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UN torture protocol: US set on collision course
United Nations: The US is once again set on a collision course with its allies in the United Nations over establishment of an international and independent system for inspection of detention centres and prisons to ensure that torture is not used against inmates.
Pak not to resume trade with India through land
Islamabad: As the border tensions continue, Pakistan has ruled out resuming trade with India through land route and signing of free trade agreement.
I'm proud to be an Indian: Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
New Delhi: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan has been conferred with the honorary citizenship of the American city of Atlanta, in recognition of his contribution to the field of music.
Govt to throw open historic monuments even in nights
New Delhi: Tourism Ministry is contemplating throwing open historic monuments across the country in the night hours in a bid to promote tourism in the country.
'India not totally fulfilling Montreal Protocol norms'
New Delhi: Six months ahead of the January-2003 deadline, the country has effectively banned the use of highly dangerous ozone depleting substances like Chloro Fluoro Carbons (CFCs). But the job is yet to be over.
CIA opens 'Museum of Spookiness' to the public
Washington: A silver lipstick gun called the "Kiss of Death", a coat with a buttonhole camera, shoes with transmitters in their heels, ring pistols and poison syringes: They read like a prop list for a James Bond film.
El-Nino, heat wave cause bleaching of coral reefs
Madurai: The Coral reefs in Gulf of Mannar, which formed one of the most dynamic and productive marine eco system, are being slowly affected due to heat wave sweeping across the Southern parts of the country and El-Nino Southern Oscillation.
IIT experts discover secret behind Ashoka pillar
New Delhi: Experts at the Indian Institute of Technology have resolved the mystery behind the 1600-year-old iron pillar in Delhi, which has never corroded despite the capital's harsh weather.
US Navy permitted to deploy low-frequency sonar
Washington: The US Navy has been cleared to deploy active low-frequency sonar on two anti-submarine warfare ships after winning a five-year exemption from US rules aimed at protecting whales, dolphins and other marine mammals, US officials said on July 16.
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