Himachal knows little of lawyers representing it: RTI activist
byShimla: A Right to Information (RTI) plea has revealed that the Himachal Pradesh government lacks information about the personal details of a battery of…
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Indian firms must grab African opportunity: Guinea-Bissau premier (Interview)
byNew Delhi: If Indian companies do not quickly move into West Africa, Western firms will control the $300-million strong market, says Guinea-Bissau Prime Minister…
Hazare begins all-India tour from Jallianwala Bagh
byAmritsar, March 31 (IANS) Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare Sunday started his year-long, all-India tour from Amritsar’s historic Jallianwala Bagh. The tour is part of…
Zardari seeks report on molested women in Libya
byIslamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has sought a report on the molestation of women of Pakistani-origin in Libya, a government…
BRICS has arrived, so will the mortar
byWith Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa concluding in Durban a cycle of one summit in each country, the BRICS bloc, in a…
Tanzania building collapse toll reaches 20
byDar es Salaam (Tanzania), March 31 (IANS) The number of people killed in the 16-storey under construction building collapse in the Tanzanian city of…
Four US lawmakers step into Indian political turd (Comment)
byFour US lawmakers, who are among a group of visitors specially chaperoned to meet Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, have stepped right on it….
Six lakh Delhiites have refused to pay water, power bills: AAP
byNew Delhi: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) Sunday said it would send protest letters to Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit on the “inflated” electricity…
Lawrence in big league, thanks to her mom
byLos Angeles, March 31 (IANS) Actress Jennifer Lawrence, who had an “imaginary future” as a soccer mum, says her mother is instrumental in making…
Egypt wins African Youth Championship
byOran (Algeria), March 31 (IANS) Egypt Under-20 football team snatched the 2013 African Youth Championship (AYC) title at the Ahmed Zabana Stadium here after…