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     Updated: ( 14:32:54 GMT) March 16 , 2010
Devotees take part in Kalash Yatra on the first day of the Navratri festival in Bikaner

Pune blast: India blames Pak terrorists

NEW DELHI: Indian Home Secretary Gopal Pillai has said that a bombing that killed 16 people in Pune last month was carried out by home-grown Islamists with alleged links to militants in Pakistan, reports Reuters. “All the evidence which is coming currently is showing that it is the IM (Indian Mujahideen), rather than a Hindu militant group, involved in the Pune blast,” he told Reuters in an interview on Monday. Mr Pillai alleged that Indian Mujahideen operatives were being trained in Pakistan and had links with the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba.

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Fonseka appears in Lanka mily court
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka has appeared before a military court on charges of participating in politics while in uniform. The trial was adjourned after defence objections about the proceedings. But the defeated presidential candidate is due to return to court on Wednesday on separate charges of violating military procurement
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Ties with India improve a lot: China
BEIJING: China on Tuesday expressed readiness to work with India as ‘good partners’ and ‘good neighbours’ to resolve pending issues like the border dispute. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said "the two countries have maintained high-level contacts and cooperation and exchanges in various fields and made significant progress".
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Indian Council, Colombo Uni sign MoU
COLOMBO: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the University of Colombo for establishment of a Visiting Chair in Social Sciences at the University of Colombo was signed last week at University Senate Hall by the High Commissioner of India, Ashok K. Kantha and Prof. Kshanika Hirimburegama.
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China offers to develop Chittagong port
BEIJING: China will offer its support to Bangladesh to develop its strategically-significant deep-sea port in Chittagong when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives here on Wednesday on a five-day visit. “China has already given a positive response to Bangladesh's requests for help in developing the port,” said an official.
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Bringing women together for peace in SA
THIMPHU: Changing the mindset and attitude of both men and women towards women should be the first step towards women empowerment in South Asia. This, said about 80 participants, comprising writers, activists, academicians, educationists, journalists and researchers from South Asia.
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INDIA TODAY
• Play-safe govt pulls N-bill
• Maya slams Congress at jumbo meet
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NEPAL TODAY
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• Face value of listed shares up four fold

MALDIVES TODAY
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PAKISTAN TODAY
• UK boy kidnapped in Jhelum freed
• National games again postponed
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SRI LANKA TODAY
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BHUTAN TODAY
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