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RAIPUR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday admitted that the country has insufficient police stations and an ill-equipped police force but stressed that policing a country in a troubled neighbourhood makes the task more difficult.

WASHINGTON - In the run-up to the first strategic dialogue between India and the United States being held here this week, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J Burns has said that the Obama administration has always seen its relationship with India as "one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century."

LAHORE - The Lahore Police have claimed arresting two suspected terrorists involved in Monday's attack on the Jinnah Hospital, in which at least eight person were killed and several injured.

WASHINGTON - Stressing that the United States wants better ties with both India and Pakistan, a top Obama administration official has said that it was imperative to not to let the activities of terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) go unchecked.

BANGKOK - Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday morning after a majority of MPs voted in support of him. The Bangkok Post quoted television reports as saying that the meeting of MPs voted 246 to 186 in support of Vejjajiva, with 11 MPs abstaining and 21 opting for "no vote".