SAARC varsity campus to miss 2018 deadlineSAU has been functioning at a temporary campus at Akbar Bhawan here for which the varsity pays a rent of Rs 1.5 crore per month.
22 Jan, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
SAARC going through 'teething problems': M J AkbarSouth Asian history is a complex history untouched by emotionalism, and very often proximity doesn't lead to clarity, proximity leads to co...
08 Dec, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
Denial of rights to women against sharia: MJ Akbar"You cannot deny gender equality to any being. Denial of gender rights is against the sharia. Anyone who has a deep understanding of the Ko...
08 Dec, 2016, 02.33 PM IST
- 'Efforts should be made to promote AMDISA'
Coinciding with the 31st Charter Day of SAARC, Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (AMDISA), a SAARC recognise...
08 Dec, 2015, 07.13 PM IST
National Knowledge Network to be extended to SAARC countriesNKN is a multi-gigabit pan-India network for providing a unified high speed network backbone for all knowledge related institutions in the ...
03 Jun, 2015, 05.04 PM IST
S Jaishankar discusses SAARC co-op in Bhutan on first leg of YatraThe Foreign Secretary called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of the yatra.
01 Mar, 2015, 06.22 PM IST
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan on first leg of 'SAARC yatra'Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar today called on Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay soon after arriving here on the first leg of his 'S...
01 Mar, 2015, 03.23 PM IST
India to provide immediate visa for patients from SAARC: PM Narendra ModiIn his address at the 18th SAARC summit in Kathmandu, Narendra Modi also said that India will now give business visa for 3-5 years for memb...
26 Nov, 2014, 01.57 PM IST
SAARC meet: Smriti Irani favours increased linkages between varsities"Education and cultural diplomacy is the only way forward to strengthen relationship between the SAARC countries," said Smriti Irani.
31 Oct, 2014, 04.13 PM IST
- Trade between South Asian countries crosses $2 billion
The trade within the South Asian region has crossed USD 2 billion following the implementation of South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), Secr...
08 Dec, 2012, 08.06 PM IST
- SAARC University to start functioning in New Delhi by August
As the ambitious SAARC University is set to start functioning in New Delhi in over three months, India has asserted that there will be no d...
27 Apr, 2010, 06.36 PM IST
- First step towards SAARC University on Monday
The ambitious proposal of setting up a common university for eight SAARC countries is set for a take-off with the land for the institute to...
25 May, 2008, 05.15 PM IST
- SAARC foreign ministers meet today
The two-day meeting of Foreign Ministers of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member nations will begin in New D...
07 Dec, 2007, 12.19 PM IST
- SAARC Summit agrees the Dev Fund
The 14th summit also agreed to create a SAARC Food Bank & set up a SAARC Arbitration Council.
04 Apr, 2007, 06.25 PM IST
- Japan contributes $7-mn for SAARC
Japan has contributed an additional USD 7 million to the 'SAARC-Japan Special Fund' for furthering social and cultural exchanges with South...
03 Apr, 2007, 12.00 PM IST
- India is preferred destination for South Asia University
The idea, first mooted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Saarc summit in 2005, is expected to be formally accepted by all the Saarc c...
27 Mar, 2007, 01.40 AM IST
- South Asian varsity may take shape here soon
It is a proposal that proponents of better relations in South Asia would really cheer for.
30 Dec, 2006, 02.46 AM IST