UNITED NATIONS: Recognizing Sulabh International's pioneering work in developing low-cost, environmental-friendly public toilet system, the United Nations has accorded its highest consultative status to the Indian NGO.
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Pak grants India Most Favoured Nation status
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for several years, Pakistan Wednesday granted the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India in a significant step in improving bilateral ties and boosting two-way trade currently standing at US$ 2.6 billion.
Read More »US wants to develop F-35 jets with India
WASHINGTON: The US Wednesday offered India partnership in the development of the world’s most advanced flying machine, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, months after losing the lucrative US$ 10 billion contract for 126 war planes.
Read More »Nuclear plants to grow in numbers despite Japan disaster: IAEA
UNITED NATIONS: Despite the Fukushima crisis, the number of nuclear reactors in the world will steadily rise in the coming decades, with the most growth happening in countries like India and China who need to meet their growing energy demands, the international atomic watchdog estimates.
Read More »Historic peace deal struck in Nepal
KATHMANDU: Putting their differences aside, Nepal's main political parties have inked a historic deal that includes an agreement on integrating former Maoist combatants into the security forces, to take a major step towards concluding the stalled peace process.
Read More »Kim Kardashian to donate $ 200000 of all wedding gifts to charity
WASHINGTON: Kim Kardashian has decided to make it up to all the guests who gave her expensive gifts at the “fairytale wedding” by donating 200,000 dollars to a charity.
Read More »Assange loses appeal against extradition
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his appeal against extradition from the UK to Sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault in that country.
Read More »Libya elects new interim Prime Minister
TRIPOLI: Libya's new prime minister pledged his interim government would set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Muammar Gaddafi's huge stockpile.
Read More »Moscow holds contest for grandmoms
MOSCOW: Moscow will hold Wednesday its first contest for grandmothers, Moscow Super-Babushka 2011, authorities said.
Read More »Obama nominates Indian-American Ajit Varadaraj Pai to key post
WASHINGTON: The US President, Mr Barack Obama has nominated the Indian-American, Mr Ajit Varadaraj Pai as Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, the White House said.
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