US investors closely monitoring Singur impasse: Diplomat
ECO5Economy/National/InternationalUS investors closely monitoring Singur impasse: DiplomatKolkata, Sep 26 IANS US Consul General in Kolkata Beth A. Payne Friday said American investors are closely monitoring the ongoing row over Singur and examining the investment climate in West Bengal. "Unfortunately, the conflicts we are seeing in Singur cause American investors to question whether West Bengal can offer essential elements for them. Many of them asked 'if Ratan Tata cannot succeed in West  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
JIQUAN CHINA
INT80International/ScienceChina launches manned spacecraft on spacewalk mission LeadJiquan China, Sep 25 Xinhua China launched Friday a manned spacecraft carrying three astronauts on its first-ever spacewalk mission.The spacecraft Shenzhou VII blasted off from the Jiuquan space centre in the northwestern province of Gansu at about 9:10 p.m. onboard a Long March-2F carrier rocket.Onboard pilots Zhai Zhigang, Liu Boming and Jing Haipeng are expected to orbit the earth for three days, when one of them will float out of the cabin about 343 km above the earth Friday  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Sep 26
"Presence of UK forces providing oxygen to Qaeda by offering
Lahore, Sept 15 ANI: A UN official exclusively entrusted the task of monitoring Al Qaeda's movements has reportedly said that the presence of British forces in Afghanistan was providing "oxygen" for Al Qaeda "by offering the terrorist group a target".Richard Barrett, the head of United Nations' Al Qaeda Monitoring Unit, who reports directly to the UN Security Council, said that the deployments of foreign troops in the country Afghanistan was acting as a 'glue' with which Al Qaeda network was "bonding support in the region", reported the Daily Times  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Nearly 13,000 children affected by Chinese tainted milk
New Delhi, Sep 22 ANI: The Chinese Health Ministry has said that the number of children sickened by tainted milk products has doubled, with nearly 12,900 in hospital and 104 of them seriously ill.The sick children consumed milk made from milk powder, most of it produced by the Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. It said 12,892 children have been hospitalised.Authorities continued over the weekend to contain public dismay over widespread milk  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Ukraine
Ukraine, an Eastern European country is bordered by Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest, and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south  read more
Posted by subhasis on Thursday Aug 21
Somalia
The Somali Republic is situated in the Horn of Africa in Eastern Africa, bordering Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden, and Yemen to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Ethiopia to the west  read more
Posted by subhasis on Wednesday Aug 13
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is situated in Hispaniola in the Caribbean region. Dominican Republic is located in the west of Puerto Rico and east of Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica. The region was the earliest settlement in the ‘New World’  read more
Posted by subhasis on Monday Jul 07
Tiger’s roar in Sariska again
The tiger relocated in Sariska, Rajasthan is all set to roar again and this time the male will also have some company. The male tiger was the first to be relocated in the forest and after much concerns about his getting used to the new home it seems that he has finally settled down  read more
Posted by subhasis on Saturday Jul 05
Brighter prospects for conventional medicines
The significance of Ayurveda, continuing for thousands of years at a stretch, is predominant in the Indian subcontinent especially India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. This commendable and highly important contribution  read more
Posted by subhasis on Tuesday Jun 24
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