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12 July 2012 Last updated at 03:02 ET India wrestler-actor Dara Singh dead Tributes have been pouring in for Dara Singh Wrestler-turned-actor Dara Singh has died in the Indian city of Mumbai after a long illness, his doctors say. The 83-year-old had been admitted to hospital...

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Australia has announced an ambitious plan to create the world's largest network of marine reserves, with fishing to be restricted and oil and gas exploration banned in the most sensitive areas. The network will encircle the continent, covering 1.2 million square miles of ocean – an area...

US report slams India on corruption, social violence IANS - May 25, 2012, 01.34AM IST Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said widespread impunity at all levels of government remained a serious problem. WASHINGTON: The US state department has highlighted "widespread...

Chandigarh/Patiala, Punjab (February 14, 2012): As per media reports “Black Warrants” for the execusion of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana, who has been sentenced death penalty in former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case, reached Patiala Central Jail authorities on February 13...

60,000 children in India go missing each year India Gazette Friday 2nd March, 2012 • Kidnapping is rife and growing alarmingly in India • Children taken for ransom, prositution, slave labour and begging • 20,000 of those who disappear each year are never found An abducted...

India tells Britain: We don't want your aid India’s Finance Minister has said that his country “does not require” British aid, describing it as “peanuts”. By Andrew Gilligan - The Telegraph. U.K. 9:00PM GMT 04 Feb 2012 Pranab Mukherjee and other Indian ministers tried to terminate...

India celebrated its sixty third republic day on January 26, 2012. Like every year, this time too, a grand show was organized at the historic Rajpath in New Delhi to commemorate the occasion. The pomp and gaiety that marked the occasion showcased India’s laurels in many spheres of activities...

After the recent furore over the controversial episode of the BBC programme Top Gear, in which India was subjected to 'toilet humour', India has strongly "objected" to a remark made about one of India's most iconic religious landmarks by popular US television host Jay Leno. Leno, host of the "...

India struck by budding strain of incurable tuberculosis stephanie nolen NEW DELHI— From Friday's Globe and Mail Published Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 7:50PM EST Last updated Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 8:35PM EST[/B] An incurable form of tuberculosis has emerged in India, the first-ever...

Hi everyone, http://news.yahoo.com/video/tech-15749651/india-s-deadly-secret-27566497.html Came across this video which was quite interesting. Its only about eight minutes long. The gist of it is how the people of India are sadly getting rid of their babies if they are girls (some very...

India defeats China to be on UN oversight body IANS | Nov 23, 2011, 10.11AM IST UNITED NATIONS: In a two-way contest with China, India has been elected to the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit, an independent external oversight body mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and...

Sat Sri Akal ji. Whats your view on this ? There are fanatic views spread by Congress people on TV that this is a ploy of RSS or BJP to destabilize the government. The Law that is being asked for by Anna team is on the lines of ICAC in Hong Kong. It has transformed that country by putting...

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China's No. 1 target is the US, next is India: Bush Wednesday - Nov 09, 2011, 07:20pm (GMT+5.5) MUMBAI - Former US president George W Bush on Tuesday delivered a blunt warning to Indians about the intentions of China. The former president who has courted trouble in the past with his...

Press Trust Of India New Delhi, November 08, 2011 Last Updated: 21:16 IST(8/11/2011) India starts getting banking information from Switzerland The finance ministry on Tuesday said it has started receiving banking and tax-related information from Switzerland following revision of a...

India against new rights group at Commonwealth New Delhi says the 54-member group should focus more on development challenges instead of human rights Iftikhar Gilani New Delhi - October 27, 2011 India has said that the proposal to inspect human rights violations in Sri Lanka...

China backs Pak bid for non-permanent UNSC seat, India upset Saibal Dasgupta, TNN - Oct 19, 2011, 06.21PM IST BEIJING: India's hopes of obtaining Chinese backing for a seat in the United Nations Security Council came up against a rock with the Chinese foreign ministry saying on Wednesday...

India: Catholic Church Urges Catholics To Have More Children By NIRMALA GEORGE 10/11/11 07:25 AM ET NEW DELHI -- Worried about its dwindling numbers, the Roman Catholic church in southern India is exhorting its flock to have more children, with some parishes offering free...

World Pre-Occupied, India Must Stand on Its Own: PM New Delhi | Oct 11, 2011 Highlighting multiple challenges faced by the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the task of coordinated response to global problems has become more difficult as major powers are "pre-occupied" and...