March 7, 2013
NEW DELHI: Almost five years after the UPA government allocated the lion's share of its Rs 52,000 crore farm loan waiver schemes to Andhra Pradesh, reports are emerging from the state that distressed farmers are selling their organs to come out of the agricultural debt trap.
March 6, 2013
Sri Lanka plans to open a $209-million airport surrounded by wildlife sanctuaries later this month. Authorities hope the location will boost tourism.
Sri Lanka is set to open later this month a Chinese-built international airport surrounded by wildlife sanctuaries with the aim of boosting tourism, an official said.
March 6, 2013
New Delhi — Noting that China was in the process of a leadership change, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said India should engage with the "new China" confidently and constructively in the spirit of national consensus.
March 6, 2013
Millions of people are reportedly impacted by extreme water shortage in central areas of Maharashtra resulting in the worst drought since 1972. Critics blame official ineptitude and corruption for exacerbating the natural water shortage.
March 6, 2013
New Delhi/Kuala Lumpur – Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Wednesday received regulatory approvals from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for starting a new airline venture in the Indian civil aviation sector with partners like the Tata Group and Arun Bhatia promoted Telestra Tradeplace.
March 6, 2013
Hyderabad — The bilateral trade between India and Latin America is likely to double in five years from the current level of $30 billion, said a senior Indian official Tuesday.
"At the rate at which it is growing in about five years, we should be able to double it. If not, it will be $50 billion," said Dammu Ravi, joint secretary (Latin America and Caribbean) in the ministry of external affairs.
March 6, 2013
Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will make a private visit to India this week. Ashraf will not meet any Indian officials, but instead will visit the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Gharib Nawaz in Ajmer Sharif.
Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf (R), pictured on a visit to London on February 12, 2013
March 6, 2013
Eighty percent of sewage in India is thrown directly into the nation's rivers, polluting the country's main sources of drinking water. Weak or non-existent enforcement of environmental laws, rapid urban development and a lack of awareness about the dangers of sewage are all blamed for water pollution.
March 5, 2013
CARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country's vast oil wealth to his political advantage.
March 5, 2013
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on February 14, 2013
