Argentina President meets S M KrishnaOctober 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner met External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna here on Wednesday.
Argentina President to arrive in India todayOctober 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The President of Argentina, Dr. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will arrive here on a three-day state visit today.
President Patil to visit Gujarat todaySeptember 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will pay a five-day visit to Gujarat from Wednesday evening. Pratibha Patil will arrive at the Ahmedabad airport at 5.00 pm today.
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao to visit NepalSeptember 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will pay a two-day visit to Nepal next week. Nirupama Rao will pay courtesy calls on Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala and hold official talks with her counterpart, Foreign Secretary Gyan Chandra Acharya, during her visit.
Meet the dog that walks on its hind legs like a kangaroo!August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - A dog in China walks on its two rear legs like a kangaroo. Jiang Siquan, a senior citizen who resides in Chongqing, has trained his pet dog "Chou Chou" to stroll on its back legs, reports the China Daily.
Diana once walked onto nudist beach in her strive for solitary freedomAugust 19th, 2009 LONDON - The late Princess of Wales, Diana, wanted some moments of solitary freedom so much that she made arrangements for secret walks without her bodyguard, say reports. Her former bodyguard, Ken Wharfe, has revealed that it was during one such walk that the princess, who begged him to let her have an hour to herself to do "normal things", stumbled upon a nudist beach by accident.
Nepal Prime Minister to visit India on Aug 18August 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal will begin his tour to India on August 18. This will be his first visit to India after assuming power in May.
Blind border collie has his own guide dogJuly 24th, 2009 PERTH - A blind border collie is said to have overcome some of his difficulties by having a guide dog of his own. According to the Daily Mail, the two, named Bonnie and Clyde, have become inseparable and do all the everyday activities together, including eating, sleeping and going for walks.s two-year-old Clyde is blind, he relies on fellow border collie Bonnie to guide him to water and food.
BJP walks out of Lok Sabha over India-Pakistan statementJuly 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a walkout in the Lok Sabha Friday, alleging the government had capitulated to Pakistan on the terrorism issue, soon after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh read out a statement on his meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani. You have delinked terrorism and the composite dialogue.
Afghan Army Chief to visit India to strengthen strategic partnershipJuly 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Afghan Army Chief General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi will be on a four day official visit to India from July 6 to July 9 in order to build up a peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan and to strengthen strategic partnership. General Mohammadi will call upon his Indian counterpart General Deepak Kapoor and visit military installations in Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune during his weeklong visit.
Man walks with broken leg for almost three decadesJune 14th, 2009 LONDON - Steve Webb, 49, was unaware that he had a broken leg - for 29 years. Webb, from Dagenham, Essex had met with a motorbike accident when he was aged 20.
William J Burns to visit IndiaJune 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J Burns will be in India on a three-day visit from June 10. The visit is expected to further strengthen relations between the two countries after the return of the Congress-led UPA Government in New Delhi.
Hugh Jackman's son loves pointing out 'hot chicks'!April 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hugh Jackman has revealed that his eight-year-old son Oscar has an eye for attractive women. The 'X Men Origins: Wolverine' actor, who raises Oscar and three-year-old Ava with wife Deborra-Lee Furness, said he can't decide whether to be embarrassed or impressed when his son shows him attractive girls, reports The China Daily.
Pratibha Patil to visit Itanagar on WednesdayMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Devisingh Patil will be visting Arunachal Pradesh for three days beginning Wednesday, when she would arrive in Itanagar. According to official sources, Patil is slated to deliver the convocation address at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) during her visit.
Holbrooke likely to visit India on April 7March 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke is expected to visit India on April 7 to discuss how India could cooperate in US efforts to end terror threat in those two neighbouring countries. During his visit, Holbrooke will meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.