What strikes one during a short stay is the tremendous national pride of the Chinese people -- pride over their past, pride over their present, pride over their achievements, and pride over the policies of their leadership, which have produced
The absolute control of the Communists on all realms of policy-making, the single point agenda of the Congress party to stay in power as long as possible and the insistence of the Bharatiya Janata Party upon destroying its credibility as
An Indian Air Force IL-76 aircraft today airlifted more relief supplies to cyclone-hit Myanmar. The aircraft took off from Bagdogra carrying over 12,000 packets of readymade meals for the people of Myanmar, devastated by the severe cyclone 'Nargis'. With this
Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister is visiting the United Arab Emirates during 12th to 14th May 2008. During the visit, the External Affairs Minister is to meet the leadership of the United Arab Emirates and also address the Emirates Centre
In the UK more than 2.5 million people went to see Hindi films in 2005 and Indian film accounted for over 16% of all UK releases. The UK and Indian Governments have successfully completed negotiations, which will enable the UK-India
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presented the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Awards for the Year 2007 to various scientists and engineers in a simple ceremony held here today. The following is the full list of awardees:- 1. SILICON
Lightspeed Venture Partners, a leading global venture capital firm, announced today the closing of Lightspeed Venture Partners VIII, L.P. capitalized with $800 million of limited partner commitments, above the firm's target of $675 million. This closing brings Lightspeed's base of
A fellow student from Hightstown High School in New Jersey, set fire to the religious turban worn by the Sikh teenager in an unprovoked attack on school grounds. The victim is one of only two turban-wearing Sikhs attending Hightstown High
India launched its preparations for ICC Women's World Cup 2009 in style by winning the Women's Asia Cup for the fourth successive time in Sri Lanka on Sunday. India defeated Sri Lanka by 177 runs in the final in Kurunegala
The Uruguayan researcher Luis Seguessa recently stated in press conferences held in Latin America, that the internal combustion engine is the chief culprit for the degradation of the ozone layer, global warming and climate change, not so much for the
Coinciding with the IBSA Ministerial in Cape Town, business leaders from India, Brazil and South Africa met today to discuss trilateral cooperation in Tourism; Energy; Mining, Connectivity and Transport. From the Indian side, the business delegation was led by CII
Indian ministry of Defence clarified that the supply of Hawk aircraft has not been stopped. In fact, two aircraft arrived from UK today, along with large quantities of spares, as per the induction plan. Two more aircraft would arrive in
There are serious contradictions about the time of the incident. This is not a minor contradiction rather the testimonies regarding the time of offence are so contradictory that the same cannot be reconciled," Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar said. Absolving
The bench of Justice B P Das and Justice M M Das while rejecting the appeal of Purna Chandra Kushal alias Chhotu, a native of Chhattisgarh, for commuting the death sentence of Additional Sessions Court, Rourkela, termed the crime as
Taking up the matter, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the Punjab government and others, fixing the case hearing on May 15. In her petition moved before Justices M M Kumar and Sabina, the
The girl, who resides in the ground floor of the multi-storeyed building in Gandhi Nagar, went to the first floor accommodation of Gulab Rasool (20) last evening where he allegedly raped her, they said. The incident came to light when
We have identified 3,400 km of roads along the border which is identified as critical. This comprises 61 roads and we plan to complete it in a time-bound manner by 2012," BRO Director General A K Nanda told reporters here.
Srivastava, a 1973 batch IPS Officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, took over from V K Joshi, who was holding the post as an additional charge after being promoted as Director General of CRPF. Prior to this posting, Srivastava was the
