Cattle smuggling

From The Assam Tribune
Cattle smuggling to Bangladesh has become a cause of serious concern and though seizures of cattle heads near the international border by the personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) has increased sharply over the years, it is obvious that only a small number of cattle sought to be smuggled out could [...]

Indian Navy ship nabs nine sea pirates off Seychelles

From the PTI News.com
New Delhi, Apr 28 (PTI) Soon after being deployed off the coast of Seychelles to carry out anti piracy operations, Indian Naval Ship ‘Nirdeshak’ nabbed nine sea-pirates with the help of Spanish and French navies there.
“INS Nirdeshak — a survey ship of the Indian Navy, has arrested nine sea pirates 240 nautical [...]

World closer to swine flu pandemic

By Alistair Bell from reuters.com
A new virus has killed up to 149 people in Mexico and the World Health Organization moved closer on Monday to declaring it the first flu pandemic in 40 years as more people were infected in the United States and Europe.By Alistair Bell

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A new virus has killed [...]

Buddha accuses Congress of double standards on Gorkhaland

From Merinews.com
CAMPAIGNING IN North Bengal, chief minister of West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has come down heavily on the Congress and accused it of conspiring to “divide Bengal” where it is resorting to double standards on the Gorkhaland issue for the Morcha’s support for the Darjeeling seat.
Addressing a meeting of the CPI(M) in a tea estate [...]

Earth Hour: More than 1000 cities participating

From merinews.com
ACCORDING TO the organisers, currently 1,189 cities and towns across eighty countries have already committed, with many more consenting every day.
In many western countries, millions of people will be gathering in parks, streets, town squares and homes around the world to witness the lights going out on iconic landmarks and city skylines.
Some important events [...]

Sabharwal new HC to Pak

From UNI
Sharat Sabharwal, presently Special Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry, has been appointed High Commissioner to Pakistan in succession to Satyabrata Pal, the External Affairs Ministry announced here today.
Mr Sabharwal, presently incharge Administration, Consular, Passport and Visa Affairs in the External Affairs Ministry, has earlier been India’s Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan from [...]

Situation fluid as Kayani meets Zardari

 
By Nirupama Subramanian from The Hindu
LAHORE: Pakistan’s political crisis was showing signs of abating after Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani met President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday in an apparent effort to find a way to address the demands of Opposition leader Nawaz Sharif.
The meetings, between General [...]

Home Ministry seeks fresh schedule for IPL

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI) The high-profile Indian Premier League ran into rough weather today with the Home Ministry saying that it may not be feasible to hold matches as per the existing schedule and asked the organisers to re-work the dates.
The organisers have been advised to accommodate the concerns of various state governments and [...]

Third Front vows to take on main parties

From Agencies/Banglore
A grouping of political parties yesterday launched what they hope will be a “third front” in general elections next month.
The coalition of nine left-leaning and regional parties is designed to take on the ruling Congress Party and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the April 16-May 13 general elections in the world’s largest [...]

Civil society must step in

By Dhananjay Tripathi from daily excelsior
One cannot choose neighbours but can have friendly relations with them. In the case of India and Pakistan, this is true. The sooner both the nations realize this, the better it is for the people on two sides of the border. India and Pakistan are nuclear power states and already [...]