Blockade brings Telangana train traffic to a standstill (Lead)
July 14th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Rail movement in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh came to a standstill Thursday as agitators demanding a separate state stopped several trains as part ... Read more...
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Blockade brings Telangana train traffic to standstill
July 14th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Rail movement in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh came to a standstill Thursday as agitators demanding a separate Telangana state stopped several trains ... Read more...
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Musharraf in Dubai to meet ‘old friends’ to garner support for political ambition
July 5th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has flown to Dubai from London to hold talks with his 'old political friends' viewing a possibility of mid-term polls in ... Read more...
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Manipur party leaders fast unto death in protest against Naga economic blockade
June 8th, 2010 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, June 8 (ANI): Demanding the lifting of a blockade of national highways linking Manipur with the rest of the country, leaders of the Manipur People's Party (MPP) commenced an indefinite hunger ... Read more...
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Talks won’t arrest global warming in next decade: UN climate chief
June 7th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
Bonn, June 7 (IANS) The ongoing global climate negotiations will not lead to "adequate mitigation targets" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades, but will eventually do so, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Greenpeace welcomes India’s stand on emissions cut
December 4th, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) India's proposal to cut its emissions intensity by 20-25 percent by 2020 has put the pressure back on industrialised countries to come up with emission cuts, says ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Manmohan Singh well up in global green leader ranking (With Image)
November 10th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Joydeep Gupta
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Manmohan Singh has done quite well among global leaders on initiatives to fight climate change, according to a ranking prepared by the NGO ... Read more...
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Obama hype sweeps Trinidad and Tobago
April 17th, 2009 - 11:59 am ICT by IANS
Port of Spain, April 17 (DPA) Obama-mania has struck Trinidad and Tobago like a hurricane - though the Caribbean country is set to host 34 country leaders from across the Americas, ... Read more...
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PM flays regional parties, prompts angry response
April 15th, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday blamed regional parties for the backwardness of several states, sparking an angry response from regional groupings which accused him of irresponsibility.
The ... Read more...
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J-K Govt orders magisterial probe into police firing in Samba
August 5th, 2008 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (ANI): The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered a magisterial probe into the police firing in Samba District in which two people were killed and 18 ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
China opposes connecting Tibet issue with Beijing Olympics
July 2nd, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 2 (ANI): China has expressed resolute opposition to connecting Tibet-related issues with the Beijing Olympic Games due to be held in August.Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao was speaking ... Read more...
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