Pakistan asks WHO for help on dengue
January 29th, 2012 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has assured Pakistan of its full support in eradicating diseases like polio, hepatitis and dengue.Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Drone strikes fuelling insurgency in Pakistan: Gilani
January 29th, 2012 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan and the US have longstanding friendly relations, but drone strikes are only fuelling insurgency in the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said."In ... Read more...
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No threat to democracy in Pakistan: Gilani
January 29th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said there is no chance of a military coup in the country because the army favours democracy and ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Manmohan Singh a genuine person: Gilani
January 29th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a "genuine person" who desired to resolve all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pakistan committed to eradicate polio this year: Gilani
January 28th, 2012 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Pakistan is committed to eradicate polio by the end of 2012, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has told Microsoft chief Bill Gates.Talking to Bill Gates ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Musharraf will be arrested if he returns’
January 27th, 2012 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf will definitely be arrested if he returns to the country, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Friday."In fact, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Companies have no choice but to be in India: Ashwani Kumar
January 27th, 2012 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) India and China will emerge as the only destinations for companies seeking business as Asia will lead the world economic growth in the coming decade, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Drug money damages world economy by $2 trillion annually
January 27th, 2012 - 5:01 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Annual financial damage to the world economy from drug money equals $2 trillion, Russia's Federal Drug Control Service head Viktor Ivanov said."Narco-dollars form a market ... Read more...
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Bill Gates contributes $750 million to global AIDS fund
January 26th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by BNO News
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Thursday announced his foundation will give $750 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria after ... Read more...
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`Davos meet an opportunity to project Pakistan’s economy’
January 24th, 2012 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The World Economic Forum to be held in Davos offers a good opportunity to project Pakistan's economy which has registered a comeback, said Prime Minister ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Arabs believe Mubarak’s autocratic rule would inevitably end
January 30th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 30 (ANI): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak might have shown no sign of steeping down by appointing Omar Suleiman, the country's intelligence chief and a close ally, as his Vice ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Thai protesters urge government to solve border dispute with Cambodia
January 30th, 2011 - 4:42 am ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK (BNO NEWS) -- Activists on Saturday continued to urge Thailand's government to resolve a dispute over an ancient temple which sits on the border with Cambodia, MCOT online news reported.The 'Yellow ... Read more...
Posted in Thailand |
Terrorists may be getting access to nuke materials ‘every second day’: IAEA
January 28th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 28 (ANI): Yukiya Amano, Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has warned that nuclear material may be falling into the hands of terrorists.Amano attended the World ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Afghan war brought ‘radicalization’ biggest disaster for US-Pak people: Imran Khan
January 28th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 28 (ANI): Former cricket star turned Pakistani politician Imran Khan has criticised the war in Afghanistan, saying that is causing 'radicalization' that would be disastrous not only for ... Read more...
Posted in World |
A.R.Rahman Receives WEF Crystal Award
January 27th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Indian music maestro A.R.Rahman has bagged yet another prestigious honour in the form of Crystal Award for his contribution in the field of art and music. On Wednesday, the award ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Blast in Davos hotel ahead of WEF meet
January 27th, 2011 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 27 (IANS) A small blast took place at a hotel close to the site of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, breaking the windows of the premises, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
International ties may improve due to Wikileaks: Medvedev
January 27th, 2011 - 8:58 am ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Revelations of secret US diplomatic cables by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks may have a positive influence on international relations, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said."I believe that the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
OECD: More ‘diversified and competitive’ economies would attract investors in Central Asia
January 26th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by BNO News
PARIS (BNO NEWS) -- Economic diversification and increased competitiveness could make Central Asia a new frontier of economic opportunity for global investors, according to a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UN chief slams bombing at Moscow airport
January 25th, 2011 - 3:04 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Jan 25 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly suicide bombing at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport Monday, which killed at least 35 people. The secretary-general is "appalled" by the incident ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Economy can growth at double-digit in two years: Mukherjee
November 14th, 2010 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) The Indian economic growth will soon grow at 9 percent ammually and even move to double-digits expansion in the next two years if the government is ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Fat and muscle turned into bone, cartilage in rodents
June 27th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 27 (ANI): In what is being considered as a major breakthrough, scientists at Harvard Medical School, Boston, have regrown bone and cartilage from fat cells and muscle tissue and then ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indian firms looking for business in Latin America: WSJ
February 11th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) More and more Indian companies are looking to do business in Latin America as they seek exposure to growing markets and a more secure investment destination, according ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Honduras fires immigration chief for expelling Brazilian diplomat
January 31st, 2010 - 5:08 am ICT by IANS
Tegucigalpa, Jan 31 (IANS/EFE) Honduras' new government has fired its top immigration official after a Brazilian diplomat was denied entry into the country.
"In light of the undignified treatment offered to this diplomat ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Toyota chief apologises for flaws leading to car recalls
January 30th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Jan 30 (DPA) The chief of Toyota Motor Corp has apologised for accelerator pedal flaws forcing the recall of millions of cars in North America, China and Europe.
Akio Toyoda, the reclusive ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Indra Nooyi seeks women’s quota at Davos
January 29th, 2010 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 29 (IANS) Indra Nooyi, the first Indian-born chief executive at PepsiCo, wants a quota system to get more women at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Nooyi ranked No. ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
President Clinton thanks Israel for field hospital in Haiti
January 29th, 2010 - 1:44 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday met with Israeli President Shimon Peres, thanked Israel for field hospital in Haiti.Peres arrived at the World Economic Forum in Davos, ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Need to enhance usage of renewable and nuclear energy: Anand Sharma
January 28th, 2010 - 10:30 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 28 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday emphasized at the need to enhance the usage of renewable and nuclear energy in the fuel mix.Sharma was ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Mumbai attacks have ruined India, Paks excellent ties: Gilani
February 8th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb. 8 (ANI): Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that India and Pakistan shared excellent relations before the Mumbai terror attacks, but the incident made all the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
World Social Forum ends in Brazil
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Belem (Brazil), Feb 2 (IANS) The World Social Forum, which was attended by about 100,000 people from around the world, concluded in this Brazilian city with some South American leaders protesting against ... Read more...
Posted in World |
London sees four Pak Prime Ministers in a day
February 1st, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb. 1 (ANI): It has been an unusual saturday for London that witnessed the presence of four Pakistani prime ministers in in the British Capital.
Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Ahmadinejad lauds Turkish PM’s protest in Davos
February 1st, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Feb 1 (IANS) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has lauded Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for taking a stand against Israel’s attack on Gaza.During a panel discussion Thursday at the World ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Hope, aspiration in India leading to social mobility and prosperity: Nath
January 31st, 2009 - 7:51 pm ICT by ANI
Davos (Switzerland), Jan.31 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has stated that hope and aspiration in India is leading to social mobility and prosperity and these are the engines ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Private sector will help India weather slowdown: Kamal Nath
January 31st, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A "disciplined" private sector and an "aspiring" middle class are the engines of India's economic growth, and will help the country weather the tumultuous times, Commerce and ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Amitabh bags World Economic Forum award
January 31st, 2009 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured by the World Economic Forum for outstanding excellence in art.The Crystal Award is to be conferred on the veteran actor ... Read more...
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Brown, Ban call for international efforts to boost economy
January 30th, 2009 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Davos, Jan 30 (DPA) Coordinated international efforts will be needed to lead the world out of the current economic crisis, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday, ... Read more...
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