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Ford India to export Figo, engines to South Africa

By ians • Feb 5th, 2010

Chennai, Feb 5, The Indian arm of global auto maker Ford Motor will shortly commence exports of its small car Figo and diesel and petrol engines to South Africa and Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) countries, the company said Friday.



Zuma acknowledges paternity of lovechild

By ians • Feb 5th, 2010
Jacob Zuma

Pretoria, Feb 5, Reacting to criticism over fathering a child out of wedlock, South African President Jacob Zuma said he has performed his obligation by acknowledging the paternity of the baby.



Road To Sangam creates a history

By smedia • Jan 27th, 2010
Road to Sangam

It’s the first time ever that India’s India Post department has joined hands with films. But Road To Sangam has been managing to achieve never done before milestones in its wake.



South Africa town to sacrifice animals in bid to end road carnage

By DPA • Dec 30th, 2009

Johannesburg, Dec 30, A South African community living alongside a deadly road aims to end the carnage by performing a ceremony to appease their ancestors, including spilling the blood of animals on the tarmac, a local newspaper reported Tuesday.



Bleary-eyed climate warriors squabble as they pack up

By Joydeep Gupta • Dec 19th, 2009

Copenhagen, Dec 19, A cold wind broke up the clouds over the Danish capital Saturday morning, but thousands of bleary-eyed bureaucrats were in no mood to enjoy the weather after three days of snow flurries. They packed and closed down their delegation offices, even as they blamed everyone else for the imminent failure of the climate summit.



Climate deal – A ‘powerful signal’ or a ’sham’?

By ians • Dec 19th, 2009
US President Barack Obama

Washington, Dec 19, As the United States struck a climate deal with India, China and South Africa, President Barack Obama’s supporters hailed it as a “powerful signal”, but many some US environmental groups debunked it as “sham”.



Climate summit on razor’s edge

By ians • Dec 19th, 2009

Copenhagen, Dec 19, The Copenhagen climate summit was on the razor’s edge early Saturday between collapse and the adoption of an accord proposed by India and four other countries.
As a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with the US, China, Brazil and South Africa, the final plenary session of the summit resumed after an hour-long suspension but was again halted almost at once.



Climate summit adjourns as India-prepared accord comes under fire

By Joydeep Gupta • Dec 19th, 2009

Copenhagen, Dec 19, The Copenhagen climate summit was adjourned on its scheduled final night as a host of countries attacked the accord that India had prepared with four other nations.



PM leaves for home after preparing Copenhagen accord

By ians • Dec 19th, 2009
Manmohan Singh

Copenhagen, Dec 19, After extending his stay to prepare a Copenhagen accord in consort with the US, China, Brazil and South Africa, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh left for home in the early hours of Saturday.



India prepares Copenhagen accord with four other countries

By ians • Dec 19th, 2009
US President Barack Obama

Copenhagen, Dec 19, India and other emerging economies prepared a Copenhagen accord late Friday night in association with the US, to be presented to an overnight plenary session of the UN climate summit. The accord came under attack from the Group of 77 almost at once, though it was unclear if it would carry its opposition into the plenary session.