China to invest $100 billion in India over 5 years
MUMBAI: Chinese president Xi Jinping will bring along with him $100 billion or Rs 6 lakh crore of investment commitments over five years during his upcoming India visit next week. This is nearly thrice the $35 billion secured by Prime Minister...
For those naively interpreting this as a resounding endorsement by the medical profession of some regressive cultural practice verging on child abuse, I have highlighted the only relevant bits from the article.
For some background, Paediatrics is amongst the worst paid and least desirable...
Breaking news...seems like a significant escalation of the conflict. Follow live updates on Torygraph..
Ukraine-Russia crisis: Russian forces brought into Ukraine, says Petro Poroshenko - live
Ukrainian president cancels trip to Turkey because of the rapidly deteriorating situation in the...
Hi Waz, thanks for that. Based on a quick google of 2011 census figures though, 'whites' (including 'White others') still constitute small majorities both in Dagenham and TH, although Harrow and Redbridge appear to have 'vibrant' majorities-which is surprising since I would have expected recent...
Firstly, the map only relates to second languages so the size of these communities are likely to be modest relative to the overall population. Brent and Newham are the only London boroughs with majority non white populations as far as I am aware.
As for Nepalese in Greenwich, Woolwich...
The stowaways were in fact Afghan Sikhs and not Indians. Amend the title if you have any shame.
Video: Footage shows moment illegal immigrants were released from Tilbury shipping container - Telegraph
Meanwhile, nationals of Puristan continue to top the tables for the number of asylum...
India grants residential visa to Taslima Nasreen
NEW DELHI: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Saturday was granted residential visa by India following her meeting with Union home minister Rajnath Singh seeking long-term extension of her residence permit earlier in the day.
"I met Singh...
Returned from Israel two days before the brown stuff hit the fan. Found most Israelis, including the Arabs and Druze, to be very friendly and hospitable. Lots of guns on show but did not feel unsafe for a minute while I was out there. For all its faults, the Israeli state does allow its Arab...
Install turnstiles at all entry points and automated doors on carriages.Such measures should pay for themselves in a few years through reduced loss of earnings and generate additional income that can be reinvested in the long term..
Spot on. One cannot ignore the influence of peers and community in shaping children's social attitudes. I was shocked recently to hear my 3 year old use the 'P' word during play time- there was no malice intended obviously but she wouldn`t give me a straight answer when quizzed on where she had...
BBC News - Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman
Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman
A British tourist is to be deported from Sri Lanka because of a Buddha tattoo on her arm.
Naomi Coleman was arrested as she arrived at the airport in the capital Colombo after authorities...
Russia ships first oil from disputed offshore Arctic platform
70,000-tonnes tanker loaded at Prirazlomnoye field
* Putin says project to boost Russia's global energy share
* Arctic has 20 percent of world's undiscovered reserves
By Alexei Anishchuk
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia, April 18 (Reuters)...
Those who thronged 'Euromaidan' in the hope that severing ties with Moscow would open the doors to Europe and lead to economic growth and prosperity are learning a very hard lesson about the 'Western economic model'. Ironically, its Russian banks, which continued to buy Ukrainian bonds at huge...
Rouble has broken the crucial resistance level of 35.50 against the $ and analysts expect it to strengthen further to the 34.75 mark in the short to medium term. Euro is also down to under 49 RUB with further weakening on the cards.
The West's covert war on Russia through the markets appears...