EMBASSY OF INDIA

Speech

SPEECH BY HER EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA SHRIMATI PRATIBHA DEVISINGH PATIL TO THE NATION ON THE EVE OF REPUBLIC DAY
Dear Citizens,

On the eve of our 63rd Republic Day...

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Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
Cultural Wing in collaboration with Emirates Bengal Club of India
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PIB 23 November 2011

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Govt...

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Cultural Agenda November 2011

The details of the program held in the cultural agenda are as follows

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Invitation-Global Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Conference (GMSAC) 2011

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Hon'ble PM's Independence Day Speech, August 15th 2011

My dear countrymen,

I heartily greet 120 crore Indians on the 64th anniversary of our independence.

I have been addressing you from the historic Red Fort for the last seven years. In these seven years, our country has achieved much. During this period, we have...

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UAE-India ties grow stronger

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Address to the nation by the President of India, H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on the eve of the 65th Independence Day at New Delhi on August 14, 2011

August 14, 2011

Dear Citizens,

As I speak to you on the eve of our 65th Independence Day, I extend my warmest greetings to all of you living in India and overseas. To the members of our...

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Embassy of India

Abu Dhabi

65th Independence Day Celebrations – Aug 15th, 2011...

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Official Visit Of Foreign Minister Of UAE To India

15th July 2011

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, HE Sheikh Abdullah Bin...

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Abu Dhabi

PRESS RELEASE July 29, 2011

During the Holy month of Ramadan, the Passport & Visa outsourcing centers of the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi and the Consulate General of India in Dubai, operated by BLS International Services Ltd will observe the revised timings as follows: The centers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Sharjah: Saturday –...

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Know India Programme 2011-2012

The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) is planning to conduct the 18th and 19th edition of the ‘Know India Programme (...

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UAE INDIA

INDIA AND UAE

INDIA UAE BILATERAL RELATIONS

India and the UAE enjoy strong bonds of friendship which are founded on millennia-old cultural, religious and economic intercourse between the two regions. People-to-people contacts and barter trade between the two regions existed for centuries. The relationship flourished after the accession of H.H....

BILATERAL VISITS

India-UAE bilateral relations got impetus with the regular exchanges of high-level visits from both sides.UAE’s President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan visited India in January 1975 and 1992. In recent times, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, PM of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited India in March 2007. He again visited India in Mach 2010. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan led the UAE delegation to take part in the India-UAE...

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

India and the UAE have signed various Agreements and MoUs from time-to-time, such as Civil Aviation Agreement (1989); Agreement to Combat Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (1994); Extradition Treaty (1999); Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Criminal & Civil Matters (1999); Agreement on Juridical and Judicial Cooperation in civil and commercial matters (1999); Defence Cooperation Agreement (2003); MoU on Manpower Sourcing in (2006).

JOINT COMMISSION

TheNinthSession of the India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) took place at New Delhi on June 5-6, 2007. The Indian delegation was led by Hon’ble External Affairs Minister (EAM) Shri Pranab Mukherjee and the UAE delegation was led by Foreign Minister HH Sheikh Abdullah. Both sides discussed issues towards promoting bilateral cooperation in the following fields: Trade & Investment; Combating Crime, Terrorism and Illicit Activities; Education, Culture, Youth & Sports; Health, Science and Technology, Agriculture...

FOREIGN OFFICE CONSULTATIONS (FOC)

The India-UAE bilateral FOC took place at Abu Dhabi on September 19, 2010 where the Indian side was led by Ms. Vijaya Latha Reddy, Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs and the UAE side was led by Dr. Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Both sides exchanged views on a series of bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern.

ECONOMIC And COMMERCIAL RELATIONS

The traditionally close and friendly India-UAE bilateral relationship has evolved into a significant partnership in the economic and commercial sphere. Indians have emerged as important investors within the UAE and India as an important export destination for the UAE manufactured goods. There are around 640 flights per week between various destinations of India and the UAE.

