Afghanistan objects to Pakistan’s border constructions
byKabul, April 15 (IANS) The Afghanistan government Monday protested about unilateral construction of facilities by neighbour Pakistan along its eastern border, Xinhua reported. “The…
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Iran denies radiation leak at Bushehr n-plant
byTehran, April 15 (IANS) Iran has dismissed as baseless the media reports suggesting possible radiation leakage at Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) due to…
H7N9 wipes 10 billion yuan in business
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS) China’s poultry industry is feeling the pain from climbing H7N9 fears, with industry losses amounting to 10 billion yuan ($1.62…
Entrance fee to Chinese town hits tourism
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS) The introduction of an entry fee for an ancient scenic town in China’s Hunan province has led to a sharp…
Government planning to expand visa-on-arrival facility
byJaipur, April 15 (IANS) Indian authorities Monday said consultations were going on about allowing visas-on-arrival (VoAs) to citizens of around 10-16 countries, in addition…
Everyone has a fix for ‘broken’ US immigration system
byWashington, April 15 (IANS) With an estimated 11.5 million foreigners, including some 260,000 Indians, living in the country illegally, everyone is agreed that the…
China’s GDP growth slows
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS) China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth unexpectedly slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, down from 7.9…
Maduro narrowly wins Venezuelan vote, rival rejects result
byCaracas, April 15 (IANS) Venezuela’s acting president Nicolas Maduro narrowly won Sunday’s presidential elections with 50.66 percent of the votes according to official tally,…
We’ve much to learn from Indian varsities: African official
byAccra (Ghana), April 15 (IANS) Collaboration between Indian and African universities is set to increase in the coming years, said an official who added…
China’s Q1 industrial output growth slows
byBeijing, April 15 (IANS) China’s industrial value-added output growth eased to 9.5 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2013, down 2.1…