India's Western Ghats given Unesco World Heritage status
The UN's cultural agency, Unesco, has voted to add the Western Ghats of India to the list of World Heritage Sites.
The Western Ghats are a mountain range that runs along the western coast of India.
The mountains cover an area...
Javelin Sale To India On Track
The clouds over a U.S. deal to sell FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank guided missiles to India have cleared, with U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta saying the U.S. government is committed to the sale.
Until Panetta’s visit to India on June 5, there were fears...
Massive military helicopter buys allow for indigenisation
The Indian Air Force (IAF) purchase of 126 Rafale fighters has made global headlines, and the Indo-Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) could be another jaw-dropper. But Indian military aviation could see an even more...
Absolutely, millions of acres of forest have been chopped down by humans. So, the wild animals straying into towns and villages. 1.2 billion population is way too much for India.
No. The tranquillizer drug didn't take effect and the authorities killed it.
Attacked: A man wrestles with a leopard as a forest official tries to catch it with a net in Duliajan near Dibrugarh in Assam state
Trespasser: The animal was found hiding inside a residential campus in the...
AIR help sought on Jinnah secular state speech
Mohammad Ali Jinnah with Gandhiji.
Taking advantage of the improved climate between the two countries, Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has requested All India Radio (AIR) for a copy of founding father Mohammad Ali Jinnah's August...
Bangladesh eyes $400 million loan from Indian central bank
DHAKA: Bangladesh is likely to borrow $400 million from the Reserve Bank of India to ease balance of payment problems, the Governor of Bangladesh central bank, Atiur Rahman, said on Monday.
The RBI recently created the $2 billion...
India develops missile shield, can protect two cities
India has developed missile defence shield which can be put in place at short notice to protect at least two cities, bringing the country on par with an elite group of few nations. The shield, developed by DRDO, has been tested...
The right figure is 50% and out of that most were neither Hindus nor Muslims but Sikhs. There is beautiful documentary about British Indian Army made by BBC for genuine information. BTW, what are the sources of these statistics you have given?
Pakistan seeks to emulate Indias electronic voting system
Impressed by Indias successful use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in its elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is seeking to emulate the system in the upcoming general elections.
The third meeting of the poll...
India willing to invest at least $20b in Pakistan
LAHORE: Indian investors have shown willingness to invest $20 billion to 50 billion in Pakistans mining, petroleum, energy, power and infrastructure projects. Pak-India Business Council (PIBC) Chairman Noor Muhammad Kasuri said that there...