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Talks with Rice hit
snags
over pipeline, F-16s
What is India News Service,
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 1700 hrs IST
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to India as part of a shift
towards closer ties hit
potentially serious snags on Wednesday over a pipeline from Iran and the
possible sale of F-16s to Pakistan.
Rice said Washington -- seeking to apply
international pressure over what it says is a secret Iranian programme to
develop nuclear weapons -- was concerned over plans for a $4 billion gas
pipeline through Pakistan to energy-hungry India.
"We have communicated to the Indian
government our concerns about the gas pipeline cooperation between Iran and
India," she told reporters after meeting External Affairs Minister Natwar
Singh on the opening leg of her first trip to Asia as secretary of state.
Before starting her tour, Rice said ties
between the United States and India, former Cold War foes, had never been
better.
SC
resents being \91approached\92 in fodder scam case: A
Supreme Court Bench, headed by Mr Justice S.N. Variava, today took a serious
view of somebody \91approaching\92 him about changing the Special Judge in Patna,
holding trial in the fodder scam case involving Railway Minister Laloo Prasad
Yadav and in a disproportionate assets (DA) case faced by him jointly with wife
and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi.
Lalu Yadav's party RJD favours a thorough
probe to find out who "approached" the Supreme Court judge.
Munda
wins confidence vote: The Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance
Ministry demonstrated a majority in the Jharkhand Assembly today amid
pandemonium on issues of procedure and the election of the Speaker.
Kerala
Sampark Kranti Express to run up to Chandigarh:
The Railways is gearing up to compete with
the Chinese railways, a benchmark set up to improve its efficiency. Without
increasing passenger or freight fare, it has succeeded in improving its earnings
by 8 per cent this year and share in total freight, said Railway Minister Laloo
Prasad Yadav today in the Lok Sabha while replying to the debate on the Railway
Budget.
Musharraf's
family coming:The Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf's mother, son and
brother are flying to New Delhi to witness the second test match between India
and Pakistan beginning the same day in Kolkata. Musharraf is likely to come to
Delhi.
Ajit
Singh disputes Mulayam\92s version: The
massive state funding for a private college named after Chaudhury Charan Singh
invited censure from ruling alliance partner Rashtriya Lok Dal President Ajit
Singh, who disclaimed that the move was to perpetuate the memory of his father.
Razi\92s
continuance as Governor bleak: The
continuance of Syed Sibtey Razi as Governor of Jharkhand appears to be bleak
even though an embarrassed Manmohan Singh government has endeavoured to rectify
the glaring impropriety involved in the appointment of a minority Chief Minister
in the first instance.
Koodankulam
project civil construction almost over: With 85 per cent of the civil
construction complete for the first nuclear power reactor at the Koodankulam
Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), things are pressing ahead for the 1,000 MWe unit
to be started up in March 2007
Head
of Military Nursing knocks HC door against Indian Army:
Discrimination, disparagement, derision, dishonour and
humiliation". These are words not readily associated with the Army but they
appear in a High Court
petition.
Warrant
out for Surjeet: A Mumbai court on Tuesday issued a bailable warrant
against CPI(M) general secretary Harkishen Singh Surjeet on Tuesday
after he
failed to appear in court in person for the ongoing defamation case slapped on
him by actor Anupam Kher.
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States
Commission
points finger at Hazare, ex-Minister: A Commission of Inquiry
has found the former Minister, Suresh Jain, guilty of corrupt practices,
advancing crores of rupees from a cooperative bank that he headed to front
companies owned by him.
"I
am prepared for any punishment": Social activist Anna Hazare, who has
been indicted by the P. B. Sawant Commission, has said that he was prepared to
face any punishment if found guilty of corruption charges.
Cauvery
row soon on celluloid:
A group of educated youths of various districts have started producing a Tamil
film titled as \91Pachai Manithan\92 (green man) to enlighten the people on
Cauvery row with the help of public contribution.
Sonia
on Hyderabad visit: UPA chairperson
Sonia Gandhi\92s visit to the city tomorrow is mired in a controversy after the
TDP questioned her locus standi in the government.
Seven
children and proud of it, says minister: UP's family welfare minister has
never believed in the family planning policy nor have does he encourage his
children to practice it.
Neighbours
Pervez
orders release of 83 detainees:
Realising the genuineness of the issue of
Indian civil detainees raised by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Pakistan
President Pervez Musharraf today ordered the immediate release of 83 detainees
as a goodwill gesture.
Musharraf
sees useful meeting in India:
President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday said investigations into Dr A.Q.
Khan's activities had not revealed any transfer of nuclear material.
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View from abroad
DNA
test on Netaji's remains
:
A London based Indian group wants a DNA test on Netaji's remains kept at Renkoji
temple in Tokyo.
We almost caught Laden , says Musharraf
 :Pakistan
nearly fulfilled US President George W Bush's pledge to get Osama bin Laden
'dead or alive' sometime between last April and June.
Sindhi NRIs
up in arms to save Indus: The Sindhi community, which thrived along the
banks of river Indus and even derives its name from the great river, has taken
up cudgels to save it.
Overall
Talks with Rice hit snags:
India
is concerned about the US plan to sell F-16 planes to Pakistan, while the US is
worried about the Iran pipeline.
Judge said he had been 'approached': A Supreme Court judge said he was
upset that he had been asked to change a judge inquiring into the fodder scam
involving Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Pakistan said it had almost got Laden: Musharraf said his men had
almost caught Laden sometime last year.
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