INVESTMENTS

There is an estimated US$ 6 billion UAE investment in India of which about US$ 1.5 billion is in the form of foreign direct investment, while the remaining as portfolio investment. UAE is the tenth biggest investor in India in terms of FDI. UAE’s investment in India were concentrated mainly in five sectors: Energy(19.1%); Services(9.3%); Programming(7.8%); Construction (6.8%); and Tourism and Hotels(5.6%). Prominent UAE companies such as DP World, Emmar, RAK etc have invested significantly in...

DEFENCE COOPERATION

Both countries have regular exchange of dialogue in the field of defence with the setting up ofJoint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) in June 2003. The third Meeting of JDCC took place at New Delhi in August 2009. Main areas of bilateral defence cooperation are: production and development of defence equipment; Joint exercises of armed forces, particularly naval exercises; sharing of information on strategy and doctrines; technical cooperation in respect of the Intermediate Jet Trainer etc. India has been a regular...

The first ever India-UAE Joint Air Forces exercisetook place in September 2008 at the Al-Dhafra base in Abu Dhabi in which 8 Su-30 MKI aircrafts took part along with one IL-76 plane. There have been goodwill visit of ships of Indian Navy to the UAE from time-to-time. The UAE hosted the meeting of the ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) at Abu Dhabi in May 2010, where India handed over the Chairmanship of the IONS to the UAE. The Indian delegation in the meeting was led by Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Nirmal Varma...

Both countries share historic cultural ties and are making sincere efforts to cultivate regular cultural exchanges both at official and popular levels. India and UAE have signed a Cultural Agreement in 1975. A bilateral Cultural Exchange Programme was signed for the period 1994-1996. UAE’s Ministry of Culture and organisations like Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH) have been close partners in organizing Indian cultural events such as the Indian Film Festival in November 2008, SAARC Film Festival in March 2009, Indian Paintings...

INDIAN COMMUNITY

At present, the Indian community is the largest expatriate community in the UAE. 15-20 per cent of the community is made up of professionally qualified personnel, 20 per cent belong to the white collar non-professionals (clerical staff, shop assistants, sales men, accountants, etc)and rest (about 65%) belongs to the blue-collar workers. The Indian community has played a major role in the economic development of the UAE. It is respected for its technical competence, sense of discipline and its minimal involvement in...

Over the last few years, steady improvement has been witnessed in respect of the grievance-redressal mechanisms for the workers in the UAE. India and UAE signed an MoU in the field of Manpower Sourcing in December 2006 and are in the process of renewing the MoU. UAE’s Ministry of Labour and our Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs are working closely to evolve a new arrangement that would make the system of recruitment and contracting more transparent. Mission is in the process of launching projects such as pre-Recruitment attestation, Indian...

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Title: Congress stir against Trinamool to continue

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Body: The ties between the ruling alliance in West Bengal have hit a new low, with the Congress declaring it would continue its “constructive criticism” of big brother Trinamool Congress for the sake of good governance. HT reports.

Title: '42% of India's youth have paid a bribe'

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Body: A majority sees corruption as a 'necessary evil', and has not shied away from paying a bribe - 47% in the 18-21 age group said that they have done so, according to a survey conducted by Hindustan Times.
Figuring graft

Title: UK media plays dated Pranab aid quote

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Body: A row on aid to India heated up on Sunday after diplomats said a statement frontpaged by a leading British newspaper, quoting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as saying aid is “peanuts,” was in fact made in 2010. Dipankar De Sarkar reports.

Title: Indian-Americans top fundraisers list for Obama

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Body: Shefali Duggal Razdan has been called the most powerful woman in California. Democrats must be just happy to have her on their side for her remarkable fundraising skills. Yashwant Raj reports.

Title: Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit

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Body: Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims on Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low temperatures would continue into next week.

Title: Death toll from Europe cold snap passes 300

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Body: The deadly cold snap that has gripped Europe for more than a week strained emergency services, wrought travel chaos and claimed more lives today, bringing to more than 300 the tally of victims.

