Many villagers have also opposed acquisition of their
land for the project.
"It was a difficult decision...It is a balancing act.

K J M Varma
Beijing, Nov 28 (PTI) India's National Security Advisor
Shivshankar Menon arrived here on Sunday to hold the crucial

Menon, who shares a good rapport with top Chinese
leaders and officials from the days of being the Ambassador
here, was expected to bring about fresh perspectives to

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Nov 28 (PTI) Pakistani authorities have made
no progress in tracking down 20 suspects, including

Iftikhar Ali, another suspect from Faisalabad in Punjab,
deposited 250 dollars with a firm in Islamabad to obtain a
Voice-over Internet Protocol connection that was used by the

T V Sriram
Hambantota, Nov 28 (PTI) India's External Affairs
Minister S M Krishna Sunday inaugurated the new Indian

Recalling that India was the first country to arrive with
assistance to Sri Lanka during the 2004 tsunami, Krishna said

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Keen to act as a "bridge" between
developing and developed nations at the UN climate summit in

Ramesh said that in view of various uncertainties on
climate fund and other issues with the developed nations,
there was not much expectations from the meet except for "a

New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) Boosted by higher demand, the
fast-growing Indian animation and gaming industry is expected
to be worth USD 2.5 billion (Rs 11,435 crore) in the next