Egypt turns down IMF, World Bank loans
June 26th, 2011 - 9:14 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 26 (IANS) Egypt has declined to take loans from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) presently, following cuts in budget deficit, Xinhua reported."Egypt doesn't need any ... Read more...
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Global meet in China to discuss desertification
June 14th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 14 (IANS) More than 500 scholars, entrepreneurs and officials from all over the world are expected to meet in China next month to discuss the prevention of "desertification" ... Read more...
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Japan freezes $4.4 bn worth of Gaddafi regime assets
June 4th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Japanese government has frozen $4.4 billion in financial accounts of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his supporters, Japan Today said Saturday.The measure followed the ... Read more...
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Russia supports use of Gaddafi’s assets as humanitarian aid
May 14th, 2011 - 6:53 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 13 (IANS) Russia favours an idea which calls for defreezing assets of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and using them as a humanitarian aid for the Libyan people, Russian ... Read more...
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Australia, New Zealand in tussle over Donald
May 11th, 2011 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, May 11 (IANS) Legendary South African fast bowler Allan Donald is involved in an intense trans-Tasman tussle between Australia and New Zealand for his services as bowling coach.Cricket Australia ... Read more...
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International group agrees on aid to Libya rebels
May 5th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The international Libya contact group has announced the establishment of a fund to help Libyan rebels as it meets in Rome Thursday.The fund will "permit ... Read more...
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US facilitating Pak-Afghan talks on bilateral water treaty
April 20th, 2011 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 20(ANI): The United States is facilitating initial talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan on a bilateral water treaty as part of its efforts for trilateral water cooperation, according to informed sources.US-led ... Read more...
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India evacuates 44 more from Abidjan
April 18th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India has airlifted another group of 44 of its nationals and two Nepalese Sunday from Abidjan, the capital of Cote d'Ivoire, as tensions remained high ... Read more...
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UAE’s initiative to host conference on countering piracy hailed
April 17th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 17 (IANS) The UN has hailed the UAE's initiative of hosting a conference April 18-19 in Dubai on countering piracy in the Indian Ocean.Special Adviser to the ... Read more...
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Views sought on bill to curb bribery by foreigners
April 12th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Close on the heels of the government agreeing to speed up the drafting of the Lokpal Bill, the Rajya Sabha secretariat has invited suggestion from ... Read more...
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Indian ambassador evacuated in Ivory Coast
April 8th, 2011 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) India's ambassador to the war-ravaged West African nation of Cote d'Ivoire was evacuated from her residence following heavy fighting near the Indian mission in Abidjan ... Read more...
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Heavy rain delays translocation of Kanha tigress to Panna
March 26th, 2011 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, March 26 (IANS) The "unusually" heavy rain that pounded parts of Madhya Pradesh Friday has delayed the translocation of a tigress from the Kanha National Park to Panna forest, ... Read more...
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India to reveal latest tiger numbers Monday
March 26th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) On Monday, India will know how many tigers it really has when the latest tiger census is released. The new estimates are expected to be ... Read more...
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Bansal says disruptions in parliament against true spirit of democracy
March 25th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the loss of time due to disruptions in parliament and said that it did ... Read more...
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Bill introduced to tackle bribery by foreigners
March 25th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The government Friday introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to seek extradition of and punish foreign officials involved in bribery in India - a ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s regime illegitimate: GCC
March 11th, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, March 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), comprising six countries, has termed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime illegitimate and called for establishing contacts with the rebels."The Cooperation ... Read more...
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UK to continue aid to India, terminates aid to 16 other nations
February 28th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.28 (ANI): Britain will continue providing financial aid to India, but will cut off aid to sixteen other nations, following a review, that proves they are no longer in the poverty ... Read more...