Title: Arab League to pursue efforts

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Body: Arab states will not stop their efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis even though their bid to secure UN backing was blocked by Russia and China, the Arab League's secretary-general said in a statement obtained by Reuters on Sunday.

Title: Food inflation: India not out of woods totally, says FM

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Body: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that though food inflation has moderated, the country is not out of the "woods totally", asserting inflationary pressures must be brought down to a tolerable and acceptable level before Indian economy can revert to high growth.

Title: Govt hits back, says Madhavan Nair has misled nation

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Body: Minister of state in the PMO V Narayanasamy on Sunday accused former ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair of misleading the nation by saying he was not given a chance to explain his case.

Title: Yuvraj is fine and will be back soon: Mother

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Body: Yuvraj Singh is doing fine, the cricketer's mother Shabnam Singh told HT after the World Cup hero was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatment in the US.
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Title: PMship not on Rahul's mind, says Priyanka

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Body: Adds Manmohan Singh is an 'extremely good' PM and question of change of guard doesn't arise. Umesh Raghuvanshi reports. Constituency watch | Sound bytes

Title: Yuvraj 'fit to play in May after cancer treatment'

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Body: World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh is expected to be fit to play in May after undergoing treatment for lung cancer in the United States, his physiotherapist said today. Yuvraj diagnosed with cancer | Yuvi is like Rajinikanth for Team India: Dhoni | Yuvraj's mother on his health

Title: 2G windfall for social sector

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Body: The Supreme Court verdict cancelling all the 122 telecom licences that A Raja had issued to eight firms in 2008 has unexpectedly opened up a new window that can help the government earn up to Rs 75,000 crore. Gaurav Choudhury reports.
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Title: Will hit any country used to strike its soil: Iran

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Body: Iran will attack any country whose territory is used by "enemies" to launch a military strike against its soil, the deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards told the semi-official Fars news agency on Sunday.

Title: Taliban reject UN report on civilian deaths

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Body: Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today rejected as "political" a UN report blaming them for more than three quarters of civilian deaths in the country in 2011.

Title: Anna didn't acknowledge us: RSS

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Body: Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday accused Team Anna of not acknowledging the support of his organisation when the anti-corruption activists were under attack from the Congress. HT reports.

Title: SC: Mandatory death penalty flouts rights of a citizen

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Body: The Supreme Court has ruled that mandatory death penalty for an offender under the Arms Act was unconstitutional as it violated fundamental rights guaranteed to a citizen.

Title: Yogi in full flow: justice for anything thats anti-Hindu

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Body: If you get a whiff of anti-Hindu activities, one goes to the administration once, twice, thrice, and then takes the law in ones hands to hand out justice, Adityanath, the Gorakhpur MP, said at a rally at Shahri Bujurg village on Saturday

Title: Inspired by sprightly Beni, Maharaja takes him on again

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Body: Anand Singh hopes to match arch rival for health, Mulayam fields him hoping to cut the MP to size

Title: गांवों की सीमाओं के विस्तार का फैसला

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Body: अब अनधिकृत निर्माण को वैध बनाने के लिए स्टेट गवर्नमेंट ने लोगों की मांग पर 22 शहरों और अधिकतर गांवों की सीमाओं का विस्तार करने का फैसला किया है। जिन...

Title: दहेज में तुलसी का पौधा ले गई बेटी

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Body: जिला यमुनानगर में रविवार को हुई एक शादी काफी चर्चा का विषय बनी हुई है। दरअसल, इस शादी में वर पक्ष को दहेज के नाम पर तुलसी का एक पौधा दिया गया। गांव...

Title: 'दोषी' नायर सफाई न मांगे जाने से परेशान

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Body: एंट्रिक्स-देवास डील की जांच कर रही उच्चस्तरीय टीम की रिपोर्ट पर रविवार को पूर्व इसरो चीफ जी...

