| Sun, 5 Feb 2012 Pakistan cannot afford war over Kashmir: Gilani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday acknowledged that the Kashmir issue would have to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy as Pakistan “cannot afford wars” in the 21st century. | Four wars have already been fought on the Kashmir issue and the r... | Norms and procedures flouted in Antrix-Devas deal Established norms and procedures that had been followed in India's prestigious space programme were violated in the Antrix-Devas agreement, according to two government-appointed committees that went into details of the deal. | The committees, however, differ on how to a... | It was India's vote against Assad's prevarication on reforms By going along with the vetoed United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria, India primarily expressed its disappointment with the continued prevarication by the Assad government in implementing the political package of reforms it promised late last year and over... | Don't pursue this with me: Kasturirangan Former chiefs of the Indian Space Research Organisation have chosen to keep mum on the findings of the two reports, based on which punitive action has been taken against four space scientists in the Antrix-Devas deal. | “... I am shutting myself from this. I am no... | Deal heavily loaded in favour of Devas, says Sinha panel The January 2005 agreement that Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. entered into with Antrix, marketing wing of the Indian Space Research Organisation, by which it was given a lifetime lease of 90 per cent capacity of S-Band Transponders for two satellites to be built by ISRO... | Violation of government policy, say reports probing agreement The Pratyush Sinha report, set up to scrutinise the Antrix-Devas deal, had stated that it was very curious that the Union Cabinet was not informed that Antrix had already signed a deal with Devas, when in November 2005, the Department of Space sought approval for the co... | ‘Panel gave Nair a personal hearing' The former ISRO chief, Madhavan Nair, had “misled” the nation by saying the Pratyush Sinha Committee did not give him a chance to explain his stand, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy said here on Sunday. | Besides issuing... | Report hints at ‘collusive behaviour' in Antrix-Devas deal In their stinging indictments, two government-appointed committees, set up to scrutinise the Antrix-Devas agreement, have highlighted serious procedural lapses on the part of, and policy violations by, senior scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ... | Ram temple has always been our core issue: BJP spokesperson There is nothing wrong in senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani raising the Ram temple issue in the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, the party's national spokesperson, Nirmala Seetharaman, said here on Sunday. | Responding to queries from reporter... | | |
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