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India wants liberalising visas for disaster relief teams

Source: MSN India, Nov 8 2012, 3:24pm CST

New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Advocating liberalised grant of visas for disaster relief teams, India Thursday asked the 18 member nations of East Asia Summit to create a framework for coordination of international assistance during natural disasters s ...

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North India floods - Helpline Numbers

Source: Zee News  |   Jun 19 2013, 3:38am CDT

Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: In the wake of deadly torrential monsoon rains and landslides in north India, the authorities have set up helpline numbers to extend help to those whose closed ones are stranded in the f ...

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U'khand flood: PM assures Bahuguna of all assistance

Source: Economic Times  |   Jun 18 2013, 11:24am CDT

NEW DELHI: With flood situation in Uttarakhand remaining grim, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna of all assistance in rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit sta ...

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31 weeks ago


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"though we cannot forecast earthquakes, we should have a clear idea about the regions which can expect earthquakes of a certain magnitude and intensity"


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18 hours ago

India Ink: Fatal Floods Hit North India

Source: The New York Times  |   Jun 18 2013, 9:21am CDT

Indian Army/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A vehicle stuck in silt deposited by flood waters in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday. NEW DELHI—Flash floods in northern India, which have killed at least 70 people over the past four days, hav ...

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News story: New same day visa service to open in Chennai

Source: Home Office (UK)  |   Jun 18 2013, 4:37am CDT

Since the service launched last month more than 100 applications have now been received. The Super Priority Visa was primarily launched to cater to business travellers needing to urgently travel to the UK. H ...

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Uttarakhand floods: High-level meet convened to fasten relief process

Source: IBN Live  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:33pm CDT

New Delhi: A high level meeting between Defence Secretary, National Disaster Response Force and other agencies has been convened to expedite the relief process after 58 people died in Uttarakhand following heavy rains that have c ...

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Now, apply for same-day UK visas in Chennai

Source: Times of India  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:43pm CDT

CHENNAI: Starting Tuesday, people who are in a hurry to fly to the UK can apply for visas and get them on the same day in Chennai. The super priority visa was introduced in Delhi and Mumbai in May. The UK home office an ...

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Tourist arrivals in India up 4.5%, most come from US

Source: Times of India  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:23pm CDT

NEW DELHI: Foreign tourist arrivals to India grew by about 4.5% from 6.30 million in 2011 to 6.57 million in 2012. While this is a sharp drop from the about 9% growth that was seen in 2011 as compared to 2010, it is still ...

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Early monsoon hits India, at least 26 dead

Source: Ninemsn  |   Jun 17 2013, 5:08pm CDT

Heavy rains pounded parts of north India Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least 26 people, as the annual monsoon covered the country nearly two weeks ahead of schedule, officials said. The Press Trust of India put the death toll at 30 and a go ...

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Narendra Modi and Children of reform era

Source: Economic Times  |   Jun 16 2013, 6:56pm CDT

India's tryst with economic reform can be traced to the Budget speech that Manmohan Singh delivered as finance minister in July 1991. It is commonplace to point out the generation that has been born and has come of age since 1991 h ...

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