Massive Human Displacement in Mumbai

While flying into Mumbai at 3 o'clock in the morning, the first thing I noticed was the absurd amount of activity going on within the city.  The number of cars on the road rivaled most US cities during rush...

Update: Stranded hunter rescued by military rescue team

Final Update: News headlines are buzzing that the stranded hunter has been picked up by the Cormorant helicopter and will soon be home, safe and warm with his family in Resolute.The Windsor Star has reported that...

Cold wave claims more than 195 lives across north India

New Delhi: Cold wave claimed 195 lives across north India even as its intensity slightly abated on Tuesday after the Sun came out lifting the fog and raising temperature in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and...

Indian Student killed in Australia

New Delhi: The clashes on Indian students in Australia are continued. Current example of it Nitin Garg. 21-year-old Nitin Garg, an accounting graduate, died after he was stabbed yesterday in West Footscray area....

Update: Mackenzie Valley pipeline project

After the release of the "long-awaited report" analyzing the feasibility of the proposed Mackenzie Valley pipeline project set to run from Canada's Arctic to the border of Alberta, the future of the project is...

Al-Qaeda claims Italian kidnappings

New Delhi: International anti american extremist organisation Al Qaeda, the North African branch has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Italians in Mauritania earlier this month. Al-Qaeda of the...

23 militants killed in clashes in Swat in Pakistan

New Delhi: Pakistan Government struggle in North West frontier Province with millitant another kind of war. Where pro-government tribesmen killed 23 militants in clashes in Pakistan's northwest in the latest...

Pakistan drone raid 'kills three'

" At least three suspected militants have been killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, Pakistani officials say. They said missiles hit a house in the Hamzoli area of North Waziristan,...

Scottish Island Becomes Yoga Haven

Little Cumbrae, a small island in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is being converted into a yoga camp by Hindu yogis, and will now be known as Peace Island. India's most popular lifestyle guru Baba (Swami) Ramdev has blessed the purchase and conversion of the island, and was...

Mohammed Most Popular Name In London

Mohammed has become the most popular name for baby boys in London, England, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It includes all the various spellings of the name, such as Muhammad, Mohammad, Mohamed and Muhammed. The Islamic name is now...

Canada PM focuses on Arctic north - Global Chess game

" Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on a five-day visit to the northern Arctic region of his country. Mr Harper said it was all part of an initiative to promote Canada's sovereignty in the far north. ...

Tamils re-affirm desire for self-rule

Tamil National Alliance (TNA), the party ran on the platform of self-determination won a key council in Sri Lanka. The government was expected to do well for the following reasons: The election was held too soon after the end of the war for people to vote and for democracy...

Sri Lanka: The scars of a 30-year civil war

Story of the Victims, coming from their own mouths, reported by the BBC. Some sections of the so-called "international Community" keep refusing to listen to anything that the Sri Lankan people have got to say....

Video: Entrance to a 'Hidden Fortress' on Dover's Western Heights

The 'North Entrance' on Dover's Western Heights consists of a blocked-off road tunnel and the skeletal remains of two single-lane bridges. Hardly the stuff, one might think, to be worth risking life and limb for...

Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

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