Describing Koirala as "a statesman of great stature",
Lok Sabha Speaker Mira Kumar said: "in passing away of
Koirala, we lost a statesman of great stature."

New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI) India will be able to meet the
target of cutting carbon intensity by 20 to 25 per cent of
2005 level by 2020 without affecting growth, Environment

Kolkata, Mar 20 (PTI) Justice (Retd) Rajinder Singh
Sachar, who headed the committee that surveyed the condition
of Muslims in India, Saturday said he did not favour a

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Mar 21 (PTI) A Pakistan-based top militant
body has said that it has increased its activities in the

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India's largest telco Bharti
Airtel Sunday said it has tied up USD 8.3 billion from a
clutch of foreign banks and State Bank of India to fund the

Mumbai, Mar 21 (PTI) Indian security agencies have
pressed for questioning the estranged wife of US terror
accused David Headley, as certain e-mails downloaded from his

Shirish B Pradhan
Kathmandu, Mar 21 (PTI) A high-level Indian
delegation, including Lower House Lok Sabha Speaker Mira

This proposed transaction does not include Zain's
operations in Morocco and Sudan and remains subject to due
diligence, customary regulatory approvals and signing of the

Crude bomb-like object found in aircraft in T'puram airport
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 21 (PTI) A "crude bomb like

New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) India has said though no "dramatic"
outcome was expected out of the Foreign Secretary level