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India irritated by Taj Mahal copy

DHAKA (AFP) – India's embassy in Bangladesh on Wednesday voiced its displeasure over a life-size copy of the Taj Mahal, saying it would investigate to see if any copyright laws had been breached. "You can't
12 11 2008 6:00AM (...more)

U.S., private donors partner to help African farming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government will join forceswith a private agriculture initiative in a bid to reverse yearsof decline in African agriculture and mounting hunger acrossthe continent, officials said on Wednesday.
06 13 2008 1:49AM (...more)

Taj Mahal inspires another Hollywood film

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The makers of a new film about the Taj Mahal hope to have an edge over previous attempts with an epic romance that appeals to both Indian and Western audiences.
03 13 2008 2:24AM (...more)

Africa in spotlight at UN food summit

ROME, (AFP) - Africa took centre stage at the UN food summit Wednesday as former UN chief Kofi Annan spearheaded an initiative to help small-scale farmers in the world's poorest continent.
06 5 2008 2:02PM (...more)

Syrian president arrives in New Delhi on maiden visit

NEW DELHI (AFP) - President Bashar al-Assad arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday on the first visit by a Syrian head of state to India in two decades that is aimed at luring investment and boosting ties.
06 18 2008 11:52PM (...more)

Maruti to stop 2 models in 11 cities - paper

MUMBAI (Reuters) – Maruti Suzuki will halt sales of two models in 11 Indian cities from next year due to new emission rules, the Business Standard said on Thursday, but
04 3 2009 8:32AM (...more)

South Asia fights disease from floods, seeks aid

Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Doctors and health workers struggled to treat thousands of villagers suffering from water-borne diseases in India's east on Thursday, officials said, as the death toll mounted from weeks of flooding in South Asia .
09 26 2008 7:42AM (...more)

India Without the Taj

CALCUTTA, India - No doubt the Taj Mahal steals the breath away. But as a repeat visitor to India , I have often arrived at its gates too exhausted to have much breath left to steal.
04 8 2008 10:20PM (...more)

Protesting Gujjars cremate dead, block trains

JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - The Gujjar community, which is demanding job quotas, began cremating on Tuesday dozens of people killed by police, but continued blocking rail and road traffic in Rajasthan, the centre of days of violent protests.
06 4 2008 2:01AM (...more)

Kashmir protests spread to Indian cities

SRINAGAR, India - Riots erupted across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday as Muslims mourned 15 people killed in a day of bloody violence, as the protests spread to other parts of India .
08 13 2008 10:39PM (...more)