting duty-free access to certain goods from Pakistan.

United Nations: Expressing concern over the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, India warns against any "hurry" in withdrawing troops from the country, saying such a move should be done keeping in mind the ground realities and not just to meet any deadline.

Washington: Voicing "serious concern" over  India's nuclear liability law, the US says New Delhi could seek IAEA's help in evaluating its legislation's compliance with the Convention on Supplemental Compensation (CSC).

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First Published: Oct 01 2011 | 3:27 PM IST

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