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India
turns down Japan's invitation to join non-proliferation treaty
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Service, August 13, 2004, 1800 hrs IST
India rejected Japan\92s renewed call to join the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty saying it was "unfair and unacceptable".
New Delhi\92s stand was conveyed to visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi when she emphasised the importance of nuclear disarmament and
called for the participation of India as well as Pakistan in NPT and CTBT regimes.
Kawaguchi, who called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and had meetings with External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh, national security adviser J N Dixit and leader of opposition L K Advani, also stressed the need for these two countries to adhere to the international code of conduct relating to missile technology and production.
The Indian side said it regarded the NPT as an "unfair and discriminatory treaty" and that in its current shape it was "simply unacceptable".
Convict
hanged: At seven Friday evening, some hours before the hanging, officials of Alipore Central Jail carried out what they call the \93ritual of death\94.
Terror
alert in Delhi: A highly confidential plan has been drawn up for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's security in case of a terror strike or any other crisis as he addresses the nation from the Red Fort on Independence Day.
Manmohan Singh is to be driven from his official residence at Race Course Road through a 10-km route to Red Fort in his bullet-proof car and his convoy will have over a dozen vehicles with state-of-the-art gadgets and jammers to block any radio waves.
Centre may invoke Article 355
in Manipur: The UPA government is likely to invoke Article 355 of the Constitution to tackle the Manipur situation. Top leaders in the Government have informally decided that the Centre would not straightaway interfere with the
decisions of the state government.
'Indo-Pak peace process needs to be intensified': Greeting his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf on the occasion of his country's I-Day on Saturday, President A P J Kalam has said the peace process between the 2 countries needs to be deepened and intensified in an atmosphere free of terrorism and violence.
Commanders to meet on Siachen: Senior military officials of India and Pakistan will meet soon to work out the details of a proposed de-escalation in the Siachen Glacier, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Friday.
Never asked
for US mediation, says Wajahat Habibullah: Tthe IAS officer whose paper on Jammu and Kashmir has generated controversy in India, has denied that he asked for US mediation in the dispute.
Chinese villages evacuated, technical team near site: Several Chinese villages downstream of the artificial lake created by landslips across the Pareechu river in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been evacuated even as the Chinese authorities are constantly monitoring the flow in ...
The threat has exposed India's vulnerability to environmental warfare where nature's forces are manipulated to create deadly weapons, a senior defence official has said.
Manmohan cautions Ministers on PSE appointments:
In a bid to stop Union Ministers from interfering or influencing top appointments in public sector enterprises, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh has asked all ministers to follow
appointment guidelines strictly. He has mandated Cabinet Secretary B
K Chaturvedi to monitor compliance.
Hostages safe in Iraq, says minister: The Indian hostages in Iraq are safe and well looked after, Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed
said.
Congress splits hair on Taslimuddin: The Congress today sought to downplay the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against the Union Minister, Mohammed Taslimuddin, stating that it pertained to a case filed by a private complainant.
The Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim protection of three days to
the Union Minister against whom a court in Bihar had issued a non-bailable
warrant. Justice B N Chaturvedi issued notice to the State of Delhi and Bihar, returnable on Tuesday. He, however, refused to grant the minister interim protection from arrest till this date.
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States
Spiritual theme park
in B\92lore soon: The Rs 100- crore project is proposed on a 63-acre
site between Bangalore and Kanakapura.
Deshmukh new MLC chairman:
Veteran Congress leader Shivajirao Deshmukh was on Friday elected chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council with a voice vote even as Opposition boycotted the election.
Plantations going cheap to scam-tainted mafia:
With the fence eating the crop, hapless coffee growers in Karnataka know not whom to turn to for succour.
Reddy to launch insurance scheme:
Facing a serious situation in the healthcare for the poor, reflected in the protest by the poor children suffering from heart ailments recently, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to launch a health insurance scheme for the poor.
