Posts Tagged ‘India’
India world’s No 1 arms importer
India has become the world's biggest importer of arms, displacing China by accounting for 10 per cent of global arms sales volumes1, a Swedish security think tank said with Asia topping other regions in arms imports The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI in its new report said that India was closely followed by China and [...]
Salman Rushdie ridicules Imran Khan at conference
British author Salman Rushdie on Saturday attacked growing intolerance in India as he returned to the country for the first time since Islamic activists forced him to cancel a visit two months ago "He is a storyteller, a man of words and of ideas but not a terrorist," Purie introduced the world famous writer and public intellectual "He simply [...]
India drop to number three in ODI Rankings
India's defeat against Bangladesh has paved the way South Africa to finish second in the One-day International Championship table, which also mean that the Proteas would also pocket a sum of $75,00018 ratings points to 11675,000 after confirming their status as the No [subscribe2]
Australia won US$175,000 for No.1 rank
Australia has won a cash award of US$175,000 after confirming its status as the No April cut-off date27 ratings points but more importantly this means it cannot drop behind second-ranked South Africa even if it loses the remaining four ODIs of the current series20 ratings points – one ahead of South Africa75,000 award, the four-time world [...]
Corruption by Civil Servants
The Central Bureau of Investigation 988 against All India Service 0, 2011 & 2012 20 650 2011 600 2012 249 Out of these, 33 cases have been registered against 42 All India Service Officers 4 17 2010 09 11 2011 07 11 201223** officers in 16 cases Departments [...]
Indo-China maritime cooperation
India, China & Japan have recently agreed for better coordination amongst their Naval ships deployed for anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Adenst January, 2012, one of the Navies is designated as a "Reference Navy" for a period of three months, which first proposes its escort schedule for a three months period The other Navies then [...]
Asia Cup: Pakistan beat Bangladesh
Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul put in impressive all-round performances as Pakistan posted an exciting 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the Asia Cup tournament on Sunday after posting 262-8 in the day-night match in Dhaka35-5, but Shakib and Nasir Hossain 5th member, scored 64 with the help of one six and six fours60-1 [...]
England earn top spot in ICC Test rankings
England has secured top spot in the Reliance ICC Test Championship table at the 1 April cut-off date, after the first Test between New Zealand and South Africa ended in a draw in Dunedin on Sunday75,000 which is presented annually to the side that tops the table at the 1 April cut-off date April cut-off date in 2013 to receive a minimum of [...]
Dow will sponsor London Olympics: British PM David Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said he would be "very sad" if India boycotted the London Olympics following the row over sponsorship of the event by Dow Chemicals, linked to the Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984 Cameron dubbed Dow Chemicals as a "reputable company" and said he did not want to see the Olympics used for industrial or political [...]
Asia Cup 2012 schedule
Asia Cup 2012, which begins on March 11 in Dhaka1 Mar – Bangladesh v Pakistan, Mirpur 13 Mar – India v Sri Lanka, Mirpur 15 Mar – Pakistan v Sri Lanka, Mirpur 16 Mar – Bangladesh v India, Mirpur 18 Mar – India v Pakistan, Mirpur 20 Mar – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Mirpur 22 Mar – Final, Mirpur West Indies v [...]
Differences with China on border will be reduced: Krishna
With "differences" persisting with China over the boundary issue, India on Friday said the newly-introduced working mechanism between the two countries would help in "minimising" or "bridging" them5th round of border talks in New Delhi in January to avoid any untoward incidents between the troops on ground while patrolling the various [...]
Rahul Dravid expected to announce retirement
Great wall of India, Star batsman Rahul Dravid has called a news conference for Friday morning in which he is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket64 Tests, from which he scored 13,288 runs at an average of 52, with 36 centuries and 63 fifties0,889 runs – the seventh highest of all time - at 392 hundreds and 83 [...]
Warning signs? China’s defence budget now three-times India’s
Warning signs in large parts of Asia after China went ahead with a massive increase in its defence outlay106962
Relief for Yahoo in objectionable content case
The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed criminal proceedings against Yahoo India accused of hosting alleged objectionable material on its website Accused of hosting objectionable content, Yahoo had told a Delhi court on Thursday that there was no defamatory material posted on its website The court was hearing a petition of Mufti Aijaz Arshad [...]
India to boycott Olympics opening ceremony?
With International Olympics Committee reluctant not to remove Dow as sponsors of the London 2012 Games, Indian government too is in a mood to express their strong protest against the adamant attitude of the IOC According to the reports, the Indian government is contemplating a boycott of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic games [...]
Brahmaputra river dries up in Arunachal
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GDP growth slows down to 6.1 per cent in Q3, lowest in two years
India's economic growth rate slipped to 6 per cent in the first nine months of 2010-11, growth in the manufacturing sector dipped to a meagre 00-111 per cent in the corresponding period last fiscal per cent during the quarter under review, as against a growth of 610-111-12 at 6 per cent0-1152-13, to be presented on March 16 in Lok Sabha, is [...]
Asia Cup team: Sachin in; Sehwag, Zaheer out
Indian selectors have announced the 14 member team for the Asia cup, schedule to take place in Dhaka from March 1200th hundredwk, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Yusuf Pathan Irfan Pathan, R Ashwin, Praveen Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda
Fishermen deaths loom over Italy, India; senior ministers meet in Delhi
The Italian Foreign Minister met his Indian counterpart SM Krishna on Tuesday over the alleged killings of two Indian fishermen by Italian naval guards Italian Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi expressed regret and condolences to the families of the victims in the meeting After the meeting, Krishna said that there was a strong public opinion on [...]
Norway kids will be brought back, says Krishna
The row involving the custody of the 2 Indian children in Norway continues to drag on8 years old and Abhigyan 3 who were taken away by child welfare officials in Norway and placed in foster care "The Indian special envoy has had positive discussions with the Norwegian foreign minister in Oslo", official Spokesperson in the MEA Syed Akbaruddin, [...]
