Afghan govt, allies approaching Taliban for talks: Report

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New York, Oct 30 (PTI) As part of a broad political effort to stem violence in the war-torn country, Afghan government and its allies in the region -- Pakistan and Saudi Arabia -- are approaching t

40 killed, 200 injured in serial blasts in Assam

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Guwahati, Oct 30 (PTI) Over 40 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday in 13 serial bomb blasts triggered by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (U.L.F.A.) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-a

Central team to visit blast sites in Assam

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New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) A high-level central team comprising senior Home Ministry officials will visit Assam to make an on-the-spot assessment of the situation arising out of serial blasts in the s

Blasts symbolic of insecurity in the country: Advani

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New Delhi, Oct 30 (PTI) The serial blasts in Assam were symbolic of the sense of insecurity in the country and the United Progressive Alliance (U.P.A.) government has failed to combat terror, senio

Rescuers look for survivors of Pak quake; toll reaches 215

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Islamabad, Oct 30 (PTI) Braving freezing temperatures, rescuers on Thursday sifted through the debris of the collapsed mud houses in Pakistan's impoverished Balochistan province to look for more su

Israel apologises to Egypt

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Jerusalem, Oct 30 (PTI) In a bid to avoid any diplomatic gaffe, Israel has apologised to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for the offensive statement made by a right-wing lawmaker who told him "to

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