By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) The most critical of the working groups set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2006 to improve relations between Jammu and Kashmir and the ...

Bhopal, Nov 16 (IANS) With the the global Copenhagen climate change summit just three weeks away, grassroots efforts are on to raise awareness among Madhya Pradesh tribals about the impact of climate ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) The traditional Indian healthcare system was a "comprehensive solution" to healthcare problems as it reached out to the masses unlike Western methods that only touched "the top ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Brushing aside the Western healthcare system, Sam Pitroda, chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) Thursday said the traditional Indian healthcare system must be improved because it ...

New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): National Knowledge Commission Sam Pitroda today said that there is a need to adopt the traditional Indian model in the healthcare system for a comprehensive solution to ...

Srinagar, Oct 13 (IANS) Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah asserted Tuesday that Kashmir would never become a part of Pakistan, but said New Delhi would have to ...

Washington, July 24 (IANS) With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to India having broadened the frame of US-India relations, Washington says it now looks forward to deepening cooperation in ...

Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has asked the government to launch "economic diplomacy" to quickly get the money pledged by the global community for rebuilding in the ...

Dhaka, June 29 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought British help for its land border management and maritime security as part of a string of joint working groups it seeks to set up within ...

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) India Thursday urged the Indian Ocean rim countries to identify priority areas and initiate projects for joint cooperation. This was conveyed by Minister of State for External Affairs ...

London, May 24 (ANI): Security experts have warned that extremists training in Bangladesh could pose a major threat to Britain, adding that the south-Asian country has become a "safe haven" for terrorists.According ...

Mumbai, Apr.28 (ANI): India will get the lion's share of the 2011 World Cup matches, given the unstable and precarious security and political situation in the three other host countries - Pakistan, ...

Petaling Jaya, Apr. 18 (ANI): Leaders of Malaysia's Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) have agreed to reorganize the banned organization. However, they are at loggerheads as to whether it should be ...

New Delhi, Jan.13 (ANI): India and Canada on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of agriculture and allied sectors to further cooperation between the two countries. Minister ...

New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): India and Canada today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further cooperation between the two countries in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. The ...

New Delhi, Jan.13 (ANI): Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz, and his Indian counterpart, Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Sharad Pawar, will meet here today, ...

New Delhi, Oct 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath will inaugurate the Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) here on November 3. The Kimberley ...

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India Friday invited investments from Spain in food processing, telecommunications and chemicals.“Spanish firms should take advantage of the conducive business climate in India and invest in areas ...

New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) India and Kuwait concluded a meeting of their second Joint Ministerial Commission here Thursday, pledging to enhance bilateral ties. The joint commission talks were preceeded by two ...

New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): India will host the fifth intersessional meeting of the Kimberley Process here from today. G.K. Pillai, Commerce Secretary, will address at the opening session. The Kimberley ...

London, May 8 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered one of the Vikings most important trading centres in Ireland, which is estimated to be 1,200 years old. According to a report in BBC News, ...

Jammu, April 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition party the National Conference Saturday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to announce autonomy package for the state. "The autonomy package in line with ...

Kishtwar (Jammu and Kashmir), April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday dedicated the 390-MW Dul Hasti power project to the nation but regretted it had taken 25 years for this important ...

Jammu, April 18 (IANS) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), partner in the Jammu and Kashmir ruling alliance, is seeking to set the agenda for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state ...

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja will inaugurate a one-day international conference on "The inclusive city- a commonwealth perspective here ...

By Prashant K. Nanda New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) It's been a hard day's night, you should be sleeping like a log...Not quite. Long working hours and watching TV at night are leading ...

New York, March 30 (IANS) Boxing is possibly less dangerous for the brain than previously feared - at least for amateurs, according to a new study. The study by University of Heidelberg ...

DPA Nicosia, March 21 (DPA) Cypriot leaders on the divided Mediterranean island said Friday they had agreed to open up the crossing point of Ledra Street in Nicosia, in a move indicating progress ...

New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI/Business Wire India): The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Bar Association of India (BAI), with active support from the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Confederation ...

New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh chaired a high-level meeting here last evening to discuss threadbare the matters related to the militancy-affected widows and orphans in Jammu and ...