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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...Full Story
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...Full Story
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...Full Story
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...Full Story
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...Full Story
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...Full Story
‘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...Full Story
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), ...Full Story
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...Full Story
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ST Commission to issue notice to Andaman administration
The Hindu Taking “serious” note of new video footage showing alleged involvement of police officials in “human safaris” involving Jarawas, the Scheduled Tribes Commission on Sunday said it will issue a notice to the Andaman and Nicobar ...
Militant hideout busted in J&K
The Hindu Army has busted a hideout in a cave in the mountains of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered arms and ammunition used by militants, a defence official said on Sunday. | “On February 3, the Army received inputs about movement of...
Maoist squad leader killed in West Bengal
The Hindu A Maoist squad leader was killed today in an exchange of fire with joint security forces in Jamtal jungle in West Midnapore district, police said. | Yudhistir Mahato alias Aryun was killed when security forces purportedly opened retaliatory fire afte...
I have full faith in the judiciary, says Suresh Kalmadi
The Hindu Back in his hometown after being in jail for nine months in connection with the CWG graft case, sacked Common Wealth Games chief and Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi stated that he still had faith in the judicial system and was sure of getting justice. Mr. Kal...
Expert committee may be a ploy: Karunanidhi
The Hindu DMK president M. Karunanidhi on Sunday wondered whether the expert committee to be constituted by the State government to go into the safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project was a ploy to deceive people who were up in arms against it. ...
When the twain did meet
The Hindu Politically and ideologically they are miles apart. But this did not prevent the CPI (M) from inviting the BJP for the inauguration of the new party building in T.Nagar in Chennai on Sunday. Probably the BJP was the only party, other than the CPI, th...
Rs. 250-crore cattle scam in Madhya Pradesh: Congress
The Hindu Although the Madhya Pradesh government has been on a “cow-saving” overdrive for some time now, the Opposition Congress has pointed out to a multi-crore dairy development scam suggesting that the animals may not be having the best time in ...
‘In Andaman-Nicobar archipelago coordinated vigil is paying off'
The Hindu Thanks to a constant vigil over the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, security forces had been able to apprehend about 392 poachers, quite a few of them from Myanmar, during the last year, Lieutenant-General N.C. Marwah, Commander-in-Chief of the inte...
BJP makes mining a poll issue in Goa
The Hindu The Bharatiya Janata Party will strive to evolve a transparent mining policy in Goa and Karnataka to bring about a balance among environment, employment and progress of the industry, its president Nitin Gadkari said on Sunday. | The party would work ...
2 new Jarawa videos expose officials' role
The Hindu Two new videos have emerged that allegedly provide more proof of official involvement in “human safaris” for the benefit of tourists to see the protected Jarawa tribe of the Andaman Islands. | The videos do not indicate the date when they...
Well prepared, says Anjum
The Hindu Anjum Chopra remained modest in the wake of her reappointment as captain of the Indian women's cricket team, after an interval of close to nine years, admitting that the task ahead of her would be challenging. | “It feels nice,” she said ...
Egypt dashes India's hopes, wins title
The Hindu After Dipika Pallikal provided a ray of hope for host India with a scintillating display, much depended on crisis man Ramit Tandon. But he couldn't deliver and Egypt scripted a 2-1 to win the final of the SDAT-WSF U-21 World Cup squash at the Express...
Nine killed in attack on police HQ
The Daily Telegraph Australia | NINE people were killed yesterday in a suicide car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. | Seven policemen were among those killed in the blast, which also wounded 19 people wounded, according to a statement fr...
US to boost Special Forces in Afghanistan - reports
The Daily Telegraph Australia | THE US is planning a major shift in its Afghanistan military strategy, with elite Special Forces troops taking greater responsibility from conventional units ahead of the 2014 withdrawal, newspaper reports said overnight. | Under the plan, which is...
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