India News / Press Releases on January 12, 2008

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Manmohan Singh leaves for China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh this evening left for China on board Air India One Khajuraho. ANI

Mayawati wants Bharat Ratna for Kanshi Ram
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief, Mayawati today said that the Bharat Ratna should also be conferred on her partys founder Kanshi Ram for his contributions in the uplift of the Dalits. ANI

Boundary, trade issues will be discussed with Chinese leadership: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he would use his three-day visit to China to give substantive content to the nearly three-year-old Strategic Cooperation Partnership inked by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and himself. ANI

West Bengal Governor visits gutted wholesale market in Kolkata
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi visited the wholesale market in Kolkata, which was devastated after a major fire broke out in the wee hours of Saturday. ANI

Boundary, trade issues will be discussed with Chinese leadership: Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that he would use his three-day visit to China to give substantive content to the nearly three-year-old Strategic Cooperation Partnership inked by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and himself. ANI

Madhya Pradesh Govt makes yoga integral part of school curriculum
The Madhya Pradesh government has made yoga and Surya Namaskar, the sun-salutation, an integral part of school curriculum, despite political opposition. ANI

Cherie Blairs Trust gives Rs. 5 million for Punjab school
Cherie Blair, wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, today visited a village school in Punjab, and handed over a cheque of Rs 50 lakh (Rs. 5 million) for upgradation of the school. ANI

Railway security reviewed at high-level meeting
In view of the Railways having been identified as a soft target by extremists, terrorists and anti-social elements, the overall security system in Railways was reviewed at a high-level meeting here today. ANI

Pranab Mukherjee meets Canadian Foreign Minister
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today met his Canadian counterpart Maxime Bernier in New Delhi. ANI

Security tightened at Sabarimala
Security has been tightened at the shrine of Lord Ayyappa on Sabarimala Hills two days ahead of Makaravilakku festival, which marks the end of the pilgrimage season. ANI

Hamid Ansari greets people on Makara Sankranti, Pongal
Vice President Hamid Ansari today extended his greetings to fellow citizens on the occasion of Makara Sankranti and Pongal. ANI

Pawar gives details of new land acquisition policy
Following the recent controversy over setting up of Special Economic Zones, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has said a new policy has been evolved on land acquisition. ANI

Three Maoists killed in Jharkhand gunbattle
Security personnel have killed three Maoists, including a self-styled zonal commander, in a gunbattle with the extremists in Jharkhands Palamu District on Friday evening. ANI

Chinas first Buddhist temple to have an Indian structure
Abbot Shi Yinle, head of Chinas first Buddhist temple, is expecting completion of an Indian hall in April inside the 1,900-year-old temple. ANI

Illegal sex-related adverts face the axe in China
Chinas commerce authorities have cracked down on illegal online sex-related advertisements, by blacklisting102 websites, following a nationwide campaign to clear the media of such information. ANI

String making artisans flock to Rajasthan ahead of Makar Sankranti
String makers from Uttar Pradesh are flocking the desert of Rajasthan ahead of a popular festival Makar Sankranti which is marked by kite flying. ANI

Education sector in the hit list of militants in Manipur
Militancy continues to affect the normal activities in Manipur and one of the worst hit sectors is school education. ANI

Mukherjee admits to Chinese incursions into Indian Territory
Right at the time of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs visit to China, India has said yes to the reports of Chinese Army intrusions in the Indian territory. ANI

Dr. Sandhu conferred with Glory of India Award
The Indian International Friendship Society has presented the Glory of India Award to Dr. Shivinder Singh Sandhu, an orthopaedic surgeon based in USA, at a recently held Sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi. ANI

Clashes continue between SP and BSP in UP
Clashes continued between Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) activists in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. ANI

Sabrimala where pilgrims visit temple as well as a mosque
Thousands of hindu devotees who visit Sabrimala temple round off their pilgrimage after a visit to the famous Ermuley Petta Thullal mosque at Kottayam district of Kerala. ANI

Assam holds diaspora meet
Assam launched a two-day North East India Investment Summit to woo the diaspora and seek investment in the state. ANI

Glamour quotient high at Auto Expo 2008
Smart models promoting fancy new cars and bikes are luring customers to the stalls at the Auto Expo 2008 being held at New Delhi. ANI

Major fire in Kolkatas biggest wholesale market
A major fire broke out in a section of Burrabazar, the citys biggest wholesale market in the early hours of Saturday, gutting several buildings housing tarpaulin and cloth shops. ANI

Sonia Gandhi a model for Zardari
Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former premier Benazir Bhutto, has said that Pakistans survival depended upon maintaining good relations with India. ANI

Indian old-timer recalls his meeting with Sir Edmund Hillary
Ninety-one year old Rabindra Nath Mitra has reminisced his only meeting with Sir Edmund Hillary after his conquest of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. ANI

Free trade talks, key pacts to be focus of Manmohan Singhs visit to China
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and his Chinese counterpart, Wen Jiabao, are expected to call for formal negotiations on a regional trading arrangement during Dr. Singhs three-day official visit to Beijing starting from Sunday morning. ANI

Chennai to Host SIETAR India Annual Conference 2008
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NDTV to Announce 'Indian of the Year' Award
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