Asia Pacific News

PM chairs meeting on shielding India from global meltdown

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday chaired a meeting of an apex group to discuss in detail a package of measures to help India out of the impact of the US recession and the global meltdown.10:31 PM on December 02

Bhopal gas tragedy: Delhiites pledge to detoxify country

Hundreds of citizens of Delhi and representatives of civil society groups gathered at Jantar Mantar in the heart of the capital Tuesday evening to mark the 24th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy and pledged to 'detoxify' the country.10:31 PM on December 02

CPI-M to support pro-industry Singur farmers

Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty Tuesday said his party has decided to stand by the Singur farmers who willingly gave their farmlands for the Tata Motors small car factory in Hooghly district.10:31 PM on December 02

Hindustan Motors launches mini-truck with Chinese collaboration

Indian auto major Hindustan Motors Ltd (HML), which unveiled its 'HM-Shifeng Winner' mini commercial vehicle Tuesday, said it will launch two more variants of the mini-truck with Chinese collaboration.10:30 PM on December 02

Decision on Deshmukh's successor deferred by a day

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh got another breather Tuesday with the Congress leadership deferring by a day its decision on his resignation offer over the Mumbai terrorist attack. Speculations were also on that he may stay on.10:30 PM on December 02

Mamata to support Congress candidate in Bengal by-election

West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress Tuesday decided to extend support to the Congress for the upcoming byelection from the Sujapur assembly constituency in Malda district.10:30 PM on December 02

Uttar Pradesh to recruit 158,000 policemen

Barely a year after she sacked nearly 20,000 policemen, appointed by her predecessor Mulayam Singh Yadav, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has announced her government will recruit 158,000 personnel for the state police force.10:30 PM on December 02

Kalam urges positive counter-terror methods

Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Tuesday called for developing 'positive counter-terrorism methods' to eliminate the scourge.10:01 PM on December 02

Ikebana instructor felicitated by Japan's emperor

Emperor of Japan Akihito has honoured Veena Dass, an Ikebana instructor, with 'The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays' for her outstanding contribution to the India-Japan relationship.10:01 PM on December 02

An attack on India, says Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has described the terrorist attack on Mumbai as an attack on India and thanked commandos and policemen who took on the well armed killers in Mumbai.10:00 PM on December 02

Top seed Ranjeet advances in DSCL men's tennis nationals

Top seed Ranjeet Virali Murugesan won both his singles and doubles matches in the DSCL men's national tennis championships at the DLTA courts here Tuesday.10:00 PM on December 02

Protestors lift siege of Bangkok airports

Anti-government protestors Tuesday agreed to lift their week-long occupation of Bangkok's two airports after a Thai court effectively removed the ruling government, achieving their objective of toppling the administration.10:00 PM on December 02

Stepping down on moral grounds a Congress tradition: Singhvi

Owning moral responsibility for any failure and stepping down from public offices has been a Congress tradition, the party said Tuesday as heads began to roll in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attack.10:00 PM on December 02

Glittering line-up of authors for Jaipur Literary Festival

Bookworms can look forward to a carnival in January when Jaipur will play host to a galaxy of authors like Vikram Seth, Chetan Bhagat, Hari Kunzru, Micheal Ondaatje, Pico Iyer and Patrick French during the fourth edition of the Jaipur Literary Festival.9:33 PM on December 02

Protestors agree to allow flights to Bangkok airport

Anti-government protestors Tuesday agreed to allow flights to resume at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, which they have held under a siege for a week, but refused to end their protests at the facility, media reports said.9:33 PM on December 02