Eco lessons for India from Himachal Pradesh (Postcard from Kinnaur)
September 21st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Rekong Peo (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 21 (IANS) Your journey to the picturesque and remote district of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh will be an object lesson in preserving the environment and ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
China cheers for first Tibetan Olympic medallist
August 13th, 2012 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Xining/London, Aug 13 (IANS) Choeyang Kyi grew up herding yaks on a plateau meadow, just like many other women from rural Tibet. Singing and praying accounted for much of her ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Mandela in good health: Zuma
July 12th, 2012 - 9:52 am ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, July 12 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela is in good health, incumbent Jacob Zuma said after paying a visit to Mandela's rural home in Qunu village in ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
China’s foreign trade to top $2.9 trillion in 2010
December 17th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) China's foreign trade will exceed $2.9 trillion this year, and the country expects its trade and international payments to be more balanced over the next five years, said ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Malaysia’s hit ‘Geng’ good for small kids (IANS Film Review; Rating:**1/2)
August 28th, 2010 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
By Satyen K. Bordoloi
Film: "Geng - The Adventure Begins" (3D); Director: Nizam Razak; Rating:**1/2There isn't much to rave about in this 3D animation film except that it is a vehicle for the ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Aparna Sen’s ‘Japanese Wife’ a contrived tale, disappoints (IANS Movie Review, Rating: **)
April 10th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Film: "The Japanese Wife"; Starring: Rahul Bose, Raima Sen, Chigusa Takaku, Moushumi Chatterjee; Written & Directed by Aparna Sen; Rating: **The final lap in this lyrical but contrived ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
London mugging hero declared Sikh martyr
January 30th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Jan 30 (IANS) A man who became a hero in London earlier this month for chasing and confronting muggers and being fatally stabbed has been declared a martyr of the Sikh ... Read more...
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Home they brought the braveheart dead, for son’s first glimpse
January 28th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
By Jaideep Sarin
Ludhiana, Jan 28 (IANS) Gurinder Singh, 10, had always yearned to meet his father Sukhwinder but not the way he finally did. Sukhwinder, described as a "hero" by British ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dale Neumann Convicted For ‘Killing’ His Daughter
August 2nd, 2009 - 7:18 pm ICT by GD
In a gruesome tale of murder, a couple faces 25 years in prison for allegedly killing their 11 year old daughter who was diagnosed with a disease. According to the sources, the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Parents of stay at home children more depressed than those who live alone
July 1st, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 1 (ANI): Debunking what is called the "empty nest syndrome", scientists have found that parents, whose children stay at home are more likely to suffer depression than those whose offspring ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Millet Centre to be set up in Karnataka’s Dharwad area
June 3rd, 2009 - 8:22 pm ICT by ANI
Dharwad, June 3 (ANI): Having come into existence only last year in June in Hyderabad, the State capital of Andhra Pradesh, Millet Network of India (MINI) today has over 90 members in ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Tsvangirai’s wife to be buried Wednesday
March 9th, 2009 - 10:36 am ICT by IANS
Harare, March 9 (Xinhua) Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife, who died in a car crash that injured her husband Friday, will be buried Wednesday, Tsvangirai's party said Saturday.
Susan Tsvangirai will ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Zimbabwe Prime Ministers party to probe his wifes death
March 8th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Harare (Zimbabwe), Mar. 8 (ANI): Zimbabwes Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirais party has said it will conduct its own investigation in the mysterious death of Tsvangirais wife. The Movement for Democratic Change ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Zimbabwe PMs wife killed in accident, party terms it assassination bid
March 7th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 7 (ANI): Zimbabwes Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was hurt and his wife, Susan, has been killed in a car crash about 45 miles south of Harare.According to officials ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Zimbabwe police term Tsvangirai refuge an antic
June 24th, 2008 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Harare/Johannesburg, June 24 (DPA) Zimbabwe's police chief said Tuesday that the move by Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai to seek refuge in the Dutch embassy in the country was ... Read more...
Posted in World |