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News Analysis: PM East Asia Tour

ASHOK B SHARMA/ TIA/ Experts and analysts are eagerly awaiting as what shape India’s relationship takes with its eastern friends in the near future as the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh are on a three-nation tour to Japan, Malaysia and Vietnam.India is aiming at benefiting both at political ..

India, Japan to expand economic ties

NEW DELHI: India and Japan are likely to expand economic ties in a big way. The two sides have concluded negotiations on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, which will be announced during the visit of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to Tokyo on the first leg of his three-nation ..

Prez gives away national film awards

NEW DELHI: The President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Friday gave away 57th national film awards here at a glittering ceremony. D Ramanaidu, a veteran producer with 130 films in a dozen languages was presented Dada Saheb Phalke award for his outstanding contribution to cinema. Super star Amitab

K interlocutors start peace mission

SRINAGAR: The three interlocutors appointed by the centre arrived here on Saturday on a 4-day visit. The interlocutors led by senior journalist Dileep Padgaonkar would assess the ground situation in the state.
“We will meet all shades of opinions here. Our primary focus is to interact with the ..

Govt scrutinizes Geelani speech in Delhi

NEW DELHI: (AMN) Home Minister P Chidambaram says, Delhi police will take action in accordance with law over the speeches made by Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and others at a seminar here on Thursday. He strongly refuted BJP leader Arun Jaitley’s charge that the Centre was ..

54% turnout at first phase of Bihar polls

PATNA: (AMN); The first phase of Assembly elections in Bihar passed off peacefully on Thursday with over 54 per cent voters caste their vote in 47 constituencies.

Briefing media, the Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi said that the polling was by and large peaceful except some minor ..

Govt expects political solution from interlocutors

NEW DELHI: The Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday made it clear that that the three interlocutors appointed for Jammu and Kashmir have been given free hand to interact with all shade of people in the state. He said that their interaction with people would help in finding a political solution..

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 20/qtl; pulses Rs 380

NEW DELHI: Government has increased the Minimum Support Price for rabi (winter crops) for 2010-11.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Wednesday approved the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of rabi crops of 2010-11 to be marketed in 2011-12 season.

CWG over; Pol game begins; BJP drags PMO; IT raid

NEW DELHI: (AMN) The Government have rebutted the BJP allegation that the Cabinet Sub Committee approved 70,000 crore rupees for the Commonwealth Games projects. Sources in the ministry said that the BJP document itself says that the Prime Minister’s office cleared 3,566 crore rupees in 2007 and ..

Posco project lands in trouble waters

NEW DELHI: In a major set back to the Odissa government two crucial reports on environment submitted on Monday to Minister of State for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh on Posco India Pvt Ltd have put the project on dividing line. One report submitted by Ms Meena Gupta strongly ..