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Dalai Lama calls Chinese protests on visit baseless - Summary
New Delhi - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Sunday his visit to India's north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers a disputed region, was non-political and China's charges against him were baseless. My visit to Tawang is non...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Dalai Lama begins visit to India's disputed Arunachal Pradesh
New Delhi - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived Sunday to a resounding welcome at the monastery town of Tawang in India's eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China considers a disputed region. Thousands of maroon-robed monks and loc...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

16 killed in Nepal as bus falls from mountain
Kathmandu - At least 16 people were killed and more than two dozen injured Sunday when a passenger bus plunged off a mountain highway in western Nepal, police said. The bus fell about 250 metres off the narrow highway in the Arghakhanchi district, ab...

[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Arunachal to host Dalai Lama despite China's protests - Feature
New Delhi - The remote town of Tawang in India's eastern Arunachal Pradesh was preparing Saturday for a much-awaited visit by the Dalai Lama that has stirred a hornet's nest in India-China relations. The Tibetan spiritual leader is set to embark on a...

[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Sri Lanka speeds mine-clearing to hasten resettlement of displaced
Colombo - The Sri Lankan government will step up its mine- clearing efforts in former rebel-held areas in the northern part of the country to resettle 159,000 displaced persons before the end of January, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama said Thur...

[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

India, EU ink nuclear pact, aim at trade treaty by 2010 - Summary
New Delhi - India and the 27-member European Union Friday signed an agreement on a nuclear energy project and decided to conclude a free-trade pact within a year. Issues such as climate change, the global financial crisis and energy security featured...

[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

30 killed as bus plunges into gorge in India - Summary
New Delhi - At least 30 people were killed Friday when an overcrowded passenger bus fell into a gorge in India's mountainous northern state of Himachal Pradesh, news reports said. The bus skidded off a highway and plunged into a 30-metre gorge in Kan...

[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Amnesty calls on EU, India to protect human rights in South Asia
New Delhi - The European Union and India should work together at the United Nations to protect human rights in places of crisis, particularly in the South Asian region, Amnesty International said Friday. The call came in a letter sent to Swedish Prim...

[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

22 killed as bus plunges into gorge in India
New Delhi - At least 22 people were killed Friday when a passenger bus fell into a gorge in India's mountainous northern state of Himachal Pradesh, news reports said. The bus skidded off a highway and plunged into a 30-metre gorge in Kangra district,...

[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

Trade pact, climate change to top India-EU summit agenda
New Delhi - India and the European Union on Friday are to hold their 10th summit, which could see both sides provide a fresh impetus to a proposed trade pact and narrow differences over climate change. The summit, which marks a decade of growing rela...

[Posted on : 2009-11-05 ] Category : [ India (World) ]

 

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