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Family Thanks Government After Woman Who Was Forced To Marry Pak Man Returns
The family of an Indian woman who claimed she was forced by a Pakistani man to marry him at gunpoint today said that they thought she would never be able to return "this soon". The woman, identified as Uzma Ahmad, reached India this morning, crossing the Wagah Border near Amritsar from Pakistan, after being allowed to return home by the Islamabad H...
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After Major Changes In Passport Rules, Sushma Swaraj Asks For Feedback
Sushma Swaraj has sought feedback on the new passport rules which were announced by the External Affairs ministry on Friday. The new rules have introduced changes in various categories including orphaned children, single mothers, government employees, sadhus, among others. Ms Swaraj termed these changes as necessary and "significant".
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In Major Reshuffle, New Envoys for Pakistan, China, UN, Among Others
Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry.
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India Not 'Running Away' From Talks, Says Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has given Pakistan a midnight deadline tonight, to assure India that it will not meet the separatist Hurriyat conference and will restrict the agenda of the NSA talks on Monday only to terrorism. Mrs Swaraj addressed a press conference just hours after Pakistan's NSA Sartaj Aziz said he was ready to travel to India fo...
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's India Visit to Begin Today
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for India today on his first foreign trip after assuming charge during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss key issues including peace, and reconciliation process in his country.
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Family Thanks Government After Woman Who Was Forced To Marry Pak Man Returns
The family of an Indian woman who claimed she was forced by a Pakistani man to marry him at gunpoint today said that they thought she would never be able to return "this soon". The woman, identified as Uzma Ahmad, reached India this morning, crossing the Wagah Border near Amritsar from Pakistan, after being allowed to return home by the Islamabad H...
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After Major Changes In Passport Rules, Sushma Swaraj Asks For Feedback
Sushma Swaraj has sought feedback on the new passport rules which were announced by the External Affairs ministry on Friday. The new rules have introduced changes in various categories including orphaned children, single mothers, government employees, sadhus, among others. Ms Swaraj termed these changes as necessary and "significant".
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In Major Reshuffle, New Envoys for Pakistan, China, UN, Among Others
Key postings of Indian envoys to Pakistan, China, the UK and the United Nations have been done by the government in a major reshuffle at the top echelons of External Affairs Ministry.
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India Not 'Running Away' From Talks, Says Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj
Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has given Pakistan a midnight deadline tonight, to assure India that it will not meet the separatist Hurriyat conference and will restrict the agenda of the NSA talks on Monday only to terrorism. Mrs Swaraj addressed a press conference just hours after Pakistan's NSA Sartaj Aziz said he was ready to travel to India fo...
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's India Visit to Begin Today
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will leave for India today on his first foreign trip after assuming charge during which he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discuss key issues including peace, and reconciliation process in his country.
