Eiffel Tower gets bomb threat, evacuated
byParis, March 31 (IANS) Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower Saturday evening was the target of a bomb threat, leading police to evacuate about 1,500 people…
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Russian scientists name fossil reptile after Lenin
byMoscow, March 31 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian scientists, studying pre-historic life, have named a recently discovered fossil ichthyosaur after Vladimir Lenin, the father of the…
Motorsports – India’s Sailesh Bolisetti qualifies 18th
byNogaro (France): India’s Sailesh Bolisetti, driving a 400 bhp, V8-powered Chevrolet Camaro SS, qualified 18th for the season-opener of the 2013 Euro Racecar season…
UAE carries out 64 water projects in Pakistan
byIslamabad, March 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has completed 64 water projects being carried out in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the…
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…
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…