Govt may ban FDI in cigarette making | NEW DELHI: Government is all set to ban foreign direct investment (FDI) in cigarette manufacturing. A cabinet note towards this end has been prepared by the commerce and industry ministry and circul... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)The Times Of India
China and India Join Climate Accord | WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)The New York Times
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers | NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatur... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)The New York Times IndiaLawPhotosPoliticsWoman
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar | By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)Asia Times ChinaForeign PolicyMyanmarPhotosUS
Arms, energy to dominate Vladimir Putin's India trip | Moscow: Russian premier Vladimir Putin will offer a traditional cocktail of arms and oil deals when he travels to India on Thursday to persuade a Cold War ally to buy n... (photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)DNA India EnergyIndiaPhotosRussiaUS
Women silent victims of HIV/AIDS: Doctors | Hyderabad, March 09: With increasing number of women being infected by HIV, doctors at the Modern Government Maternity Hospital have called for an urgent, intensive awa... (photo: Creative Commons / ttfnrob)The Siasat Daily AidsDiseaseHealthPhotosWomen
