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    Be a part of growth story: India to diaspora

    The ninth edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is being formally inaugurated by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today. AIR correspondent reports it began on Friday with the government asking overseas Indians to invest in sectors like health and education and in the north-east where the country needs massive investments. In his inaugural speech, […]

    National

    HC admits Binayak Sen’s appeal against life sentence

    The Chhattisgarh High Court on Saturday admitted an appeal filed by rights activist Binayak Sen, challenging the life sentence given to him by a local court after being convicted for sedition and links with Maoists, and posted the matter for hearing on 24th January. After preliminary hearing, division bench of Justices T P Sharma and […]

    National

    Coldwave sweeps North

    North India continues to battle the bitter cold wave waking up to another frosty morning on Saturday. Cold wave disrupted normal life in both Punjab and Haryana as well as their joint capital Chandigarh . The maximum temperature at all the three places is also hovering between 7 to 10 plus degree Celsius. As if […]

    National

    Studio theatre to boost performing arts

    Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh announced the Studio Theatre Scheme to help performing arts groups build their own performing spaces. Singh, who also heads the Cultural Ministry, announced this in a message on the occasion of 13th Bharat Rang Mahotsav, which began in New Delhi on Friday. The Prime Minister said that the scheme would […]

    National

    CAG estimate erroneous: Sibal on 2G

    The Centre has rejected the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) ‘s estimates of losses of Rs 1.76 lakh crore in allocation of 2G spectrum saying that they were completely erroneous. Describing the figures arrived at by the CAG as a figment of imagination; Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said that there was no loss at all […]

    International

    Barroso Welcomes Hungarian Priorities for EU Presidency

    European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in Budapest on Friday that he welcomes Hungary ‘s priorities for its six-month European Union (EU) presidency, and that the Commission is “committed to work hand in hand with Hungary’s presidency to make it a success.” Speaking at a joint press conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, […]

    International

    Palestinian President Accepts Third-Party Observers on Borders

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for deploying observers as a third party to assure Israel about its border security. Abbas reaffirmed that he rejects the presence of “any Israeli soldier” on the borders of the future Palestinian state and stressed that the third party monitors “should be for a certain period.” “In America, […]

    International

    Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill

    U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed the 2011 defense authorization bill into law, but promised to repeal provisions that would restrict transfer of military detainees from the Guantanamo prison. The bill, which cleared both houses of Congress last month, agreed to 725 billion dollars in defense programs, including 158.7 billion for wars in Iraq […]

    International

    U.S. Team Helping Sources Exposed by Wikileaks

    The U.S. State Department said on Friday that it has set up a team to help the sources in the U.S. diplomat cables exposed by Wikileaks, the whistle-blower website. “We are undertaking mitigation efforts for persons who may have been negatively affected by the release,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters at a briefing. […]

    International

    Chilean President to Visit Israel, Palestine in March

    Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is expected to visit Israel and Palestine in March to extend his support for the peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine, Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno said Friday. Pinera will use the visit to “ratify” his support to the negotiations aiming to achieve as soon as possible an agreement between Israel and […]

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