Title: अब पैन कार्ड से रुकेगी टैक्स की चोरी

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Body: टैक्स की चोरी और ब्लैक मनी पर लगाम कसने में पैन कार्ड सबसे असरदार हथियार साबित होने वाला है। सीटीबीटी ने हाल में ही ऐसे गाइडलाइंस...

Title: वॉर मेमोरियल का रास्ता जल्द होगा साफ

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Body: शहीद सैनिकों की यादगार के रूप में वॉर मेमोरियल तैयार करने का रास्ता जल्द ही साफ हो सकता है। अब तक जगह तय न हो पाने की वजह से यह मामला लटका हुआ था। अब...

Title: भारत के कालीनों की है हार्वर्ड में चर्चा

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Body: चुरू राजस्थान के मारवाड़ी नंद किशोर चौधरी ने भारत के पारंपरिक कालीनों को नई जिंदगी दी है। उन्होंने देखा था कि भारत में इस उद्योग का फायदा सबसे ज्यादा...

Title: पंजाब और हरियाणा में बारिश, नहीं गिरा पारा

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Body: पंजाब और हरियाणा के कई इलाकों में बारिश हुई, लेकिन उसका असर ठंड पर नहीं पड़ा। रविवार को दोनों राज्यों का न्यूनतम तापमान सामान्य से पांच डिग्री ऊपर तक...

Title: चुनाव के बाद पंजाब में 'अंधेरा'

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Body: पंजाब में मुख्य विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस ने रविवार को कहा कि चुनावों में हार की संभावनाओं को देखते हुए शिरोमणी अकाली दल और बेजीपी की सरकार ने अपना असली...

Title: पहला नैशनल स्पोर्ट्स इंस्टिट्यूट हिसार में

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Body: अब तक हरियाणा को खिलाड़ी तैयार करने के लिए जाना जाता था, लेकिन अब राज्य में कोच भी तैयार किए जाएंगे। इसके लिए सरकार हिसार में नैशनल इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ...

Title: कीटनाशक लगा गेहूं खाने से 17 मोरों की मौत

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Body: उत्तर प्रदेश के हाथरस जिले के सासनी क्षेत्र में कीटनाशक लगा गेहूं खाने से 17 मोरों की मौत हो गई। सूत्रों के मुताबिक सासनी तहसील के खेरिया गांव में...

Title: यूपी में बादल छाए रहने से बढ़ी ठंड

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Body: राजधानी लखनऊ सहित यूपी के कई इलाकों में रविवार को बादल छाए रहे, जिसके चलते लोगों को और ज्यादा ठिठुरन महसूस हुई। हालांकि, बीच-बीच में धूप ने आंखमिचौली...

Title: ट्रैक्टर-ट्रॉली खड्ड में गिरी, 5 की मौत

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Body: उत्तर प्रदेश में उरई जिले के रामपुरा क्षेत्र में ईंटों से लदी एक ट्रैक्टर-ट्रॉली खड्ड में गिरने से एक ही परिवार के 4 सदस्यों समेत 5 लोगों की मौत हो...

Title: दिल्ली-अंबाला के बीच रेल पुल की मरम्मत शुरू

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Body: दिल्ली-अंबाला रेल मार्ग पर शाहाबाद और मोहड़ी के बीच ब्रिज नंबर 228 की मरम्मत का काम निर्धारित समय पर रविवार को सुबह 11 बजे शुरू हो गया। मौके पर पुल...

Title: इनकम टैक्स वाले मैसेज से रहें होशियार वरना...

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Body: अगर आपके ईमेल पर इनकम टैक्स से संबंधित कोई मैसेज आए तो, जरा सावधानी बरतें और निजी जानकारियों का ब्यौरा देने से बचें क्योंकि...

Title: 'गोवा में बीजेपी नेताओं के बीच टकराव नहीं'

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Body: बीजेपी ने अब तक गोवा मुख्यमंत्री के पद के लिए अपने किसी उम्मीदवार की घोषणा नहीं की है, लेकिन पार्टी ने इसके पीछे किसी तरह के मतभेद से इनकार किया।...

