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India, Pakistan Close Gaps, Tackle 'Difficult'
Issues by Murali Krishnan
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday held
talks with the Pakistani leadership on the entire gamut of bilateral
issues including "difficult ones", even as the two sides expressed
determination to give "political impetus" to discussions and carry
the dialogue process forward. Read On >>>
Authentication of Ground Position The
Only Way on Siachen: India
Even as Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived in
Islamabad, India Saturday said the dispute over the Siachen glacier
can be resolved in the near future if Pakistan agrees to accept the
"realistic and rational" Indian demand for authentication of ground
position of troops on both sides of the icy battleground.
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India Hopeful of Progress in Border Talks
with China
Ahead of the next round of
talks with China on the border issue in New Delhi next week, India
Saturday admitted that that there were "problems" on the way but
said it was hopeful of making further progress in resolution of the
four-decade old dispute. Read On
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ASEAN Leaders Sign Terrorism Pact,
Blueprint for Charter
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Saturday signed a legally binding counter-terrorism convention and a
blueprint for a charter that would transform the bloc into a
rules-based group. The 12th ASEAN Summit was held under tight
security in the Philippine resort province of Cebu, 585 km south of
Manila, amid warnings that terrorist groups might attempt to disrupt
the annual gathering.
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UNICEF to Help Keep Track of Children's
Progress
UNICEF has offered to set up
an apex agency in Uttar Pradesh that will keep track of children's
progress on various parameters - and also help report on missing
children. The UN agency has forwarded a proposal to the state's
planning department, seeking to bring under a single agency the half
a dozen government departments and organizations engaged in
children's welfare and development.
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It was Children's Turn on Radio in Bhopal
by Anil Gulati
It was second Sunday of
December and reins of all the programs broadcast by the All India
Radio Bhopal were in hands of children. The occasion was to mark
International Children's Broadcasting day. Right from the early
morning greetings children managed all the programs through out the
day. Whether it was thought of the day or news, or conducting
proceedings of the day it was children who managed the show and that
too immaculately. Read On >>>
Many Overseas Indians' Work Still Going
Unrecognized by Gopal Raju
There was a time when Indians who left India and settled abroad were
considered as not only contributing to the phenomenon of brain drain
but also selfish. It was considered that they utilized the
subsidized educational and other opportunities in India and then
left the country to enrich themselves without paying any
compensation or regard to the country.
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Bhattacharya Did Not Commit 'Big
Blunder', Says Yechuri
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechuri
Saturday denied that the West Bengal chief minister had admitted to
any "big blunder" over acquisition of farmland in Nandigram village.
Yechuri also insisted in an interview to Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
that the West Bengal government used force to take over land from
farmers in Singur village for a Tata car project.
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30-Member ULFA Hit-Squad Behind Assam
Massacres by Syed Zarir Hussain
The terror run in Assam
earlier this month targeting Hindi-speaking migrant workers were
carried out by a 30-member group of handpicked guerrillas of the
outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and all of them have
now going into hiding ... Read On
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ULFA Warns of Attacks on Congress Leaders
in Assam
ULFA Mayhem: The Burma Factor
By Sreeram Chaulia
Somber Bihu Festivities in Assam After
Killings
Beckham's
$250 mn Deal Could Change US Fans
 The
signing of David Beckham to the Los Angeles Galaxy in an estimated
$250-million deal could be a vital move to turn the US into a soccer
nation. The LA Galaxy described the deal as the "biggest in sporting
history" but said the staggering amount was justified by Beckham's
potential to transform football into a mainstream American sport.
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US Could Begin Iraq Withdrawal in 2007:
Gates
The US could begin withdrawing forces from Iraq this year if a new
strategy for ending the violence makes progress, said US Defence
Secretary Robert Gates. He cautioned that it also requires the Iraqi
government to take steps to better secure the country and find
political solutions to the tension between Shias and Sunnis. He
conceded that the Iraqi government does not have a good track record
in fulfilling promises. Read On
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Every Fourth Car in Russia is Foreign
by Mikhail Khmelyov
Until a few years ago most
cars on Russian roads were neither very safe nor particularly
comfortable but the price was right. In recent times, however,
Russian car owners have changed their attitudes, and now every
fourth car in Russia is of foreign make. The car market has
grown more than three-fold in the past five years.
