When religion and art overlapped along the ancient Silk Route (IANS Book Review)Book: ‘Indian & Central Asian Art: Narrative Interpretations of Unique Fragments’; Authors: P. Banerjee and Radha Banerjee-Sarkar; Publisher: Abha Prakashan; Price: Rs.4,000 NALCO’s expansion on track despite slowdown: Chairman (Interview)BHUBANESWAR - National Aluminium Co (NALCO), Asia’s largest integrated aluminium producer based here, said its Rs.400-billion expansion plan is on track despite the global financial crisis and falling demand. Tehran guarantees Iranian Nobel peace laureate’s safetyTEHRAN - Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi was safe and there was no need for any international concern over her well-being, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Ghashghavi said Monday. Real Madrid, Sevilla share third place in Spanish football leagueMADRID - Real Madrid and Sevilla now share third place in the Spanish Liga. Real beat Villarreal 1-0 at home, and Sevilla were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by bottom team Osasuna Sunday. Can India tame the terror beast? (Comment)The sun has set on a year that exposed the utter unpreparedness of the security establishment to tackle the wave of terror bombings. And, as 2009 dawns with three powerful blasts rocking Guwahati and killing six people on New Year’s Day, those responsible for securing the country have their task clearly cut out. Iran looms huge for Obama amidst tension with BerlinWASHINGTON - US election euphoria, the financial crisis and the Middle East crisis have upstaged the issue of Iran’s nuclear activities which are viewed as a growing threat in 2009 to world security. Iran criticises world for not doing enough on GazaTEHRAN - Iran Friday criticised the international community for not doing enough to end the Isreali air raids on the Gaza Strip that have claimed more than 400 lives, including those of women and children. Iran takes lead to cool India-Pakistan tempersISLAMABAD - Iran has taken the lead in cooling Pakistan-India tensions in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, with President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad heading for New Delhi for talks with Indian leaders, a media report said Monday. Thousands in Middle East protest Israeli attack on GazaAMMAN - Thousands of people participated in rallies across the Middle East Sunday to protest Israel’s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and to show support for Palestinians caught in the attacks. Iranian leader calls on Arabs to stop ‘Zionist wolves’TEHRAN - Iran’s supreme leader Sunday called on Arab states to stop what he called ‘Zionist (Israeli) wolves’ from committing ‘further crimes’ against Palestinians in Gaza. India asks US, China, Saudi, Iran to pressurize PakistanNEW DELHI - Intensifying its diplomatic offensive, India has made it clear to the US and Iran as well as Pakistan’s key allies, China and Saudi Arabia, that they need to do more to use their clout to pressurize Pakistan into acting against the perpetrators of the Mumbai carnage. Row over Ahmadinejad ‘alternative’ to Queen’s messageLONDON - An angry row erupted in Britain Thursday over plans by a television station to broadcast a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as an ‘alternative’ to the traditional Christmas Day message by Queen Elizabeth II. Taliban leader rejects reports of peace talksKABUL - Taliban’s supreme leader rejected reports of peace talks between the militants and Afghan government on ways to end the war in Afghanistan, calling the reports as ‘baseless’ and ‘planned propaganda’. |
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