Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives in New Delhi on Monday on a three-day visit, after a short stopover in Islamabad, to boost bilateral ties with India, especially in trade. ...
02:38 AM, Mar 18, 2013
The Chinese military has been asked to strike off luxury banquets and liquor from its list of do's while hosting receptions for high-ranking officers, under a new austerity-cum-simplicity drive. According to new regulations, such receptions should be kept simple and devoid of pomp. ...
04:41 AM, Dec 23, 2012
Paris: Ten thousand empty plates were displayed at the bottom of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Saturday morning in an event to mark World Food Day. French non-governmental organisation Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) organised the event, dubbed the Banquet Against Hunger, in coordination with the European Union, to draw the public's attention to starvation and hunger worldwide. According to Francois Danel, General Director of Action Contre...
01:00 PM, Oct 17, 2010
Bridgetown: Opener Lendl Simmons hit a stroke-filled 76 off 70 balls on Monday to lift West Indies to a one-run victory over Pakistan in a rain-hit fourth cricket one-day international at Kensington Oval. The West Indies were set a revised target of 223 off 39 overs after showers during the interval, and were 154-4 off 29.5 overs when more bad weather ended the match. At that stage, the hosts were...
05:47 PM, Jan 21, 2008
