Beijing excludes Indians, Pakistanis from visa-free stay
byBeijing: Beijing will start a 72-hour visa-free stay policy for citizens of 45 countries from Jan 1, 2013. India and Pakistan were excluded from the…
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‘Synthetic fuels could replace crude oil in US’
byWashington: The US could eliminate the need for crude oil by using a combination of coal, natural gas and non-food crops to make synthetic fuel,…
US asks China to address Tibet issue
byDharamsala: The United States Thursday urged China to address its policies that are pushing Tibetans to immolate themselves. It also asked China to engage in…
Rights groups name 500 people for ‘rights violations’ in J&K
bySrinagar: Rights groups here Thursday released the names of 500 people, including 235 army personnel and 31 pro-government militants, for their alleged involvement in incidents…
Indians in UAE help families develop in India
byAbu Dhabi: Temporary contractual Indian workers in the UAE have a remarkable impact on the living conditions of their families back home in India, says…
Clean sweep for NC-Congress in J&K
bySrinagar/Jammu: The ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir has won all four seats in the state legislative council from the panchayat reserved quota…
Farmers’ protest in UP for toll free travel spreads
byLucknow: The protests by famers in Uttar Pradesh led by the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), seeking free access at all toll bridges in the state,…
US tycoon McAfee applies for asylum in Guatemala
byGuatemala City: US software tycoon John McAfee Wednesday, via his attorney, presented a formal asylum request to Guatemala arguing that he is being “politically persecuted”…
Religious leader shoots self in Haryana
byChandigarh: The leader of a religious sect shot himself dead with his rifle near Haryana’s Yamunanagar town, police said Thursday. Tirath Das, a mahant of…
Snow Leopard Skin Recovered in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun: The recovery of a skin of snow leopard from two persons (one managed to give the slip), by a team of the…