Army chief to build house in Dharamshala
Gen Singh had purchased 750 square yard land in 2008 and had put up a boundary wall.The plot of land is nestled in the foothills […]
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Under pressure, govt to review steep petrol hike
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s coalition government opened the way for a partial rollback of the steepest petrol hike in the country’s history after two […]
Deadlock breaks at U.N. climate talks, mistrust remains
BONN (Reuters) – More than 180 countries agreed on an agenda for work on a new climate treaty by 2015 at United Nations climate talks […]
IAEA finds higher-grade uranium trace in Iran: sources
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.N. nuclear inspectors have found uranium traces in an Iranian underground site refined to a somewhat higher level than the enrichment work […]
‘BJP misusing official machinery for municipal polls’
Soon after arriving from Delhi, Virbhadra accused BJP of misusing official machinery for the municipal polls.”We have lost trust in the state election commission as […]
‘Proclamation of Independence’ of 1913 by 13th Dalai Lama released
The scroll was unveiled by Tibet’s second longest-serving political prisoner, who was born in the time of the 13th Dalai Lama’s government Ven.Palden Gyatso.
Videography of local bodies’ polls allowed
Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday allowed videography of polling booths in the upcoming local bodies’ polls in Punjab.
IOC may cut petrol prices if crude falls
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Oil Corp, the country’s biggest refiner, may cut petrol prices if global crude prices drop, Chairman R.S. Butola said on […]
Global CO2 emissions hit record in 2011 led by China – IEA
PARIS (Reuters) – China spurred a jump in global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to their highest ever recorded level in 2011, offsetting falls in the […]
U.S. senators penalize Pakistan for jailing doctor who aided CIA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators scandalized by Pakistan’s jailing of a doctor for helping the CIA find Osama bin Laden voted on Thursday to cut […]