AFI leaves a woman athlete in lurch
The final meet of the season nearly turned fatal for LIC’s Arya. The Kerala athlete collapsed midway through the women’s 400m race of the 52nd national open championship at the Nehru Stadium here on T
Ailing ‘tiger boy’ gets help from a foreign national
A German woman from Japan has come to the aid of ailing 'tiger boy' Chendru, a primitive tribal of Chhattisgarh who shot to fame in 1960 for his amazing friendship with a tiger in jungles of Bastar.
US to freeze $700mn aid to Pakistan
In the midst of a tense standoff with Islamabad, a Congressional panel has agreed to freeze $700 million in US aid to Pakistan unless it helps in the fight against homemade bombs in Afghanistan.
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US House panel imposes limits on Pak aid
A key US Congressional committee has approved a defence spending bill that would impose limits on US aid to Pakistan, reflecting its frustration with Islamabad's efforts in the war against terror.
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Review US aid to Pak before 'another dime' goes: Lawmakers
Osama bin Laden's presence in Pakistan before he was killed prompted many US lawmakers today to demand a review of the billions of dollars in American aid to that country before 'another dime' is s
Despite diplomatic strain US sending USD 3.1 billion for Pak
Washington: Despite a stand off with Pakistan over the issue of jailing of its diplomat Raymond Davis, US has not proposed any slashing of aid to Islamabad, and for the second year in running has all
UK defends 1 bn pound aid to India
London: As an outcry blew over Britain's decision to continue over 1 billion pounds in aid to New Delhi until 2015, the David Cameron government has defended the move, saying India symbolises a deve
China pledges another $200 million aid to flood-hit Pak
China has said it will provide another $200 million in emergency aid to flood-hit Pakistan and dispatched four helicopters, amid prodding by the American diplomats that Beijing should "step up to the
India announces additional $20 mn aid to flood-hit Pak
India on Tuesday announced an additional $20 million assistance to Pakistan which is grappling with the worst floods in recent history of the region.
The announcement by the external affairs ministe
Pak yet to choose modalities of India's aid for flood relief
The Pakistan government is yet to decide on modalities for India's offer to provide $5 million to help victims of the country's worst floods though the foreign minister, Mr Shah Mahmood Qureshi, had l