Iran says it has enough oil for 150 years
byTehran: Iran has enough petroleum to last for 150 years, allowing it to be one of the world’s main exporters of crude, Petroleum Minister Rostam…
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This Santa Claus gets Darjeeling Tea to present
byHalifax : With just a couple of days left for Christmas, shopping has about peaked up here and almost all the Malls are offering…
Time stands frozen in front of Tendulkar: Time magazine
byMumbai: Leading news magazine Time eulogised Sachin Tendulkar as one in front of whom time appeared to have stood frozen. The champion batsman announced his…
Tendulkar retires from ODIs
byMumbai: Ending days of speculation, batting great Sachin Tendulkar Sunday announced his retirement from ODI cricket but will continue playing in Test matches. endulkar’s decision…
Indian-Americans emerge from the shadows (2012 in Retrospect)
byWashington: Prominent in administration, well educated and well-heeled, with their population touching three million, Indian-Americans emerged from the shadows to join politics in large numbers…
Plastic bags do not litter Halifax streets
byHalifax (Canada): Plastic bags are not banned here. In fact most of the departmental stores, including the big Malls hand out items in plastic bags…
Cambodian PM asks $57 mn loan from India
byPhnom Penh: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked for $57 million concessional loan from India for two development projects and urged India to consider direct…
Topless activists arrested at Brussels protest
byMoscow: Belgian police have arrested four activists of Ukraine’s Femen movement when they attempted to hold a topless protest in Brussels where the Russia-EU summit…
Developed world looks at India for investment, trade : US report
byWashington: As the global centre of economic growth moves to Asia, India has captured the attention of developed economies looking for new investment and trade…
Time to regulate internet – China daily
byBeijing: The internet should be regulated since “exposure of private data as well as illegal online activity have destroyed the positive environment of this new…