Miss Tibet pageant moves out of Dalai Lama’s abode
byDharamsala: The Miss Tibet pageant, an event that helps the exiled community draw the attention of the world to the cause of Tibet, has moved…
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Kerla CM requests PM to impose country-wide ban on gutkha
byThiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requesting for a country-wide ban on gutkha. Chandy has requested the prime…
Hilton to visit orphanage in Mumbai
byMumbai: International socialite Paris Hilton, who was in Goa to spin the disc at India Resort Fashion Week (IRFW), gears up for some charity work…
FEMA amendments need to be passed by both houses, says BJP
byNew Delhi: Countering the government claim that passing the amendments to the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in one house would suffice to make them…
Bihar village bans women from using mobiles
byPatna: A village panchayat in Bihar has prohibited women from using mobile phones and imposed heavy fines on them if they violated the diktat, an…
No lessons learnt from Bhopal disaster: Environmentalists
byAgra: Despite a “Himalayan disaster” like the Bhopal gas tragedy of 1984, government agencies and voluntary groups have learnt no lessons, speakers at a seminar…
CII calls for extending Kyoto Protocol at Doha talks
byNew Delhi: With no breakthroughs in the first week of the Doha climate talks on extending the Kyoto Protocol, Indian industry lobby CII Monday called…
Pakistani daily rues delay in opening trade with India
byIslamabad: The outreach to India could be the centerpiece of the Pakistani government’s foreign policy credentials going into the election, a leading daily said Monday, lamenting that…
Kerala tourism pins hopes on Kochi biennale
byKochi: The three-month-long Kochi-Muziris Biennale that opens Dec 12 with an art and music gala will be playing to packed houses in this ancient Kerala…