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Russia, Belarus Reach Agreement on New
Oil Prices
Russia and Belarus have agreed on a new price structure for oil
tariffs after Russia halted its vast oil supplies to Europe earlier
this week. For 2007, an export tariff of $53 will be paid for every
tonne of the 20 million tonnes of crude oil delivered to Belarus.
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State Media Announces Probable Nepal Poll
Dates
Nepal's official media Saturday announced probable dates for
historic elections this year that could abolish the kingdom's
238-year-old monarchy and bring stability after five decades of
struggle for democracy. Read On
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Heat Shield Technology for Space Capsule
is Indigenous by K. Jayaraman
Indian space scientists say
the thermal protection technology for the recoverable space capsule
they launched "is 100 percent indigenous", denying speculation that
it came from the US. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
borrowed the idea from the US space agency NASA but the process for
producing the tiles is different and entirely indigenous.
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Indian Engineer Objects to US Patent
Grant by Jatindra Dash
An Indian engineer claims the US has granted patent rights of a
technology developed by him to another inventor. Srinivasan
Gopalakrishnan, managing director of Chennai-based Hydrodrive
Systems and Controls, claims to have developed a special fuel
synthesizer for which he says he has secured patent rights in India
and Britain. Read On >>>
 Management
Mantra : Innovate! by Papri Sri Raman
A new book explodes many a management myth and cites innovation as
the key to corporate success. "The tragedy in India is that in large
companies, there is no innovation. This can become a big challenge
in the near future," says D.V.R. Seshadri, author of "Innovation
Management - Strategies, Concepts and Tools for Growth and Profit".
The co-author is Israeli Shlomo Maital.
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Rajasthan to Setup Cell to Save Tigers
Fashion Industry Discovers Compassion for
Laborers, Environment
Smokers may Suffer from Knee Pain
Indian American Doctor Fights for
Information
'Blood Diamond' a Gripping Tale of
Conflict, Exploitation by Aparna
For most of us diamonds are a symbol of status and wealth, but in
the countries where they are mined it stands for nothing more than
racial oppression and economic exploitation. Edward Zwick's "Blood
Diamond" is a blend of gripping drama and frightening reality that
captures the conflict for the possession of precious stones.
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Abhishek Shines in Ratnam's 'Guru'
When Mani Ratnam decides to
convey something through his films, he usually does it deftly and
effectively and with "Guru" once again he succeeds in raising the
artistic standards. In "Guru" Ratnam once more embraces the
realistic line and churns out another masterpiece. Among other
things, the film set in the post-independence era about a man's
determination to reach the top & boasts of one of the best
performances by Abhishek Bachchan.
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'Anwar' Highlights Love During Communal
Strife by Subhash K. Jha
Lucknow - volatile,
culturally rich, temperamental, poetic, dichotomous, ironical ...
somehow writer-director Manish Jha captures all of this with brutal
force in this deeply flawed yet moving tale of love and politics.
"Anwar" picks up a welter of headlines on communal strife and stores
them in one turbulent but telescopic overview of existence at the
fringes. Read On >>>
Rituparna Sengupta Yearning for Big
Banners by Swati R. Chaudhary
The debacle of her recent release "Unns" hasn't dampened the
spirits of national award-winning Bengali actress Rituparna Sengupta.
She is now eyeing big banners. "I am longing to do big banner
films. I'm trying to improve myself and choose the right kind of
films," Read On >>>
'Sholay' Happened by Chance Says 'Jai'
Prashant Raj By Subhash K. Jha
Prashant Raj, who is currently shooting for Ram Gopal Varma's "Sholay"
as Jai, the character essayed by Amitabh Bachchan in the original
film, is elated at the way his career has evolved in Bollywood. The
29-year-old had initially wanted to pursue a career in advertising
in Los Angeles, but a quirk of fate brought him to the glamour world
of films. Read On >>>
India Signs UN Convention on Commerce
India has signed the United
Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their
Property, codifying the international law relating to commercial
transactions. India's Permanent Representative to the United
Nations, Nirupam Sen, Friday signed the Convention that provides
unified rules to afford stability and predictability in commercial
transactions between states and private parties.
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