Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) Transfers of financial resources and technology by industrialised countries to developing countries “are fundamental to the success of any global strategy to address the issue” of climate change, Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has told a meeting of world financial leaders here.
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) India has demanded an immediate stop to diversion of food crops, particularly corn in the United States, for producing biofuels to check a rise in food prices in the short term.
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) India has demanded an immediate stop to diversion of food crops, particularly corn in the United States, for producing biofuels to check a rise in food prices in the short term.
Washington, Oct 13 (IANS) India has demanded concerted global effort to deal with the great financial turmoil across the world and a greater say for the developing and emerging economies in international financial institutions.
Mumbai, Oct 12 : Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will post a blog entry from his hospital bed to update his worried fans about his health, sources close to the actor said Sunday.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Incensed over the arrest of a party worker, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday threatened to lay siege on the city police headquarters on Oct 20.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) Local outfit Chirag United played their hearts out to hold formidable Churchill Brothers of Goa to a goalless draw in an I-League encounter at Barasat near here Sunday.
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IANS) The Indian junior women’s recurve team Sunday bagged a silver at the World Youth Archery Championship at Antalya in Turkey.
Bhubaneswar, Oct 12 (IANS) Tension mounted in parts of Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district after the arrest of an anti-Posco activist Sunday, police said.
Panaji, Oct 12 (IANS) A fresh mining lease in the south Goan region of Quepem has led to a resurgence in anti-mining protests, even as police arrested seven people after villagers and activists came out on the streets and blocked the passage of trucks carrying iron ore, officials said Sunday.