MUMBAI - India’s only aircraft carrier-the INS Viraat-will have a special guest on Wednesday-President Pratibha Devisingh Patil.
Patil, the supreme commander of the country’s armed forces, will get on board the ship at around 11 a.m. tomorrow, a spokesman of the Indian Navy said here.
The President is expected to witness Sukhoi Su-30 and Sea Harrier fighter ... Read : Patil to visit INS Viraat on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI - Describing China as hegemonistic and very aggressive, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra today called on the Indian Government to adopt the right combination of strategic and diplomatic policies to counter Beijing’s dangerous designs.
Describing India as the weakest among China’s three rivals in Asia - Japan and Australia - Mishra cautioned that .... Original article on Gaea Times at : China bent upon cutting India down to size: Mishra.
Read more »HYDERABAD - Pro-Telangana activists protested outside a medical institute against a Congress Member of Parliament who has opposed the creation of Telangana.
Activists of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS), the party spearheading the campaign of separate Telangana state to be carved out of Andhra Pradesh, rushed to the Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences after getting information ... Original article on : TRS activists’ protest against Congress lawmaker.
Read more »SHADIPORA - After a gap of 11 years, Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district are celebrating Pushkar festival with fervour and gaiety in the Shadipora area.
Kashmiri Pandits in the region have been closely associated with the festival. It is based on the belief that those who take a dip in the waters .... Original article : Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Pushkar festival after 11 years near Srinagar.
Read more »NEW DELHI - Union Railways Ministry on Tuesday said that it will soon introduce the first ever ‘Yuva Trains’ which are targeted mainly for the unemployed youths of the country.
Initially two separate weekly trains will be started as a pilot service between Mumbai to Delhi and Delhi ... Read more »».
Read more »PULWAMA - At least one Special Police Officer and three other policemen were injured, two of them critically, when a police team came under a terrorist attack here on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred in Pampore area of Pulwama district of the State, a private channel reported. (ANI)
... Original article on : Four policemen injured in terrorist attack in Pulwama in J-K.
NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said that the climate change accord presented in Copenhagen was not legally binding.
The agreement between U.S and BASIC countries in Copenhagen has been described as an Accord, which is a “non-legally binding agreement” and was arrived at during time for curbing climate ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Jairam Ramesh makes statement in RS on climate accord at Copenhagen.
Read more »GERUKAMUKH - Hundreds of people assembled in Gerukamukh region located in Assam’s Dhemaji district to demand an immediate halt in the construction of 2,000-MW hydel power plant, fearing catastrophic impact of the big dam.
Local residents say that the Lower Subansiri .... Source : Gaea News Network.
Read more »Jaipur, Dec 22 (ANI): A photo exhibition drew fans from all over the country to see many unexplored facets of Late Gayatri Devi the princess of Jaipur.
Organised by a close friend of Gayatri Devi has many blown up photographs from her album for public view- a fantastic experience for her admirers.
“This exhibition should go round .... Source : Unexplored facets of Gayatri Devi’s life revealed.
Agra, Dec. 22 (ANI): An altercation between villagers and members of a religious sect took a violent turn on Tuesday, as the latter burnt vehicles and went on a rampage in Agra.
Tension had been brewing over a disputed piece of land for some time between the villagers and Satsangis, and things took an ugly turn ... Read more »»».
Read more »DHARAMSALA - Himachal Pradesh Government has launched a mass week-long campaign to make the State free of plastic by removing all polythene bags from residential areas and hillsides.
This programme oriented towards healthy environment was launched on Monday and several other places in the State.
Chief Minister P K Dhumal flagged off a rally to get rid .... Source article : Anti-plastic drive in Himachal Pradesh gets a shot in arm.
AMROHA - Seasons are no bar now for mango-aficionados as it is making an early appearance in Amroha district of Uttar Pradesh.
Farmers are stunned to witness off-season flowering and fruiting of mango trees in the middle of winter.
“Flowers have bloomed on mango trees. I do not know how it has happened. Now, I am worried .... Source : Gaea News Network.
NEW DELHI - Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin has asked the Indian government to investigate and punish the rapists of his country’s national in Goa. n this context, the Russian envoy visited Ministry of External Affair and met the concerned officials.
Talking to reporters, the Russian Ambassador said that the Goa government has not taken .... Original source : Russia demands probe into rape of its national in Goa.
Read more »PATNA - Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi held a protest demonstration against the State government for its failure to check rising prices.
Hundreds of activists belonging to different political parties protested in front of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Rabri Devi accused the Nitish Kumar government of failing to check rising prices.
“The government should stop black-marketing of .... Source : Gaea News Network.
NEW DELHI -The month of December was marked by agitations in different parts of the country for the carving out of separate states like Telangana in Andhra Pradesh, Gorkhaland in West Bengal, Bodoland in Assam, Vidharbha in Maharashtra and Harit Pradesh in Uttar Pradesh.
For a while, the agitations made people ask whether it was time .... Original article : Efforts to preserve 2000-Year old Tulu culture(Article).
Read more »NEW DELHI - Minister of State for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh will on Tuesday make a statement in the Rajya Sabha on the Copenhagen Accord.
The Copenhagen Summit has been described as an accord, a non-binding agreement that was arrived at the very last minute by a small group of countries to fight climate change. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at : Copenhagen Accord: Jairam Ramesh to make statement in Rajya Sabha.
Read more »DARJEELING - Union Home Secretary G K Pillai has said the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has asked for a political-level discussion at the next round of talks.
Talking to reporters after holding tripartite talks with representatives of the GJM and the State government here on Monday, Pillai said: “We had detailed discussions with the state government [..] Read the original article: here.
Read more »Mumbai, Dec 22 (ANI): Activists of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) brutally beat up ’sadhus’ here on Monday, who allegedly passed remarks against MNS chief Raj Thackeray.
The ’sadhus were sleeping outside the Siddhivinayak temple when the MNS activists attacked them.
MNS was formed by Raj Thackeray in 2005 who deserted Shiv Sena, known for its anti-immigrant rhetoric ... Read more >>.
ISLAMABAD - At least four people were killed and 17 injured in the Pakistani frontier city of Peshawar Tuesday when a teenaged suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Press Club packed with journalists.
Four journalists were wounded in the deafening blast.
This is the first major attack on the media in Peshawar. The bombing follows .... Read the original article : Suicide bombing at Peshawar Press Club kills four (Third Lead).
BANGALORE - Pakistan was in “terrible trouble this time” due to unabated violence, terror attacks and suicide bombings, union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said here Tuesday when three people were killed in a blast outside the Peshawar Press Club.
“I think Pakistan is in terrible trouble this time. It is not ... Read more >>>.
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