Title: अगवा कर युवती से रेप, 2 के खिलाफ केस दर्ज

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Body: गांव बेरीखेड़ा से शनिवार रात एक युवती का अपहरण कर बलात्कार करने का मामला सामने आया है। पुलिस ने पीड़ित युवती...

Title: करनाल में एक रात में 1901 वाहनों की जांच

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Body: करनाल जिले की पुलिस ने शनिवार रात एक विशेष चेकिंग अभियान में नाकेबंदी कर 1901 वाहनों की जांच की। इस दौरान पुलिस ने 11 वाहनों को जब्त किया और 60 वाहन...

Title: Cash-strapped Centre winces at Ramesh's proposals on funds

Author: K. Balchand

Body: Request for greater fund access to States turned down by Finance Minister

Title: Centenarian marathoner Fauja Singh does it again

Author: PTI

Body: He completes 10 km in 94 minutes in Hong Kong event

Title: Rebutting Mamata claim, Singhvi says Centre gave Rs. 7,800 cr

Author: Ananya Dutta

Body: Dismissing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims that “the Centre has not given us anything,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said here on Sunday that the Centre had already allotted Rs.

Title: Hazare failed to recognise workers’ contribution: RSS

Author: PTI

Body: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday slammed social activist Anna Hazare for failing to acknowledge that its workers had played an “active role” in his nationwide crusade against corruption l...

Title: Hunters rule the roost in Manipur

Author: Iboyaima Laithangbam

Body: Exotic birds are killed; venison is sold at Rs.150 a kg even near police stations

Title: Report hints at ‘collusive behaviour' in Antrix-Devas deal

Author: Divya Gandhi

Body: It highlights serious procedural lapses on the part of senior ISRO scientists

Title: Ram temple has always been our core issue: BJP spokesperson

Author: Special Correspondent

Body: ‘Prime Minister must break his silence on Devas deal ‘

Title: Deal heavily loaded in favour of Devas, says Sinha panel

Author: Parvathi Menon

Body: Firm collecting Rs. 578 crore as share premium from foreign investors appears unusual

Title: 2 new Jarawa videos expose officials' role

Author: PTI

Body: 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. ...

Title: BJP makes mining a poll issue in Goa

Author: Special Correspondent

Body: 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...

Title: ‘Panel gave Nair a personal hearing'

Author: Staff Reporter

Body: 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...

Title: Rahul not focussed on becoming PM, says Priyanka

Author: PTI

Body: Becoming Prime Minister is not the “central focus” of Rahul Gandhi’s politics, according to his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who said on Sunday that Manmohan Singh is “extremely good” and a quest...

Title: Karunanidhi: Vijayakant's suspension from House undemocratic

Author: Special Correspondent

Body: DMK, CPI(M) throw their weight behind DMDK leader

Title: Don't pursue this with me: Kasturirangan

Author: PTI

Body: 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 t...

Title: ‘In Andaman-Nicobar archipelago coordinated vigil is paying off'

Author: S. Anandan

Body: About 392 poachers were apprehended last year: Lieutenant-General Marwah

Title: Rs. 250-crore cattle scam in Madhya Pradesh: Congress

Author: Mahim Pratap Singh

Body: ‘This gives the lie to tall claims of BJP on saving the cow'

Title: ISRO report inconsistent and inaccurate: Madhavan Nair

Author: PTI

Body: Picking holes in the high-level team report that indicted him in the Antrix-Devas deal, former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair on Sunday said it had “inconsistencies and inaccuracies” and attacked the...

Title: Yuvraj Singh being treated in U.S. for cancer

Author: Special Correspondent

Body: World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh is trying to relive his role. The crucial difference is, now he is fighting for his life and not for sporting glory. Diagnosed with lung cancer, he is undergo...

Title: Interceptor missile test on February 10

Author: Y. Mallikarjun

Body: India's missile scientists are gearing to conduct an interceptor missile test on February 10 as part of the plans to deploy a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) system. This wil...

