The Indian delegation hunkered down for another night of talks here in Durban where the climate change negotiations, scheduled to wrap up on Friday, are spilling into Sunday.

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The Indian delegation hunkered down for another night of talks here in Durban where the climate change negotiations, scheduled to wrap up on Friday, are spilling into Sunday.

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A veil of secrecy shrouded the penultimate day of COP 17 with pressure mounting on countries to come clean on their positions. India and China remained on the defensive, finding it difficult to face t

Secrecy shrouded the penultimate day of COP 17 with pressure mounting on countries to come clean on their positions. India and China remained on the defensive, finding it difficult to face the EU onslaught.

Asserting that equity has to be centrepiece of climate talks, India on Saturday slammed developed nations for not doing enough to combat global warming as it made an 'emotional' appeal for space fo

In order to sharpen their negotiating clout during the high-level segment of COP17, leaders of the BASIC countries came together to declare that the Durban accord must carry a clear and ratifiable decision on the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol.

Thousands of people, including members of civil society groups from various countries, on Saturday marched to the venue of the UN climate change talks here demanding quick action from world leaders to

Russia is planning to send the Olympic flame into space ahead of the 2014 winter games in Sochi, the deputy Prime Minister said here.

India were on Thursday dealt a massive blow ahead of next month's ODI series against South Africa with aggressive opener Virender Sehwag ruled out due to a shoulder injury.

Sehwag, who had nursed a shoulder injury a few months ago as well, will be replaced by Rohit Sharma in the squad for the five-match series starting here on January 12.

"Virender Sehwag has been advised to withdraw from the ODI series against South Africa to tend to his shoulder. Rohit Sharma will replace him in the squad," the BCCI said in a statement.

Mumbai Indians pulled off a sensational two runs win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial Group B match this Sunday, but still got knocked out of the Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournam