Metro Cash & Carry officials to meet West Bengal minister
NAT49National/EconomyMetro Cash & Carry officials to meet West Bengal ministerKolkata, Sep 22 IANS Officials of Metro Cash & Carry, the wholesale division of the Germany-based Metro AG that planned to open an outlet here two years ago, would meet West Bengal's agricultural minister Tuesday to resolve the stalemate over a fresh licence to start the operation."The company officials are coming to the city Tuesday to meet me," Naren De, the minister, told reporters here.Sources  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Orissa flood toll 29; Uttar Pradesh, Delhi face Yamuna fury
NAT58National/Disaster/EnvironmentOrissa flood toll 29; Uttar Pradesh, Delhi face Yamuna fury RoundupBhubaneswar/Lucknow/New Delhi, Sep 22 IANS More than 770,000 people Monday continued to face the fury of floods as the Mahanadi in Orissa and the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh were in spate affecting more areas including the national capital. Thousands of flood victims in Orissa continued to struggle for food and drinking water Monday as the overflowing Mahanadi river and its tributaries kept 570,000 people marooned  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
"Saturday's blast could be the beginning of a fresh wave of
Islamabad, Sept 22 ANI: The Saturday's suicide bombing attack on a hotel in Islamabad could be the beginning of a fresh wave of attacks targeting the country's large cities, feel Pakistani security and intelligence officials.At least 60 people had died and more than 200 were injured in the attack, which reduced the five-star hotel's building to ashes within a few hours. It has been likened by politicians and security officials to the New York attacks in 2001.The bombing has sparked a security rethink for all of Pakistan's biggest urban areas, reported the Financial Times  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Kodaikanal
State: Tamil Nadu District: Dindigul district Main languages: Tamil and Malayalam    History:   Kodaikanal is also known as Kodai and is a city in the Taluk division of Dindigul district  read more
Posted by subhasis on Tuesday Sep 02
Jabalpur
State: Madhya Pradesh Main Languages: Hindi   History:   The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of Jabalpur district and was the 27th largest urban conglomeration in India in 2001  read more
Posted by subhasis on Friday Aug 29
Turks and Caicos Islands
   The Turks and Caicos Islands are the Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom. The archipelago comprises two island groups- the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands. The Turks and Caicos Islands are located southeast of the Bahamas, north of Hispaniola  read more
Posted by subhasis on Thursday Aug 21
British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands, the British overseas territory is situated in the Caribbean and to the east of Puerto Rico. The U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands together form the Virgin Islands archipelago  read more
Posted by subhasis on Saturday Aug 09
Akbarpur
State: Uttar Pradesh District: Ambedkar Nagar Main language: Hindi   History:   Akbarpur is a small city which is located in the municipal board of Ambedkar Nagar which is also known as Ambedkarnagar  read more
Posted by subhasis on Tuesday Jul 29
Aizawl
State Capital of: Mizoram Main language: Mizo and English   Introduction:   Aizawl is the capital of Manipur. The city is the perfect blend of diversities amongst unity. It has the beautiful river valley of Tlawng on its west and the Tuirial river valley on the east  read more
Posted by subhasis on Saturday Jul 26
Mockery of democracy (14-07-08)
It may be that you are for or against the ideals of Bolsheviks but you can never deny their roles in reinstating the reprimanded and exploited humanity of the Soviet Union. Now, if you want to find the same grit and ideological commitment in their Indian counterparts, you are badly mistaken  read more
Posted by subhasis on Monday Jul 14
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