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March 5, 2010 6:13 PM

India contributes $ 5mn in cash for quake hit Chile

India today contributed 5 million US Dollars in cash towards the relief and rehabilitation measures for the victims of quake hit Chile.<br/><br/>Expressing profound sadness on the loss of life and property in the tragic event, the Prime Minister said this help comes as a token of...

March 5, 2010 6:13 PM

EQ hits Chile again

Chile has again been shaken by a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake. The quake struck at 7:39 pm (local time) and its epicentre was 105 kilometers below the Andes mountains, north-east of Calama. The head of the National Emergency Carmen Fernandez said no damage has been reported but obviously there is...

March 5, 2010 6:11 PM

India contributes $ 5mn in cash for quake hit Chile

India today contributed 5 million US Dollars in cash towards the relief and rehabilitation measures for the victims of quake hit Chile.<br/><br/>Expressing profound sadness on the loss of life and property in the tragic event, the Prime Minister said this help comes as a token of...

March 5, 2010 2:26 PM

EQ hits Chile again

Chile has again been shaken by a strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake. The quake struck at 7:39 pm (local time) and its epicentre was 105 kilometers below the Andes mountains, north-east of Calama. The head of the National Emergency Carmen Fernandez said no damage has been reported but obviously there is...

March 5, 2010 2:24 PM

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Shooting reported at Washington underground station

A shooting has been reported at a Washington underground station that serves the US Department of Defence. Police has identified the alleged gunman who shot two Pentagon police officers at the station, called Pentagon Metro. Pentagon police spokesman Chris Layman said the suspect, Patrick Bedell, 36...

March 5, 2010 1:45 PM

Autopsy fails to determine cause of death of Indian boy Gurshan in Melbourne

The much-awaited autopsy has failed to determine the cause of death of three-year-old Indian boy Gurshan Singh, whose body was found near Melbourne after he went missing from his house. Victoria Deputy Police Commissioner Sir Ken Jones said there is no visible sign of the cause of death and added th...

March 5, 2010 1:43 PM

Early voting begins in Iraq despite attacks

Iraqi expatriates are voting today for country's Parliamentary elections under early voting scheme, in 80 cities across 16 countries today and the process will continue until Sunday. Iraq's electoral commission says 14 lakh people are eligible to vote abroad. In the country, early voting b...

March 5, 2010 1:42 PM

Holbrooke regrets comments on Kabul attack

US Special Envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke today regretted any misunderstanding caused by his comments that Indians were not the target of the recent terror strike in Kabul. Two days after his statement on the attack which did not go well with Indian authorities, Mr. Holbrooke sa...

March 5, 2010 1:05 PM

Early voting begins in Iraq despite attacks

Iraqi expatriates are voting today for country's Parliamentary elections under early voting scheme, in 80 cities across 16 countries today and the process will continue until Sunday. Iraq's electoral commission says 14 lakh people are eligible to vote abroad. In the country, early voting b...

March 5, 2010 1:04 PM

China must reverse widening income gap between rich & poor: Wen Jiabao

The Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has said China must reverse its widening income gap between rich and poor. He said benefits of a growing economy - expected to expand by 8 per cent this year - should be distributed more fairly. In a major speech at the start of China's annual parliamentary...

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