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Pawar says there is no shortage of food grains
'Wheat, rice stock position more than the buffer norm' 'Real worry is about open market availability' NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said that there was no shortage of food grains for the Public Distribution System due to deficient rainfall in some parts of the country.
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Got a pain? -- Have a cup of Brazilian mint
For thousands of years it has been prescribed by traditional healers in Brazil to treat a range of ailments from headaches and stomach pain to fever and flu.
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India's Guard Is Up After Attacks, but Weaknesses Remain
MUMBAI, India - A year after the deadly assault here by Pakistan-based militants that killed 163 people, this sprawling mega-city is a more cautious and safer place, but it remains vulnerable despite government pledges to overhaul security.
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For Indian brides buying jewellery, the bigger the better is the general rule, but record gold prices during this year's wedding season are forcing many to compromise.
Chinese assertiveness over border puzzles us: PM
WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he was unable to "fully understand" the reasons behind China's assertiveness over the border dispute with India.
Microsoft eyes Indian smartphone market
Smartphones, high-powered mobiles with computer functionalities and big screen, constitute less than 10 per cent of total cellphone market in India NEW DELHI: Software giant Microsoft is now focussing on the fast growing smartphones market in India after the netbooks a new category created to brigde the gap between mobiles and laptops-- received ...
Jammu & Kashmir: Quiet talks trigger crisis in Hurriyat
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India, : Crisis within the Hurriyat Conference over quiet talks with New Delhi deepened on Monday after the amalgam decided to suspend the entire organizational structure including all its office bearers except its chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
India probe blames mosque attack on Hindu leaders
A government investigation released Tuesday reportedly implicated dozens of Hindu nationalist politicians -- including a former prime minister -- in the 1992 demolition of a mosque that sparked deadly communal riots.
NEW DELHI, 23 NOV: Japanese auto major Toyota today said it is considering to set up an engine and transmission plant in India as it looks to use more vehicle parts made here in its cars than import them.
Canada saved the India-US n-deal
A nuclear power plant. Ryan Touhey Canada and India have been reluctant dance partners in decades past for reasons ranging from a heated disagreement on nuclear non-proliferation to Cold War-era divergences to name but two.It is only in recent years that Ottawa has expressed an interest to make New Delhi one of its international priorities and is ...
China Gains in U.S. Eyes, and India Feels Slights
The statement , on its surface, seemed like any other bland missive released at the end of a polite visit by a head of state.
China has direct link with Kashmir, says Mirwaiz
As he plans to visit China, Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq kicked up a controversy on FridayA by saying that Beijing [ Images ] has a "direct link" with Kashmir issue, drawing strong objection from the government to his views.
New Delhi, Nov. 22: In the latest twist to the ongoing tariff war in mobile phones, Tata DoCoMo today extended its per-second billing offer to roaming calls.
Liberhan report in this session: Chidambaram
NEW DELHI: The Liberhan Commission of inquiry report will be tabled in parliament in the current winter session, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Monday, while refusing to comment on the contents that appeared in a media report.
Army is the most powerful force in Pak: Manmohan
Washington Accusing Pakistan of not doing enough to bring to book the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India does not know whom to deal with in Islamabad as the army is the most powerful force in the neighbouring country.
India has no expectations from Copenhagen summit
New Delhi: The Indian minister for environment has reiterated that there was no possibility of reaching a climate change treaty at the Copenhagen summit, suggesting it was going to be a ''long haul'' before nations made a ''meaningful'' commitment.
RCMP Commissioner William J.S. Elliott speaks to The Canadian Press...
Canada's top Mountie says he expects the coming report on the deadly 1985 Air India bombing to be highly critical of the RCMP.
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Interpol Bust Online Illegal Pharmacy Rackets
By P. Vijian NEW DELHI, Nov 22 -- In a major crackdown across the globe, Interpol has uncovered 751 websites engaged in illegal online pharmacies selling dangerous and illegal drugs.
Twin Bombings Hit Northeastern Indian State of Assam
Two deadly bomb blasts in India's northeastern state of Assam killed at least seven people and wounded more than 50 others Sunday Steve Herman New Delhi 22 November 2009 Relatives carry the body of Mohabat Ali, 75, who died in a blast in a market near a police station in Nalbari, 75 kilometers west of Gauhati, India, Sunday, 22 Nov.
Airtel slashes mobile roaming charges
NEW DELHI, INDIA: India's Bharti Airtel launched yet another new billing plan on Friday, slashing mobile roaming rates by nearly 60 per cent and signalling a tariff war in the world's fastest-growing wireless market was far from over.
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