Title: Norms and procedures flouted in Antrix-Devas deal

Author: N. Gopal Raj

Body: Reports say Space Commission & Cabinet were not told about the deal when their nod was sought for building two satellites

Title: Violation of government policy, say reports probing agreement

Author: Divya Gandhi

Body: They highlight serious procedural lapses on the part of senior ISRO scientists

Title: It was India's vote against Assad's prevarication on reforms

Author: Sandeep Dikshit

Body: 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 impleme...

Title: I have full faith in the judiciary, says Suresh Kalmadi

Author: Staff Reporter

Body: 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 ju...

Title: Criminal case lodged against BSP candidate

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Body: A criminal case was registered against BSP candidate Indra Pratap Tewari on Sunday for intimidating voters at gunpoint and assaulting them in his constituency Goshaiganj of Faizabad district.

Title: 'Reject politicians who don't think about you'

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Body: Addressing a public meeting here on the third day of her five-day tour, she said, "Reject the politicians, who negate you.

Title: Xi Jinping’s visit to be 1st by a would-be China president

Author:

Body: If Xi Jinping comes this year, it would be the first time a prospective president of China would have visited India before assuming charge.

Title: Many Maya promises remained on paper

Author:

Body: Sixty-year-old Ramkali could never forget July 4, 2003, the day when an unexpected wave of infrastructure development started raining in the village, inhabited by about 3,000 persons.

Title: BSP is a party of robbers: Beni

Author:

Body: The Union minister and Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma said the Bahujan Samaj Party is a party of robbers and Samajwadi Party of goons.

Title: While the world braces for e-threats, India moves slow

Author:

Body: Well-executed cyber-attacks can cripple a nation’s military assets and strategic networks, energy grids and banking, communication and “infostructure’’.

Title: Opinion poll predicts hung assembly in UP; major gain for Congress

Author:

Body: Uttar Pradesh is heading for a hung assembly with Samajwadi Party set to emerge as the single largest party, an opinion poll conducted by a TV news channel has said.

Title: What's in a symbol? Ask Independents, candidates of smaller parties

Author:

Body: With a total of 240 candidates, including 84 Independents, in fary, the district election office has issued these symbols.

Title: Khurshid calls for sub-quota of OBCs

Author:

Body: After promising reservation for backward Muslims, law minister Salman Khurshid has now made a pitch for sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes.

Title: Development key issue in Shravasti

Author:

Body: The issue of development is the main poll plank in Shravasti. And that should not surprise many.

Title: Allies in Bihar campaign separately in UP

Author:

Body: Early this week, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar travelled to Balia and Kushinagar districts in Uttar Pradesh to campaign for Janata Dal (United) candidates.

Title: Compulsory migration for survival

Author:

Body: More than 50% of the families in Taliyanpurva village of Gonda are headed by a woman.

Title: Leftist spoof of ‘Last Supper’ creates furore in Kerala

Author:

Body: A controversy has broken out over a flex board erected in an exhibition organized by the CPM, spoofing Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting, ‘The Last Supper’.

Title: Buddha’s land craves for political enlightenment

Author:

Body: Kapilvastu , the birth place of Lord Buddha, has lot of tourism potential. Still, only unkept promises of the politicians galore here rather than a museum, an airport or a Maitreya project.

Title: Govt mulls six-and-a-half year MBBS with one-year rural stint

Author:

Body: India is planning to make its undergraduate MBBS course six-and-a-half years long, instead of the present five-and-a-half years.

Title: Rahul’s night halt didn’t bring magic wand

Author:

Body: Development still stands five kilometres away from Tilhar. Before Rahul’s visit the road connecting the village with the main road was about 10 kilometres away.

Title: Saffron team in full swing

Author:

Body: Taking a cue from their Congress counterparts, 11 BJP leaders jumped into campaign mode on Sunday, travelling through the length and breath of the state.