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UN Security council to decide on sanctions against Libya (Lead)
February 26th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 26 (IANS) The UN Security Council Saturday may adopt sanctions against Libya aimed at stopping the bloodshed in the country, Brazil's Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti said.Brazil holds ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda backs Libya uprising
February 24th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The north African wing of Al Qaeda Thursday said it will "do whatever we can to help" the mass uprising in Libya.A statement by Al Qaeda in the ... Read more...
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Thousands of Bangladeshi workers trapped in Libya
February 24th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 24 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought help from international organisations for thousands of its nationals trapped in Libya.
An estimated 50,000 Bangladeshis are working in Libya and most of them ... Read more...
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Libyan minister quits, diplomat claims genocide (Lead)
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli, Feb 23 (IANS) Libya's powerful interior minister resigned in support of protesters who are demanding an end to Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year rule while a senior Libyan diplomat said he has ... Read more...
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Price discovery of crude oil can not be left entirely unregulated: Jaipal Reddy
February 23rd, 2011 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh, Feb 23 (ANI): Petroleum Minister S. Jaipal Reddy on Wednesday saidthere is a need to improve the understanding of inter-linkages between the physicaland financial markets to address the issue ... Read more...
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Libyan interior minister quits
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Libya's interior minister has resigned in support of protesters and predicted that the movement against Muammar Gaddafi's 41-year-rule will achieve victory "in a matter of days or hours", ... Read more...
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ElBaradei - a Nobel laureate in eye of Egypt’s political storm
January 31st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, who has emerged a leading opposition figure in the political upheaval sweeping through Egypt, has rich experience in working at the UN ... Read more...
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More tourism cooperation needed in South Asia: Minister
January 28th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay Friday called for greater cooperation among the South Asian countries to promote tourism in the region."More trained and skilled tourism professionals ... Read more...
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Mexico enacts new asylum law
January 27th, 2011 - 11:45 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 27 (IANS/EFE) President Felipe Calderon signed into law Wednesday a measure aimed at bringing Mexico's handling of refugee and political asylum claims into line with international agreements.The law was ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz to highlight last summer’s unrest in London (Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) Moderate Hurriyat group chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, who will attend a seminar on Kashmir in London, says he would refer to last summer's unrest in the Valley ... Read more...
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Novelist traces an ordinary life in today’s Uttar Pradesh
December 23rd, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Novelist Omair Ahmad has traversed familiar turf in his hometown Uttar Pradesh with his new book "Jimmy, The Terrorist" which scripts the tale of ... Read more...
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80 percent of India’s infants are underfed, risk death
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) A global report released Wednesday has said that over 80 percent of infants born in India each year - 20 million out of a total of 26 ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Kashmiri jihadis won’t run out of money: Osama bin Laden
December 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden reportedly pledged his support to jihadis fighting in Jammu and Kashmir and said they will "not run short of funds", reveal ... Read more...
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Six Indians get UN online volunteering award
December 3rd, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Six Indians have been chosen for the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) online volunteering award for their articles which helped spread awareness on the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), ... Read more...
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Donors urge Pak to implement “painful” reforms for additional resource mobilisation
November 16th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Donors and development partners of Pakistan have made it clear that they would provide help to Pakistan if there was a consensus between the federal and provincial ... Read more...
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Bosnian officials revoke filming licence for Jolie film
October 14th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 14 (IANS) The production of Angelina Jolie's directorial debut on the Bosnian war has been thrown into jeopardy after the country officials revoked permission to shoot the film.Jolie has ... Read more...
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India wins rotating UN seat, treads cautiously on Pakistan, Iran (Roundup)
October 13th, 2010 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
United Nations/New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) Winning a rotating non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council after a gap of 19 years, India Tuesday said it will be a responsible global player ... Read more...
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Seizure of ballot boxes: Tibetan exiles seek UN help
October 11th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Oct 11 (IANS) The Tibetan government-in-exile has sought intervention of international organisations in getting back the ballot boxes confiscated by the police in Nepal in the recent general elections of the ... Read more...
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