ADB grants $300 Million for Bihar Roads
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $300 million to Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, for road improvements that will help spur new livelihood opportunities and…
1,70,000 Indians to perform Haj in 2010
NEW DELHI: About 1,70,000 Indian are likely to perform Haj this year. Out of these 1,25,000 pilgrims will go through Haj Committee of India while remaining through private tour operators.The…
Govt appeals for calm on Babri verdict
NEW DELHI: An apprehensive government on Thursday appealed to all sections of society to maintain peace and harmony after the verdict by Allahabad High Court in Babri Masjid case. The…
$170 Mn ADB help for Indian Horticulture
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned a $170 million ‘multitranche’ financing facility to help the Indian states of Bihar and Maharashtra to modernize horticulture industries, boosting…
Former aide fire at former Orissa CM
NEW DELHI: Senior congress leader and former chief minister of Orissa Hemanand Biswal, 72 on Thursday escape unhurt when his former private secretary Prabhat Kumar Sharma, 45 alias Swamy allegedly…
SC raps centre for ignoring court on Polavaram
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today came down heavily on central government for not informing the court on the forest clearance given to the Polavarm project. The two judge bench…
Muslims step in to repair Punjab church
NEW DELHI: IN a rare gesture of religious co-existence, a group of Muslims repainted and repaired the church attacked in Punjab amid rumors of Quran desecration in the United States.“The…
Child mortality rate drops
NEW YORK: The latest United Nations under-five mortality estimates were released today by UNICEF and they show continued progress in reducing the number of children who don’t live to see…
Moon gives UNESCWA command to Rima Khalaf
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Rima Khalaf, a national of Jordan, as Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).…
Quran is for reading; Learn from Mayawati
MY sister-in-law worked at a rural dispensary in Saudi Arabia for over two decades. The nearest airport was a 10 hours’ drive from the dispensary. Once a fortnight, she visited…