New Delhi, March 15 – External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Monday hinted that the next foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan will be held in Islamabad and called for a ’step-by-step’ engagement with the neighbouring country.
‘The foreign secretary of Pakistan came here for the talks. So, perhaps it is the turn of Indian foreign [...]
New Delhi, March 15 – While India’s continued economic success has enamored several of over 350 African delegates who are here for a business and networking summit, it is its breathtaking diversity and dimension and endless potential that will make some stay back and some to return.
The conference organized jointly by the Export-Import Bank of [...]
New Delhi, March 15 – The government would back Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chief R.K. Pachauri and would fight ‘any attempt to unseat him’, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said Monday.
‘We are backing the IPCC chairman and will fight any attempt to unseat him,’ Ramesh said in the Rajya Sabha during question hour.
Ramesh [...]
Kochi, March 15 – The ‘Jewel of Muscat’ – a replica of a ninth century merchant sailing vessel (dhow) – arrived here Monday morning.
The vessel left the shores of Oman Feb 16 and is a gift from Sultan Qaboos, the Sultan of Oman, to Singapore.
It was built with the help of wood and coconut [...]
New Delhi, March 15 – The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco) is setting up a unit in Ghana to meet the needs of the west African nation and also export the surplus to India, says Ghana’s Vice President John Dramani Mahama.
‘We have recently discovered gas in our country. This will be available for fertilisers. Accordingly, [...]
New Delhi, March 15 – Commerce Minister Anand Sharma Monday said India’s ties with Africa were deeply entrenched in history and the bond between South Asia’s economic powerhouse and the continent was ‘distinct and different from any other’.
‘India’s engagement with Africa is distinct and different from any other country. It’s a partnership, a friendship which [...]
Bhopal, March 15 – Two men were arrested here for robbing train passengers mostly on the Mumbai-Varanasi route after drugging them, police said Monday.
‘Cash worth over Rs.1 lakh and other valuables have been recovered from the duo – Ram Bali, 28, and Ram Vachan, 35. They were arrested Sunday and found to be involved in [...]
Pune, March 15 – Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil and her mother Ranjana scaled the Mount Kosciuszko, the highest peak in Australia Saturday, the family said Monday. Having summitted the highest mountains in five continents, Krushnaa is now set to scale the highest peaks in Europe and North America.
The mother-daughter duo climbed atop Mt. Kosciuszko [...]
Chandigarh, March 15 – Digital libraries, audio-visual presentations and films could soon be the new educational tools for students in 14 government and private colleges here as the authorities hope to take learning beyond the conventional textbook experience.
Apart from introduction of latest technology, the `Vision 2010 document’ of the higher education department, circulated among colleges, [...]
New Delhi, March 15 – This is their first trip to India but members of BBC Sound System, a band from Senegal, have seen many Bollywood films, love the sound of tabla and say Raj Kapoor is famous back home.
‘My father was an African and the first film that he ever saw was an Indian [...]
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