China to assist Pak launch its first satellite
Islamabad, Sep.5 (ANI): Taking their bilateral relations to a next level, China has said that it would provide financial assistance to Pakistan for launching its first satellite.
Addressing a press conference here, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Lou Zhaohui said China is ready to extend all help to Pakistan regarding its space mission, and a Memorandum of [...]
Zardari’s China connection sees him receiving ‘unprecedented’ protocol
Islamabad, Sep.5 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari seems to share a special relationship with China, as he receives an extra ordinary welcome in Beijing that no other leader of any state enjoys during his visit to the communist country.
During his recent China visit, Zardari received an unprecedented protocol and Beijing also acknowledged that [...]
Climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries
Washington, August 20 (ANI): A new study has determined that climate change could deepen poverty in developing countries.
In the study, a team led by Purdue University researchers examined the potential economic influence of adverse climate events, such as heat waves, drought and heavy rains, on those in 16 developing countries.
Urban workers in Bangladesh, Mexico [...]
CT scans deepen murder mystery of 1,700-year-old mummy
London, July 10 (ANI): The murder mystery of a 1,700-year-old Graeco-Roman mummy has deepened, with CT scans revealing that a ‘metallic’ object stuck in its neck is in fact one of three or four fragments lodged in the base of the skull.
According to a report by Sky News, the 1,700-year-old mummy was scanned along with [...]
UPA’s General Budget draws flak of opposition parties
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): As Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the first General Budget under UPA Government’s second inning, various opposition parties opted to highlight its loopholes in their own way.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi described the General Budget as highly defocused and the worst ever witnessed [...]
New pics deepen mystery of Berlusconi-aspiring teen model relationship
London, May 23 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s reputation received another blow when pictures of him and Noemi Letizia, the 18-year-old accused of being at the heart of his divorce, were published showing them attending a Christmas party given by AC Milan, the football club that he [...]
Cisco appoints B. Raghavendran to head India Channel Operations and Commercial Strategy
Mumbai, May 11 (ANI/Business Wire India): Cisco today announced the appointment of B. Raghavendran as Vice President, Channel Operations and Commercial Strategy, Cisco India and SAARC.
In this role, Raghavendran will build and lead Cisco’s partner efforts in the region. He will also focus on reinforcing [...]
Mind your language, Amartya Sen tells Mulayam Singh Yadav
London, April 20 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen Monday criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s campaign pledge to banish the use of English in Uttar Pradesh, saying such a move would only deepen existing divisions between the haves and have-nots in the state.
‘I don’t know what Mulayam Singh Yadav has in mind… I don’t [...]
Georgia, Ukraine seek US assurances on Russia
WASHINGTON: Georgian and Ukrainian officials were seeking assurances from the Obama administration that they would not lose out as the United
States seeks greater cooperation from Russia.
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze was yesterday meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, while Georgian Secretary of National Security and Defense Raisa Bogatyreva was meeting other top administration [...]
Delhi’s India Habitat Centre plays host to Australian aboriginal art exhibits
New Delhi, Apr.6 (ANI): Warlukurlangu Artists, Australia, in partnership with art curator, Durga Vishwanathan, are showcasing contemporary Australian art in New Delhi.
Titled ‘Desert Dreamings’, the paintings from the Central Desert of Australia is the first exhibition of contemporary art of Central Australian Indigenous artists in India. The exhibition is being held between April 6 [...]
President Michelle promises to strengthen Chile, India partnership
Chennai, Mar 20 (ANI): Chilean President Michelle Bachelet today said both India and Chile are commemorating 60 years of friendship and now there is a need to strengthen and deepen the partnership.
Interacting with leaders of the I.T industry at [...]
Diesel price cut discussion not on the agenda, says Deora
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Ruling out speculation of a price-cut in diesel on Thursday, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said the issue is not on the Cabinet’s agenda.
Talking to reporters here today, Deora refused to comment on the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, scheduled for Friday evening to discuss fuel price revision.
Petroleum [...]
Pak serious about fighting extremism: Scheffer
Brussels, Feb. 19 (ANI): North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on Thursday said the militants fighting forces in Afghanistan are trying to destabilize Pakistan, and the alliance should therefore take a more regional approach [...]
Indo-US defence ties to be strengthened during Aero-India show
Bangalore, Feb 11 (ANI): Defence ties between India and the United states will deepen in the years ahead, especially during the ongoing Aero India show in Bangalore, said US officials on Wednesday.
“Our two great nations have a strong relationship built on deep political, economic, people-to-people and military partnerships. The US-India relationship has grown dramatically [...]
Indo-US defence ties to be strengthened during Aero-India show
Bangalore, Feb 11 (ANI): Defence ties between India and the United states will deepen in the years ahead, especially during the ongoing Aero India show in Bangalore, said US officials on Wednesday.
“Our two great nations have a strong relationship built on deep political, economic, people-to-people and military partnerships. The US-India relationship has grown dramatically [...]
Indo-US defence ties to be strengthened during Aero-India show
Bangalore, Feb 11 (ANI): Defence ties between India and the United states will deepen in the years ahead, especially during the ongoing Aero India show in Bangalore, said US officials on Wednesday.
“Our two great nations have a strong relationship built on deep political, economic, people-to-people and military partnerships. The US-India relationship has grown dramatically [...]
India, Finland agree to explore new areas of trade cooperation
New Delhi, Feb 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath and Finland Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Dr. Paavo Vayrynen today agreed to encourage businesses to explore new areas and sectors to widen and deepen the trade basket between the two nation.
Both sides felt that mutual trade and investment between Finland [...]
NRHM report calls for better management of health initiatives
New Delhi, Jan.28 (ANI): A better management of health-related initiatives has been recommended by the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) second Common Review Mission. However, it admits to some improvements having taken place in this sector.
Outpatient cases, institutional deliveries, impatient cases, diagnostic services, emergency transport services have all registered an improvement in a majority of [...]



