Washington, April 21, 2012 Expressing concern over projected decline of World Bank lending, India has called for new solutions to bolster its financial capacity and that of International Monetary Fund (IMF). “We are concerned that World Bank lending is projected to decline at this crucial juncture because of constrained financial capacity,” Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters at the IMF headquarters here. “We, therefore, call for new solutions to bolster ...
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GENEVA, March 23, 2012 India on Thursday voted for a United States-sponsored resolution at the United Nations' top human rights body censuring Sri Lanka for its alleged rights violations during the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. India initially showed reluctance to vote on a nation-specific resolution but changed its stand after political parties in Tamil Nadu exerted pressure on the United Progressive Alliance government to go with the resolution. The DMK, ...
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New Delhi, March 20, 2012 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Monday that India was “inclined to vote in favour” of a resolution on promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka at the ongoing 19{+t}{+h} session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. “That, we hope, will advance our objective, namely the achievement of the future for the Tamil community in Sri Lanka that is marked by equality, dignity, justice and self-respect,'' Dr. Singh told the ...
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Chennai, March 9, 2012 DMK President M. Karunanidhi on Friday said India should declare support for the U.S.-backed resolution against Sri Lanka in the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council meet in Geneva for alleged “war crimes” on Tamils during the internal conflict. “The tears have not dried up. If those in the Central government watched those visuals just once they would realise the importance of the plea made on behalf of the people of Tamil Nadu,” Mr. ...
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United Nations, February 17, 2012 India was among 137 members of the U.N. General Assembly that voted on Friday to approve a resolution, which “strongly” condemns all violence and human rights violations in Syria and supports Arab League efforts to resolve the nearly year long crisis in the country. The resolution, adopted by a vote of 137 in favour to 12 against with 17 abstentions, also called on Syria “to immediately put an end to all human rights violations and ...
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HYDERABAD, February 11, 2012 Mahindra Satyam on Friday announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to acquire a strategic stake in Dion Global Solutions that has a portfolio of cutting-edge solutions for the international financial markets. Following the development, Mahindra Satyam has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake through fresh issue of equity shares that would be priced in accordance with the regulations of the Securities Exchange Board ...
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Islamabad, January 24, 2012 (Tehelkanews) The upper house of Pakistan’s parliament on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution that demanded the arrest of former President Pervez Musharraf on his arrival in the country and the registration of a case of high treason against him. The resolution was moved in the Senate by Raza Rabbani, a senior leader of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party. Mr. Rabbani accused Mr. Musharraf, currently living in self-exile in London and Dubai, ...
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COLOMBO, January 24, 2012 Former President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam suggested that deep sea fishing, and fishing in turns in the Palk Bay, as possible solutions to resolve the contentious fisheries issue that India and Sri Lanka have been grappling with for the past few years. He suggested that of the seven days of the week, Indian and Sri Lankan fishermen should fish in turns for three days each, leaving one day for resting. During this time, both fishermen could cross each ...
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Colombo, January 17, 2012 A political settlement to Tamils in Sri Lanka and a solution that answers the aspirations of the Tamil community…is the most important issue to be resolved, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, here on Tuesday. During the 90-minute breakfast meeting between the two leaders at Temple Trees, the official residence of the Sri Lankan President, a wide range of issues were discussed but the focus ...
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BANGKOK, May 6, 2011 Thailand’s prime minister says he will submit an application Friday to dissolve the lower house of parliament, setting the stage for early elections. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will submit the dissolution decree to King Bhumibol Adulyadej for royal approval before going to Indonesia later Friday to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Mr. Abhisit said he will give a news conference Monday after he returns, where he is ...
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NEW DELHI: Helpless against the depredations of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean and the continued holding of 53 Indians, India on Monday co-sponsored a UN Security Council resolution against hostage-taking by the pirates. The Security Council passed the resolution 1976 strongly condemning the growing practice of hostage-taking by pirates operating off the coast of Somalia, particularly criticizing the inhuman conditions hostages face in captivity. It also recognized the adverse impact of ...
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BEIJING, March 18, 2011 The Chinese government on Friday said it had “serious reservations” over the United Nations Security Council’s resolution authorising a no-fly zone and air strikes to protect civilians in Libya. “We oppose the use of force in international relations and have some serious reservations with part of the resolution,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in a statement. China, along with India, was among a group of five countries in the 15-member ...
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Ludhiana, March 9 To check heavy losses incurred during conventional storage of grains in India, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) organised an interactive session between Canadian and Indian manufacturers to find best solutions available for the local conditions. Notably, government estimates rotten foodgrain amounted to 70,000 tonnes in the previous season against the total procurement of 93 million tonnes. The state-run Food Corporation of ...
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Guwahati, February 16, 2011 Urges people to remain united on common agenda United Liberation Front of Asom chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Tuesday said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had assured the outfit of coming up with a solution that would be honourable and acceptable to the people of Assam. An ULFA delegation called on him in New Delhi on Monday and conveyed to him that the outfit had decided to sit for talks and seek a solution on the basis of the commitment made by Dr. Singh to ...
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(Reuters) - BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion may provide some solution next week to help Indian security agencies access corporate email by obtaining encrypted data in readable format, a government source said on Friday. Research In Motion (RIM) faces an August 31 deadline to give Indian authorities the means to track and read BlackBerry Enterprise email and its separate BlackBerry Messenger service. The government, concerned about the potential for militants to use the secure ...
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It would take several months to bring the environmentally disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico under control, US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Monday following a special cabinet meeting on the crisis. "Even if we are successful in containing some or much of this oil, we are not going to get this problem completely solved until we actually have the relief well completed. And that is going to take a couple more months," Obama said in his remarks after the Cabinet ...
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