Tendulkar writes history by scoring first 200 in ODI

GWALIOR: Sachin Tendulkar rewrote history on Wednesday by smashing the first double century in ODI cricket as India crushed South Africa by 153 runs in the second one-dayer to clinch the three-match series with one game to spare.....more

No hike in fares, freight charges in Rail Budget

NEW DELHI: The Railway Budget for 2010-11 has proposed no increase in passenger fares and freight rates while reducing the tariff by Rs 100 per wagon in transportation of foodgrains, kerosene and fertilisers to tackle the price rise.....more

IFFCO hails nutrient-based subsidy policy

NEW DELHI: World’s largest producer and marketer of processed fertiliser, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), has welcomed the Government’s move to shift fertilizer subsidy to “nutrient based subsidy regime". Welcoming the Government’s long awaited initiative Dr. U.S.Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO said that “the nutrient-based subsidy policy is very encouraging and would help bringing much needed succor to farmers as well as fertilizer sector.”....more

Lok Sabha Speaker hails Indo-Vietnam relations

NEW DELHI: Welcoming a Parliamentary Delegation from Vietnam led by the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam Mr. Nguyen Phu Trong today in Parliament Library Building, Lok Sabha Speaker Mrs Meira Kumar said that there exists a national consensus on Indo-Vietnamese relations in India and Vietnam is the centre of India’s Look East policy.....more

I love China despite 'suppression' in Tibet: Dalai

NEW YORK: Tibet's exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said he feels love in his heart for China but believes hardliners in Beijing are in denialover their cultural "suppression" of his homeland.....more

Tackling rising food prices Indian Govt's top priority: President Pratibha Patil

NEW DELHI: Indian President Pratibha Patil on Monday said that checking inflation and providing relief to 'aam aadmi' (common man) from higher food prices was her government’s top priority. Addressing the joint session of Parliament, President Patil further said her government was working "single-mindedly" to deliver the promise of inclusive growth for the ‘aam aadmi’, who had to be protected against the "ravages" of the economic crisis and the failure of the monsoon in mid 2009.....more

India to get first air ambulance soon

NEW DELHI: India will soon get an air ambulance. OSS Air Management, a private helicopter operator, on Thursday announced its intention to bring into the country air ambulance, which is popularly referred to as HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service.....more

IATO happy with Rail Budget

NEW DELHI: Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) President Vijay Thakur has expressed his happiness over the Rail Budget presented in Parliament on Wednesday. Mr Thakur said “It is good that there is no increase in passenger fares and that will be motivation for tourists to travel by trains."....more

Lockheed to deliver first C-130J Super Hercules to IAF in February 2011

NEW DELHI: The first C-130J Super Hercules that will be delivered to India in February next year has been painted with the Indian Air Force (IAF) colours, according to John Giese, Senior Manager, International Communications, Lockheed Martin.....more

UN warns of electronic waste timebomb

SAN FRANCISCO: The United Nations has warned of a rise in electronic waste in developing nations that could put ecosystems and human populations at risk. A report from the UN Environmental Programme said that waste from mobile phones, PCs and other electronics could become a serious environmental issue in the coming years for a number of countries.....more

Finland’s cleantech trade with India to increase by 150 m euros in 3 years

NEW DELHI: Finland is hoping to double its turnover to 300 million Euros in three years in cleantech technologies with India, according to Santtu Hulkkonen, Executive Director of Cleantech Finland. Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit 2010, Mr Hulkkonen said that top Finnish cleantech companies are already present in India and these companies do a turnover of around a 150 million Euros.....more

US pediatrician indicted for raping 103 children

DOVER, DELAWARE: A Delaware grand jury returned a sweeping indictment Monday against a pediatrician accused of serial molestation in what could be one of the worst child sex abuse cases in US history. The 160-page indictment returned by a grand jury charges Dr. Earl Bradley of Lewes with 471 counts of sexual crimes against 103 children.....more

Lady Gaga goes topless

MELBOURNE: Singer Lady Gaga has dropped her layers and appeared topless for a new interview with Q magazine. The 23-year-old star, known for her bizarre outfits and onstage antics, was said to have posed in just a pair of spiky black trousers and metal chains around her neck.....more

Foreign girls in flesh trade worry Delhi police

NEW DELHI: Investigations following recent raids in G B Road brothels have revealed that illegal flesh trade involving foreigners, who enter the country on tourist visa, is proliferating at a rapid rate in some pockets in south and south-east Delhi. Police also suspect that these girls may be sheltering drug dealers from abroad. The developments have left Delhi Police worried.....more

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Interview with Dr U S Awasthi, Managing Director, IFFCO
Salsa Dance by Sneha and Richard