President, PM pay homage to Indira Gandhi

NEW DELHI – President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday led the nation in paying homage to late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 26th death anniversary.

Besides President Patil, the function at Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum located at the late prime minister’s Safdarjung Road residence was attended by Vice President Hamid … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : President, PM pay homage to Indira Gandhi.

China’s one-child policy will allow India to be dominant in Asia: Howard

SYDNEY – Former prime minister John Howard has predicted China’s one-child policy and its political philosophy will allow India to supersede it as the dominant nation in Asia before the end of the 21st century.

Howard also said China would never overtake the US as the world’s military or financial superpower.

“I think China is a rising … Read more »»».

Pro-Telangana students protest in Hyderabad, many arrested

HYDERABAD – A day ahead of Andhra Pradesh formation day, pro-Telangana students Sunday sought to lay siege to the residences of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah and his ministers demanding the day not be celebrated in the region. Many were arrested.

The leaders and members of Osmania University’s Joint Action Committee (JAC) tried … Read more : Pro-Telangana students protest in Hyderabad, many arrested.

India to supersede ‘ageing’ China as Asia’s dominant nation: Howard

SYDNEY – China is “rapidly ageing” because of its one-child policy and this will allow India, a younger country, to supersede it as the dominant nation in Asia before the end of the 21st century, former Australian prime minister John Howard has said.

“The problem China has is that she will grow old before she … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : India to supersede ‘ageing’ China as Asia’s dominant nation: Howard.

Nation remembers Sardar Patel on birth anniversary

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar led the nation in paying floral tributes to India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 134th birth anniversary Sunday.

The two leaders laid flower wreaths at Patel’s portrait in the Central Hall of Parliament House. Others who paid tributes included … Read : Nation remembers Sardar Patel on birth anniversary.

The most hated man in France? (France Diary)

PARIS – A television caricature programme recently showed French President Nicolas Sarkozy asking his aides, “Why, oh why, am I the most hated man in all of France?”

The caricature was not a figment of the scriptwriter’s imagination…this is what Sarkozy is reported to have told one of his closest aides.
“I am so hated … Original source on Gaea Times at : The most hated man in France? (France Diary).

Nation pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her 26th death anniversary

NEW DELHI – The nation on Sunday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 26th death anniversary.

President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit were among the first to pay floral tributes to the late leader.

A series of … Read more >>.

Hamas downplays Israeli ‘psychological war’

GAZA – Gaza-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniya Saturday rejected fears that Israel might attempt a new attack on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, similar to the three-week offensive waged in December 2008-January 2009.

Addressing a mass wedding ceremony for 70 grooms who were wounded and disabled in the war nearly two years ago, Haniya said: “The …. Read the original article  : here.

Take NAC recommendations seriously: PM

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – The recommendations of the National Advisory Council have to be taken seriously, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday in response to a query on the food security bill.

When I go back, I will try and acquaint myself on the recommendations of the NAC, the prime minister told reporters … Original article on : Take NAC recommendations seriously: PM.

Home ministry looking into Mamata’s complaints on forces: PM

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday that the home ministry was looking into Railway Minister Mamata Banerjees complaints that central forces were being misused in Maoist-affected areas in West Bengal.

I am aware of those complaints. The home ministry is looking into it, the prime minister said on his …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Home ministry looking into Mamata’s complaints on forces: PM.

PM hails US ties, will keep talking to Pakistan (Roundup)

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – One week before President Barack Obama arrives in India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday that India-US relations have entered a new phase.

Speaking on a range of topics at the end of a three-nation Asian tour, Manmohan Singh also said that India had no option but to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : PM hails US ties, will keep talking to Pakistan (Roundup).

Clinton discussed Obama visit, situation in region with PM: Menon

ONBOARD AIR INDIA ONE – National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon said on Saturday that U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton called on Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Vietnamese capital Hanoi, and both had discussed the forthcoming visit of President Barack Obama …. Source  : Clinton discussed Obama visit, situation in region with PM: Menon.

‘I am satisfied with talks with Wen Jiabao,’ says Manmohan Singh

On Air India One, Oct.30 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the talks he held with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of ASEAN summit a day ago.

Interacting with media persons onboard his special … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ‘I am satisfied with talks with Wen Jiabao,’ says Manmohan Singh.

PM defends Kashmir interlocutors

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday rallied to the defence of the interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir saying they were free to make any comments they wanted.

“Comments in a democracy are free,” the prime minister told journalists on his way home from Vietnam, at the end of a three-nation …. Original article  : PM defends Kashmir interlocutors.

‘I am satisfied with talks with Wen Jiabao,’ says Manmohan Singh

ON AIR INDIA ONE – Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction over the talks he held with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of ASEAN summit a day ago.

Interacting with media persons onboard his special aircraft, which was … Read this article on Gaea Times at : ‘I am satisfied with talks with Wen Jiabao,’ says Manmohan Singh.

India, China for ‘practical solution’ to border row

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Saturday he discussed “totality of issues” with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao and added that both countries wanted a “practical solution” to their border dispute.

On his way home from Vietnam at the end of a three-nation tour that also took him to Japan … Read : India, China for ‘practical solution’ to border row.

Alleged anti-India comments by professor spark trouble

KOLKATA – Trouble brewed at a seminar here Saturday after activists of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) youth wing created a ruckus over alleged anti-India comments by Prof Syed Abdul Rehman Geelani at the Jadavpur University.

While the BJP’s youth wing workers alleged they were beaten up, the seminar organisers pro-naxalite United Students’ Democratic Front (USDF) … Read more >>>.

Chavan offers to quit over housing scam (Roundup)

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI – Under flak over a housing society scam, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan Saturday offered to resign at a meeting here with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi who has asked two union ministers to probe the matter.

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded Chavan’s immediate resignation and a probe by a Supreme … Read : Chavan offers to quit over housing scam (Roundup).

PM declines comment on Ashok Chavan

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday declined comment on a housing scam involving Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.

“I am not familiar with the facts of the case,” the prime minister told journalists on his way home from Vietnam, at the end of a three-nation Asian tour.
He said he …. Original source  : PM declines comment on Ashok Chavan.

India, US ties enter new phase: PM

ON BOARD AIR INDIA ONE – India and the US have entered a new phase of cordiality and understanding, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday after his meeting with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and ahead of the visit of President Barack Obama.

Manmohan Singh, who met Clinton in Hanoi for about 45 minutes …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : India, US ties enter new phase: PM.