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India minister quits in Iraq row

India minister quits in Iraq row Indian cabinet minister Natwar Singh says he is resigning following allegations that he benefited from the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq. Mr Singh has been under pressure to quit after being named in an official report into the affair. He had already lost his post as foreign minister but stayed in the cabinet as minister without portfolio. As he announced his resignation in Delhi, he still insisted that he had done no wrong. More:

Package on Air India flight: probe expanded

Package on Air India flight: probe expanded The discovery of a suspicious package of tools on board an Air India flight leaving Toronto earlier this week is now the focus of an international investigation, Canadian police have said. Peel Regional Police detective Malcolm Bow said officers were pulled off other cases to help with the investigation, which now involves police outside Canada. Mr. Bow, who heads Pearson International Airports Criminal Investigations Bureau, however, refused to discuss the scope of the investigation. More : hindu.com

Iraq pilgrims tragedy: survivors to be brought to India soon

Iraq pilgrims tragedy: survivors to be brought to India soon After Iraqs escalating anarchy claimed the lives of three Indian pilgrims and eight Pakistanis who were on their way from Syria to the Shia holy city of Karabala, the Indian survivors, all women, were preparing to return home soon. The remaining Indians would be taken to Tehran in two-three days and they would be brought to India, E. Ahamed, minister of state for external affairs, told IANS Sunday. We are in touch with the Indian embassies in Baghdad and Tehran so that their travel documents could be arranged and these people

Ski areas boast about having big ticket; India’s imperfections integral to its beauty

Ski areas boast about having big ticket; India's imperfections integral to its beauty Businesses usually don't trumpet having the highest price around, but in the ski business, it's become something to brag about. The top lift ticket price at Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas is now $81 a day — $3 more than Aspen, a nearby competitor for the high-end skier. "Vail and Beaver Creek do have the highest lift ticket price in the United States," acknowledged Vail Resorts chief executive Adam Aron. "And yes, we're actually — as opposed to hiding from that fact — we're proud of that

INDIA: MINISTER QUITS OVER IRAQ ROW

INDIA: MINISTER QUITS OVER IRAQ ROW New Delhi, 7 Dec. The former foreign minister of India Kunwar Natwar Singh announced on Tuesday his decision to quit as minister without portfolio but said that the move did not mean an acceptance of his guilt in the oil-for-food scandal. Speaking to reporters outside his home, he said that he did not want to be an excuse for the opposition to stall Parliament, which has not done any business since a UN report named Singh and his Congress party as unfair beneficiaries in the Iraqi oil for food deal. "Hence, I have decided to tender