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Nation & States
Rumsfield adds India to list
of allies fighting terror
What is India News Service,
Saturday, September 11, 2004, 2200 hrs IST
The United States has said it is updating its existing alliances based on security realities of the new
century, and described India as a partner in the fight against extremism in the Middle East and Central
Asia.
"Countries like Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Yemen, Pakistan, India -- to cite but a few examples -- are now partners in the fight against extremism in the Middle East and in Central Asia," US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said at the National Press Club here yesterday.
Siachen thaw offsets Kashmir Cold War:
The Natwar-Khurshid talks inked 13 proposals that might even prove lucky for future relations between India and Pakistan.
North faces power, water crises:
North India is headed for one of the worst water and power crises in the next 10 months till June next year. After a dismal monsoon the availability of water in the Satluj, the Beas and the Ravi has been reduced.
Visit to basin by two members cleared:
The Supreme Court today reserved the verdict on a petition filed by Karnataka seeking reconstitution of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on the ground that there was difference of opinion among the Members and the Chairman ...
Telangana
ally gets angry with Sonia,YSR:
"We will drag Sonia Gandhi and Rajasekhar Reddy to the bazaar if Telangana does not get Statehood,"
Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K Chandrasekhar Rao said on Friday.
Forget
dotcom, be Indian, be dot.in: If Information Minister Dayanidhi Maran has
his way, every Indian netizen \97 company or individual \97 will carry a suffix in his Internet address that will proudly identify him as an Indian.
Advani flags off Uma\92s roadshow:
The yatra will pass through Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and Ms Bharti is expected to address about 300 rallies.
He told a conference of BJP Chief Ministers which began in Delhi that the policy of 'cultural nationalism' was the
party's strength.
Warrant against editor:
A court in Ujjain issued arrest warrants against India Today editor Prabhu Chawla and writer Tavleen Singh for not appearing before it in a defamation case.
States
Legal heat on
tea estates: The Assam government is contemplating legal action against the tea companies whose alleged failure to arrange for proper healthcare caused hundreds of deaths in the past.
Bengal opens puja purse:
The cash-strapped Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee government today announced bonus and festival advance for government employees
Centre wants Karnataka to end cinema ban: Jaipal Reddy termed the seven-week moratorium on non-Kannada films as a law and order problem.
Accused in international fraud case
held in Bangalore: Alerted by Interpol, the Bangalore police today arrested Gaya Gayathrinath (59) for his alleged involvement in a scheme to defraud banks all over the world of more than $700 million (about Rs. 3,240 crores).
Dharam against separate state:
Chief Minister Dharam Singh on Friday termed as \91impractical\92 the demand for a separate state of
the northern districts.
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Neighbours
Pakistan asks visiting Indian journalist to leave:
Pakistan today asked an Indian journalist, Kanwar Sandhu, who was part of the entourage of the visiting Haryana Chief Minister, Om Parkash Chautala, to leave the country.
Jinnah's death anniversary on
Saturday: The 56th death anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is being observed on Saturday throughout the country with reverence and solemnity. Quran Khawani will be held and special prayers would be offered for the eternal peace of the soul of the Father of the Nation.
US
ambassador to Nepal urges Indian to help tackle Maoists: US ambassador to Nepal, James F
Moriarty has said India has a big role to play in resolving the Maoist problem in Nepal.
Lankan
government to study Indian sea canal project: To avoid a diplomatic row, Lanka will get experts to study the impact of
an Indian project.
Nepal PM condemns attack
on US Information Center: Sher Bahadur Deuba has condemned the attack on the US Information Center in
Kathmandu.
India urged to grasp opportunity for peace: Pakistan
said it would go the extra mile for the success of its composite dialogue with India, and do nothing to vitiate the environment for normalization of relations.
Six militants, three armymen killed:
Six militants and three army men, including a captain, were killed in a pre-dawn encounter on Friday in South
Waziristan.
View from abroad
Multiply and do the sums:
The new parenthood package announced by Singapore on Aug 25 was hailed by many as being more generous and wide-ranging, but many were initially lost as to how their individual family would benefit.
US officials search
Al-Qaeda tape for clues: US intelligence officials are studying the latest video from Osama bin Laden's top deputy to learn if the message is simply to rally Al-Qaeda's faithful - or if it's an indication of events to come.
Outsourcing is here to
stay, US officials tell Indian delegation: Amid a fierce debate over outsourcing of jobs to countries like India in the crucial election year, US officials have assured a delegation of Indian Parliamentarians and businessmen that offshoring is here to stay despite campaign rhetoric.
Overall:
America added India to ally list:
Rumsfield said his country was "updating" relations with friendly
countries.
US
officials reassured India on outsourcing: They
said it would continue despite the election year rhetoric.
Bangalore police
arrested a man wanted by Interpol: He is allegedly involved in an
international bank swindle.
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