Title: Cong part of corrupt baraat: BJP

Author:

Body: Nitin Gadkari also reiterated that BJP would never extend support to either the Samajwadi Party or the Bahujan Samaj Party to form a government in the state if it failed to get the required number of seats in the assembly poll.

Title: Panel wants a couple’s assets to be treated as joint property

Author:

Body: Planning Commission’s Women’s Agency and Empowerment wants a comprehensive legislation to be brought in, which would be applicable to all communities.

Title: ‘Review divorce laws to protect women, kids’

Author:

Body: A high-level government panel has sought a review of laws on maintenance to ensure that separated women and children got adequate financial assistance and custody rights.

Title: '2G judge got it wrong, will prove charges against PC'

Author:

Body: Speaking on '2G scam and its implications' at Shivaji Park, Swamy said, "I will take the fight to the Supreme Court.

Title: Rahul not in PM race: Priyanka Gandhi

Author:

Body: Congress’s star campaigner in UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said her brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, isn’t running for prime minister.

Title: 2G judge got it wrong, will prove charges against P Chidambaram: Subramanian Swamy

Author:

Body: Speaking on '2G scam and its implications' at Shivaji Park, Swamy said, "I will take the fight to the Supreme Court.

Title: Congress will form government on its own or sit in oppositionn: Shastri

Author:

Body: Congress leader and AICC member Anil Shastri said the spark on the faces of voters, particularly the youth, is reflective of the growing undercurrent in favour of the Congress which would form the government in the state on its own.

Title: Rahul comes to UP only to beg for votes: SC Mishra

Author:

Body: Holding the Central government responsible for rising prices of essential commodities and growing corruption, Satish Chandra Mishra said BSP candidates would win all the assembly seats in the district.

Title: 2G scam: CVC, CBI to discuss probe blueprint

Author:

Body: CVC Pradeep Kumar has convened a meeting with CBI director AP Singh to prepare a blueprint for further investigations into the 2G scam.

Title: 3,000 Belgian shepherds to help CRPF sniff out Maoists

Author:

Body: The CRPF would get more teeth in the jungle war against the Maoists with plans to train more than 3,000 imported Belgian shepherds to assist in the operations.

Title: Religion-based quota will divide country: Rajnath

Author:

Body: The Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajnath Singh said here that the reservation on the basis of religion would divide the country.

Title: Malabar teak adorns majestic Rolls-Royce

Author:

Body: The 108-year-old British brand, the ultimate status badge for the haute monde, is sourcing teak wood from Kerala for its Ghost series.

Title: Mulayam Singh has lost connect with ground reality, says Rahul

Author:

Body: Mounting a veiled attack on Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rahul said the Samajwadi Party chief was planning to turn Bundelkhand into Israel ahead of the assembly election.

Title: New Jarawa videos claim police role

Author:

Body: Two new videos claim involvement of the Andaman & Nicobar police in “human safaris” in the islands.

Title: Isro crisis: Indicted Madhavan Nair says probe one-sided

Author:

Body: Reacting to reports by two panels that probed the Antrix-Devas deal, former Isro chairman G Madhavan Nair on Sunday said second panel probing Antrix-Devas deal presented “one-sided findings”.

Title: ‘Attacks on PC in 2G case saddens me’

Author:

Body: Congress’s star campaigner Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has restricted her public meetings to Amethi and Rae Bareli, on Sunday said her brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is not running for prime minister.

Title: Government readies Rs 2900 cr programme to tackle burn injury cases

Author:

Body: The health ministry has prepared a Rs 2,933 crore national programme to reduce burn incidences and cut down on mortality, morbidity and disability due to such injuries.

Title: Rahul not in PM race: Priyanka Gandhi

Author:

Body: Congress’s star campaigner in UP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said her brother and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, isn’t running for prime minister.

Title: Super regulator likely to replace DGCA this year

Author:

Body: Civil Aviation Authority, the body that will replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to become the country’s civil aviation regulator, is likely to come into existence this year.

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