New Delhi, Feb.28 : The Government on Sunday evening clarified that there was no need of any third party intervention between India and Pakistan. The Prime Minister Office has stated that there is no need for interlocutor between India and Pakistan, said a Doordarshan report on Sunday evening. The PMO’s statement came after a statement made by Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor about Saudi Arabia’s possibility of being an interlocutor between India and Pakistan.
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Pokhran, Feb.28 : Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Sunday said India is concerned about the 42 terror camps existing across the border even after Mumbai terror attacks and Pakistan’s non serious approach to dismantle them. Speaking during the Operation Vayu Shakti 2010 programme organized here, Antony said: “Our real concern is existence of terror camps intact across the border after 26/11 attack.
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London, Feb 28 – Hollywood actress Julianne Moore has said she isn’t worried about her kids seeing her nude in films. The actress, who has two children Caleb, 12, and seven-year-old Liv, with husband Bart Freundlich thinks they might be embarrassed by the scenes but has always expected to have conflict with her kids at some point anyway so that they end up hating her, reports imdb.com. ‘I am aware that my kids will one day see my films and might think they are a bit shocking, especially the nude scenes.
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Riyadh, Feb 28 – India and Saudi Arabia Sunday agreed that despite growing bilateral trade there was still a vast area of investment still to be tapped. ‘On the economic and commercial side, both sides expressed happiness that our trade is growing and we are now at $26-billon two-way trade,’ Latha Reddy, secretary (east) in the Indian ministry of external affairs, said on the second day of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. ‘But it was felt that there was a vast potential yet to be tapped, particularly in the area of investments, and both sides agreed towards facilitating major joint ventures and investments between our countries,’ she said.
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New Delhi, Feb 28 – India outplayed arch rivals Pakistan 4-1 in the Hockey World Cup pool B match here Sunday and a near-capacity Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium erupted in celebration here Sunday. Sandeep Singh (2), Shivendra Singh and Prabhjot Singh scored for India to hand the home team a memorable victory and to give their World Cup campaign a big push on day one. Sohail Abbas was the Paksitan scorer.
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Riyadh, Feb 28 – The Saudi Arabian leadership Sunday lauded the contributions of 1.8-million strong expatriate Indian population to the development of their nation during the course of their engagements with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here. ‘The Saudi dignitaries expressed very positive feelings about the presence of the Indian community here and the very important contribution they have made to this country,’ Latha Reddy, secretary (east) in the external affairs ministry, told the media. Indians make up the largest expatriate community in this Gulf nation.
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London, Feb 28 – ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Liv Tyler has revealed she feels under pressure to look good for every new movie. The actress has revealed she tries to be careful about what she eats if she is working on a new movie, reports blockbuster.co.uk. ‘I do feel pressure.
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London, Feb 28 – Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey is facing legal action from bosses at an exercise company who have filed suit against her Harpo Inc firm over a workout program. Officials at Unicus Performance Training (UPT) filed a lawsuit Feb 22 alleging they were never paid for developing an exercise scheme for the media mogul’s company, reports imdb.com. UPT bosses claim they were hired by executives at Winfrey’s firm to put together a corporate fitness regime, the O Fitness Challenge, specifically for Harpo employees between August 2008 and March 2009.
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Mumbai, Feb 28 – Cash and gold jewellery worth nearly Rs.80 lakh (Rs.8 million) were stolen from film actor Hema Malini’s house here, police said Sunday. The actor came to know about the theft Sunday. The house in northwest Mumbai was burgled Saturday, an official of Dindoshi police station said.
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