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BJP lampoons Manmohan Singh on proposed IAEA India-specific safeguards
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Monday lampooned both the UPA Government and the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on their continued defence of the draft text of the India-specific safeguards agreement, that if approved, will facilitate operationalisation of the US-India civil nuclear cooperation deal. ANI
Government all set to take the nuclear deal forward
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will hold discussions with the US President George Bush on the sidelines of the G-8 Summit in Japan, to give the Indo-US civil nuclear deal a political push. ANI
Samajwadi Party to act in the interest of the country
Reacting to the remarks of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala that the United National Progressive Alliance may break following the decision of the Samajwadi Party to back the nuclear deal, the partys General Secretary Amar Singh said that his party would act in the interest of the country. ANI
Samajwadi Party undecided on supporting Congress
Playing down the remarks of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala on Samajwadi Partys intention to back the Congress, the partys General Secretary Amar Singh said that no decision has been taken as yet. ANI
Congress going ahead with N-deal even without Left
Congress party on Friday claimed that it has numbers to go ahead with the Indo-US Civil Nuclear deal even if the Left withdraws support. ANI
Mulayam meets PM and Sonia, favours nuke deal
Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi here today to discuss the Indo-US civil nuclear deal and made it clear that they favoured the deal. ANI
Nuke deal in national interest: Kalam
Former President and scientist A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday told the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal was beneficial for the country and they should keep national interest above politics while firming up their stand on the issue. ANI
Recollections of a Communicator, Did God ask Sam Manekshaw his rank in Warrant of Precedence?
I was surprised when I read in the newspapers that one of the reasons for the poor turnout at the funeral of Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw was the confusion about his rank in the warrant of precedence issued by the Government of India. It was mentioned that while the Chiefs of Staff of Army, the Navy and the Air Force have a warrant of precedence, a Field Marshal does not have one other than that he had when he was in service. ANI
Kalam backs Indo-US Nuke deal
The former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has stated that the nuclear deal with the U.S. will prove beneficial to India. ANI
Kalam backs Indo-US Nuke deal
The former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Thursday said the nuclear deal with the U.S. will prove beneficial to India. ANI
President Patil to arrive in Shimla today
President Pratibha Patil will arrive here this afternoon on a six-day visit. ANI
President Patil to arrive in Shimla today
President Pratibha Patil will arrive here this afternoon on a six-day visit. ANI
Strategic programme remains unaffected from N-deal: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the Indo-US civil nuclear deal was in Indias interest, and asserted that the countrys strategic programme would remain unaffected by it and hoped good sense would prevail among the Left parties. ANI
Ex-President Kalam says 1998 nuclear tests have strengthened the nation
Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that landmark decision of the country to declare itself a nuclear weapon state has trengthened the nation. ANI
Pokhran tests strengthened India: Kalam
Former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday said the Pokhran tests strengthened the nation. ANI
Conclude Nuke-deal says former president Dr. Kalam
Former President Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has favoured the Indo-US civil nuclear deal to boost countrys nuclear energy programme. He rejected suggestions that the deal would undermine countrys sovereignty. ANI
Kalams Canada tour from today
Former President Abdul Kalam will undertake a three-day private visit to Canada from today. ANI
Kalam to visit Canada from April 17
Former President Abdul Kalam will undertake a three-day private visit to Canada from April 17. ANI
Images of Leaders on eggs
Anandan, an artist hails from this textile town in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, has created images of leaders on egg shells aiming to open a museum dedicated to art on egg shells. ANI
The 12th Wharton India Economic Forum Concludes Successfully in Philadelphia
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BJP demands early execution of Afzal Guru
Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members took to the streets on Sunday and blamed the Central Government for deferring the execution of Afzal Guru, key convict in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case. ANI
Kalam releases Advanis magnum opus in Delhi
Former President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam today released the much awaited autobiography of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K.Advani -- My Country, My Life -- at a glittering function at New Delhis Siri Fort Auditorium. ANI
Business Wire India, a news distribution partner for 12th Annual Wharton India Economic Forum
Business Wire India has been appointed as the official news distribution partner for the 12th annual Wharton India Economic Forum. ANI
12th Wharton India Economic Forum 2008 to be held on March 22
The 12th Annual Wharton India Economic Forum 2008 (WIEF) will be held in Philadelphia on March 22. ANI
Meet Kochi man, a blackboard-chalk carving expert
A native of Mattanchery in Kochi has developed a unique art of carving sculptures out of blackboard chalks using a pin. ANI
Meet Kochi man, a blackboard-chalk carving expert
A native of Mattanchery in Kochi has developed a unique art of carving sculptures out of blackboard chalks using a pin. ANI
Kalam envisages restoring glory of Nalanda University
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam today set in motion the plan of action for setting up of the Nalanda International University, modelled on the lines of the famed ancient seat of Buddhist learning. ANI
ORBIS International Announces the Death of the Honorable Oliver Foot, President and Board Member
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Congress and BJP activists clash in Shivpuri over Afzal Guru
Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress party clashed here during a demonstration by the BJP, demanding execution of a death sentence handed down to Afzal Guru, the prime accuse in the Parliament attack case of December 13, 2001. ANI
Kerela boy invents wireless and mobile voting machine
A 24-year-old boy from Kerala has invented a wireless and mobile voting machine to reach out to the remotest corners of the country. ANI
Dalai Lama says peace key for a better future
Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said conflicts should give way to peace to ensure a better future. ANI
alam, Dalai Lama to launch new global initiative for conflict avoidance
The former President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, and Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, would be the chief guests at the formal launch of the Global Foundation for Civilisational Harmony [India], a global initiative for conflict avoidance with Indian and Eastern perspective, at the Chinmaya Mission Hall, Lodhi Road, in Delhi on Tuesday. ANI
DRDOs role vital in providing strategic defence systems to India
The Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), which started with a mission to advise the armed forces, has today became the main provider of strategic defence technologies and state-of-the-art Tactical Weapons Systems in the country. ANI
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