German
jumps to death: Bern-hard Danger, a German national charged in a cheating case, jumped to his death from the second floor of his home at Prashasan Nagar near Jubilee Hills on Friday afternoon, while trying to escape from
policemen who had gone to arrest him and his wife.
Women
lynch man with a reputation: A group of 50 women - backed by some
men - created history of sorts by stoning an alleged rapist's private
parts and then lynching him. Akku Bharat Kalicharan Jadhav (32) is said to have died a violent death in a Nagpur court room on Friday - and in the presence of policemen who had brought him there seeking an extension of his custody period.
Himachal cloudburst leaves two dead:
Living in the higher reaches, far from the reach of the impending fury of the Sutlej, they thought they were safe, but when a cloudburst hit Jagaatkhana village in the wee hours today, claiming two lives, they were caught unawares.
Neighbours
Emergency declared in Maldives:
Emergency was declared in the Maldives today, an Information Ministry spokesman said.
Several thousand protesters had demonstrated in Male on Friday calling for political
reform in a rare show of dissent.
Pakistan
to talk with foreign militants: After tribal elders\92 failure to persuade militants hiding in the tribal areas to register with the authorities, the government has decided to make direct contact with
militants. Tribal elders from the Ahmadzai and Mehsud tribes and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) parliamentarians failed to convince foreign militants to register with the political authorities.
PM invites lawmakers for talks on Balochistan: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Friday offered the opposition a dialogue on the situation in Balochistan after the interior minister had adopted a hard line on the issue in the National Assembly. ...
'Dawood is not
in Pakistan':
Pakistan has yet again denied New Delhi's assertions on India's most wanted
terrorists.
Wana agreement hits snags:
A proposed agreement between the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe and the political administration of the South Waziristan Agency could not be signed on Friday after various sub-tribes refused to furnish cash guarantees to the administration.
Typhoon kills 115 in China:
The death toll after a powerful typhoon ripped through eastern China's Zhejiang province this week has risen to at least 115, state-television station CCTV said on Friday.
Pakistan
PM seeks MPs\92 help in war on terrorism: Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has urged the Pakistan Muslim League (PML) parliamentarians to play an active role in the government\92s efforts to eliminate terrorism from the country.
View from
abroad
Gandhi kin to lead unarmed Palestine fight: Mahatma Gandhi\92s grandson Arun Gandhi is to kick off an unarmed Palestinian movement against Israeli occupation. Gandhi, head of the MK Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence in the US, will be the star attraction at three mass rallies planned in Ramallah, Abu Dis and Bethlehem on August 26.
New York's Empire State building dons India colours:
The majestic Manhattan landmark has been glowing saffron, white and green since Friday night to honour India's Independence Day.
Indian killed in Baghdad blast: Even as the threat of death looms large on the Indian hostages in Iraq, an Indian was killed in Baghdad on Thursday.
Fees up, students down: A new fee on foreign students planning to study in the US is seen likely to lead to fewer
applications, maintaining a trend that began three years ago after the 9/11 terrorist attacks led to tighter security measures and immigration procedures.
Hinduja
passport scam accused charged back in power: Former British Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson, who was forced to resign over the Hinduja passport scandal, is back to the political frontline with a bang.
He was appointed Brussels commissioner in charge of trade, one of the most powerful posts in the European Union, on Thursday.
Pro-Indian US lobby seeks fresh sanctions against Pak: Determined to maintain pressure on Islamabad in the wake of its nuclear proliferation scam, 2 representatives of the Indian lobby in the US Congress have reportedly initiated moves to impose fresh Pakistan-specific sanctions.
Sanjay Dutt to sue Canadian daily for defamation:
A leading daily allegedly branded Dutt a terrorist, questioning the wisdom of allowing him into Canada.
Overall:
India turned down Japan's
invite: New Delhi said the
Non-Proliferation Treaty was unfair and unacceptable in its present
form.
Dhananjoy was hanged: The Alipore jail authorities executed a
man convicted of raping and killing a school girl.
Empire State Building donned India colours: The American
landmark is honouring India and celebrating this country's
independence.
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