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SANGRUR: The number of farmer suicides in Punjab seems to vary according to the source providing information about that. An NGO, Movement Against State Repression (MASR), has stated that Punjab is a glaring example of neglecting the factor of farmer suicides when it comes to determining the...

"CHENNAI: Severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' today claimed 18 lives as it hit the Tamil Nadu coast, leaving a trail of destruction and throwing life out of gear in Cuddalore district and neighbouring Union Territory of Puducherry. Cuddalore, about 170 km from here on the east coast, bore the brunt of...

"NEW DELHI: Despite a steady upward trajectory in India-Bangladesh ties in recent months, India may be falling short in taking this relationship forward, a fact that is worrying the top foreign policy leadership here. "Bangladesh worries us," said top level sources in the government, less...

From Bloomberg-Rajhkumar K Shaaw: "India’s benchmark stock index dropped, capping its second-worst yearly loss as the debt crisis in Europe and the biggest series of interest-rate increases on record hurt corporate earnings and curbed growth. Reliance Industries Ltd., the owner of the...

"India’s current account deficit (CAD) widened to near record in the second quarter of the current fiscal year from the previous three-month period, as trade gap surged on account of higher imports. The shortfall in the country's trade and investment flows stood at US$16.89bn in the three...

The recent public protest against Putin has been instigated by the CIA, US and EU war criminals. As Putin is against the Western neo colonial crusade in Asia, Lybia, etc, and the fact that Russia is coming closer to China, the West considers that its time to throw away Putin and place a more pro...

Shining India's International airports do not appear in the list. Guess India is busy building military airports across the Chinese border at the request of the US.

From APP: "WASHINGTON, Dec 24: The United States has said that it will continue to work with Pakistan towards improving the vitally important bilateral relationship,which saw signficiant challenges throughout the year.The State Department’s comments came amid strains on the bilateral...

From APP: "ISLAMABAD, Dec 24-President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership was the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy and termed this partnership critical for the development, peace and security of the region and the world.During his...

From Chinadaily and Xinhua: "QINGDAO - China's largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp. Ltd, over the weekend launched its first test train that features speeds reaching up to 500 km per hour. The six-car train with a fairshaped head is the newest in the CRH series. It has a maximum tractive...

From Chinadaily and Xinhua: "BEIJING - A subsidiary of China's energy giant Sinopec said Friday it has completed the final step to buy Canadian oil and gas explorer Daylight Energy Ltd.. The takeover will give Sinopec access to Daylight Energy's 69 oil and natural gas assets in Canada's...

"SINGAPORE - While the world's economy is grappling with economic jitters stemmed from Europe and the United States, Asian countries are painstakingly tapping Chinese market as China's strong imports post as a dose of confidence amid the faltering external demand. The resilience of the...

From Chinadaily: "ISLAMABAD - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday told visiting State Councilor Dai Bingguo that the Pakistan-China strategic cooperative partnership is the cornerstone of his country's foreign policy and that Pakistan is ready to provide strong support to China...

From Chinadaily: "A luxury hotel built on a former aircraft carrier in North China's Tianjin municipality will open at the end of this month, making it the world's first aircraft carrier hotel. It has 148 rooms in total, including two presidential suites, three VIP guest rooms and 137...

From the Economic Times: "BEIJING: Amid a deterioration in US-Pak ties, China has assured Pakistan's political and military leadership of its support in maintaining sovereignty and internal stability and promised to help its 'trusted ally' play a bigger role in global and regional affairs...

From APP: "BEIJING, DEC 26 (APP): China will continue to develop bilateral strategic cooperative partnership with Pakistan, said Spokesman Chinese Foreign Minister Monday. “No matter how the international situation changes, this policy will not be shaken,” said spokesman Hong Lei. The State...

From Reuters: "(Reuters) - China's industrial output is expected to grow 11 percent for 2012, easing from an estimated 13.9 percent in 2011, China's industry minister said on Monday. The forecast by Miao Wei, the Minister of Industry and Information Technology, will also serve as the...

"ISLAMABAD: China has reiterated its firm support to Pakistan’s endeavors in upholding its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The assurance came during the three-day visit of Representative of Chinese President Hu Jintao and State Councilor of the State Council of China Dai...

From Xinhuanet: "BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda starts a two-day official visit to China at the invitation of Premier Wen Jiabao. His visit is expected to boost political trust and economic cooperation between the two countries and lay a solid...

Its far from a joke, in 1982, Argentina had taken the Island for 3 months and it could have won the war if the US had not supported imperialist UK, if Argentina had not been under embargoed and if Argentina had waited end of 1982 to capture the Island. During the Falklands war, the UK was on the...