Politics

Statistics equal power as Afghanistan counts its people

Afghanistan goes to the polls in less than three weeks’ time, but the new president will have only sketchy information about the people he governs -- something that census officials hope to help rectify. Duration: 01:45

Mar 19, 2014

Spain's wine surplus spills across planet

Spain became the world's biggest wine producer in 2013, forcing its vintners to compete abroad in a tough market to sell off the surplus. Duration: 01:59

Mar 19, 2014

Khurshid compares Modi with nursery student, draws flak

Farrukhabad / New Delhi, March 19 (ANI): Union Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid drew flak on Wednesday for his comparison of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, with a nursery student, ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Khurshid slammed Modi over the clean chit given to him by the court in Godhra massacre case and compared him with a nursery kid.

Mar 19, 2014

Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: Andaman boatmen asked to exercise extra vigilance

Port Blair, March 19 (ANI): Indian authorities have instructed local sailors and fishermen in the Andaman and Nicobar islands to keep a sharp eye out and sound alarm if they see anything unusual in wake of the missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft, sailors said. Whilst India has put on hold its search for the missing aircraft at the request of the government in Kuala Lumpur, which wants to reassess the hunt for the vanished plane, fishermen and local boatmen said they had been instructed to exercise extra vigilance while out at sea. Balayogi, a senior sailor on one of the civilian boats in Port Blair, said they were instructed to offer all possible help if they spotted anyone in trouble. P Madhivanan, captain and master of the boat "Lawrence", said they had been asked to immediately alert the communication centre if they found anything unusual in the sea.

Mar 19, 2014

Japanese companies use ICT to boost farming

Tokyo, Mar 19 (ANI): To give a fillip to farming, companies like Fujitsu are promoting research to bring in innovation through Information and Communication Technology or ICT. In Shizuoka prefecture, the company runs a project called Akisai, a cloud computing service to support farming. In this greenhouse, various types of environmental data are collected and an appropriate condition is automatically controlled from the computer centre. Since climate change is a big concern in Japan, it is important to control the environment for greenhouse horticulture. The environmental control box is the information gateway to the computer center and is the intelligent operator of the equipment. Akisai is already used by about 160 clients, including educational institutions, where future farmers study streamlined operations and business management.

Mar 19, 2014

It is my wish that ND Tiwari contests from Nainital: Rohit Shekhar

New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Congress leader ND Tiwari's son Rohit Shekhar on Wednesday said that it his deep wish that Tiwari contests from Nainital. He further said that Tiwari just came to discuss Nainital ticket with Congress President Sonia Gandhi. He also added that this is a special moment for him.

Mar 19, 2014

Visitors write messages for passengers of missing MH370

Visitors and students write messages for the passengers of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. (Duration: 00:50)

Mar 19, 2014

BJP on Mulayam to contest from Azamgarh to counter 'Modi effect'

New Delhi, March 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav will contest Lok Sabha polls from Azamgarh parliamentary seat along with his traditional Mainpuri seat. The move to field Mulayam from Azamgarh, a constituency dominated by Yadavs and Muslims which is near to Varanasi, is seen as an attempt to counter the BJP. It is said that by fielding Mulayam from Azamgarh, the party hopes it would have a cascading effect on other constituencies and would prevent the BJP from capitalizing on the "Modi effect." Meanwhile, the BJP said that SP is trying to polarize the society on communal issues but it will not succeed.

Mar 19, 2014

New life at Kabul zoo for lion who lived on a rooftop

Kabul zoo unveils its new star attraction -- Marjan the lion, who lived on a rooftop in the city until rescued by animal welfare officials last year when close to death. Duration: 00:34

Mar 19, 2014

Khurshid questions Modi's clean chit, compares him to a nursery kid; BJP slams

New Delhi, March 19 (ANI): The BJP on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Salman Khurshid who again stroked a controversy by questioning BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi's claim of having received a clean chit in 2002 Gujarat riots and comparing him to a nursery student. Khurshid said that Modi is acting like a nursery student who has scored good marks and thinks he has a PhD.

Mar 19, 2014

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