In year of tiger, hardly 50 roam China

China is struggling to save its less than 50 wild tigers even as the Chinese zodiac enters the lunar year of the tiger on Sunday.

Conservation efforts are honing in on the remote northeastern forests bordering Russia. There are an estimated 20 wild Amur tigers on the Chinese side. On the Russian side roam about 500 wild tigers where their numbers increased tenfold in 50 years.

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Pakistan Day Parade off for security reasons

Concerned over rising militant attacks and threat to its security personnel due to an ongoing military offensive in the restive tribal region, Pakistan has cancelled the annual parade of its armed forces for the third consecutive year.

The Pakistan Day Parade, the biggest event of the country's armed forces, which was scheduled for March 23 this year, has been cancelled by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on the basis of reasons given by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Tariq Majeed, Defence ministry sources said.

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Second innings: Retired IPS men outshine Indian Administrative Service

Having lived in the shadow of their counterparts in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) for years and often dubbed as their “poor cousins”, officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) have never had it so good in landing influential positions in the government post retirement.

While West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland and Uttar Pradesh each have a retired IPS officer in the Raj Bhavan, several IPS officers have landed plum jobs in the government after retiring from service.

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Horlicks to take on Maggi with Foodles

Glaxosmithkline Consumer Healthcare (GSKCH), known for its health and nutrition brands Horlicks and Boost, has forayed into the Rs 1,000-crore instant noodles market with `Foodles' under the Horlicks brand.

The company is at present test marketing the brand in south India and would take at least six moths to launch the brand nationally.The noodle market is dominated by Nestle's Maggi with 80 per cent stranglehold. GSKCH has tied up with Nissin, known for its noodle brand Top Ramen, for bringing out `Foodles'. It is not only using Nissin's manufacturing facility but also for know-how and consumer experience in the category.

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