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Ghatkopar blast accused to be deported to India
New Delhi: In a major success, India has secured the deportation of main accused in the Ghatkopar bomb blast Imran Rehman Khan from Dubai, official sources said.
'Salem won't be sentenced to death if extradited'
New Delhi: In a determined bid to secure the extradition of Abu Salem accused in the Bombay blasts, India has given a sovereign assurance to Portugal that he would not be given death penalty or imprisonment beyond 25 years if convicted.
Naga leaders hold talks with Prime Minister
New Delhi: Top NSCN-IM (National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isaac-Muivah) leaders Isak Chisi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah tonight (Jan 9) held talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in the first such parleys in India in 35 years.
'Openness' reason for India's success: Amartya Sen
New Delhi: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on January 9 attributed the success of India in different fields to its openness and its interactive attitude towards other countries and sought to dispel doubts of India being a "self-confined society" as perceived by the overseas Indians.
'Immediate bond established with motherland'
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's announcement on January 9 of dual-citizenship for people of Indian origin (PIO) to cash in on their "richness of experience" won the hearts of many invitees at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations in New Delhi, who felt that an immediate bond had been established with the motherland of their forefathers.
PM commends Pravasi Bharatiyas' 'guru dakshina'
New Delhi: Appreciating the help provided by Pravasi Bharatiya community to educational institutes in India, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on January 9 described it as "guru dakshina".
Sinha suggests teamwork between India, diaspora
New Delhi: Calling for a close partnership between India and the diaspora, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on January 9 cautioned that pursuit of "vested interests" by individuals or groups should not jeopardise interests of entire communities.
'No plans of dual citizenship to more nations'
New Delhi: The government on January 9 said there was no plan at present to extend the dual citizenship to people of Indian origin (PIO) in countries beyond the identified seven nations.
Oldest musical duo enthral PIOs at inaugural
New Delhi: Enthralled by the Ravi Shankar and Bismillah Khan jugalbandi, the first ever, the audience at the 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' celebrations on January 9 gave them a standing ovation.
Centre scuttling Hurriyat's peace moves: Ex chief
New Delhi: Terming government's decision to suspend his travel document
as "politically motivated", former Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq on January 9 said the move was aimed at sabotaging the amalgam's efforts to bring in peace in Jammu and Kashmir.
Modi meets Advani, discusses Himachal polls
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on January 9 met Deputy Prime
Minister L K Advani in New Delhi and is understood to have discussed the political situation in the state following Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) victory in the Assembly elections.
Noted painter Sanyal passes away in New Delhi
New Delhi: Noted painter B C Sanyal died in New Delhi on January 9 after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 102.
PM honours 10 PIOs on 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas'
New Delhi: Mauritian Premier Anerood Jugnauth, former Commonwealth Secretary General Sridath Ramphal and McKinsey Managing Director Rajat Gupta were among 10 eminent Indians settled abroad honoured on January 9 by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on the occasion of 'Pravasi Bhartiya Divas'.
Dual citizenship Law in Budget session, says PM
New Delhi: People of Indian Origin in certain countries will be given dual
citizenship and a Legislation to facilitate it will be introduced in the Budget
session of Parliament beginning in February, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee announced on January 9.
Naga leaders pay homage to Mahatma ahead of talks
New Delhi: Two top Naga leaders, Isak Chisi Swu and Thiungaleng Muivah, on January 9 paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat.
Mirwaiz's passport suspended on eve of Dubai visit
New Delhi: A day before he was due to go to Dubai, the passport of former Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was on January 9 suspended by the Central government on the ground that his travel abroad was not in the interest of the country.
Scribe injured in Parliament attack passes away
New Delhi: ANI cameraman Vikram Bisht, injured in the terrorist attack on Parliament in 2001, died on January 9 morning.
Naga leaders arrive in Delhi for crucial talks
New Delhi: Top Naga leaders Isak Chisi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah arrived in New Delhi from Amsterdam late January 8 night to hold crucial talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on January 9 in a bid to solve the insurgency issue.
KASHMIR
5 unidentified militants killed in J&K encounter
Jammu: Five unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on January 9, a defence spokesman said.
Army to fully support Sayeed government: Vij
Srinagar: Chief of the Army Staff General N C Vij on January 9 said armed forces would extend full support to the Jammu and Kashmir government and the Centre in their initiative to bring about any improvement in the situation and restore normalcy in the state.
Civilian hurt as Pak troops resort to heavy firing
Srinagar: A civilian was critically injured in overnight indiscriminate Pakistani shelling from across the border in Kupwara district in North Kashmir, official sources said on January 9.
NORTH
Don't allow outsiders to communalise polls: CEC
Shimla: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) J M Lyngdoh on January 8 asked the people of Himachal Pradesh, which goes to Assembly polls in February, not to allow "outsiders" from other states to communalise the election campaign.
SOUTH
Jaya launches website for Non-Resident Indians
Chennai: Synchronising with the inauguration of the first 'Pravasi Bharatiya Divas' celebrations by Prime Minister A B Vajpayee in New Delhi on January 9, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa launched a website for the Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and appealed to them to "invest liberally" in industry in the state.
Central
'RSS asked Rs 25 crore to hand over land to govt'
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Commerce and Industries Minister Subhash Sojatiya on January 9 maintained that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had demanded Rs 25 crore for handing over the land owned by it adjacent to Mahakeleshwar temple at Ujjain, to the state government.
EAST
Gang rape victim stages 'dharna' outside CBI
Bhubaneswar: Four years after her gang rape, Anjana Mishra on January 9 staged a 'dharna' outside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in Bhubaneswar in protest against the failure of the investigating agency to arrest the third accused in the case.
Neo-Buddhists begin fast against the Dalai Lama
Bodh Gaya: Barely three days before the sacred 'Kalchakra puja', a group of 12 neo-Buddhists on January 9 began a fast-unto-death near the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya against the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's alleged pro-China bias.
Stone pelting mars Marandi's function, 20 hurt
Bokaro: Twenty persons were injured when an angry mob indulged in stone pelting on January 9 at a function in Nakora area of Jharkhand's Bokaro district, where Chief Minister Babulal Marandi and Union Minister of State Rita Verma were also present.
Netaji probe panel might have to seek extension
Kolkata: The justice Manoj Mukherjee commission probing the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on January 9 said it might have to seek an extension after May 14 when its term expired, for completing investigations because of the Centre's delay in providing documents.
8 feared killed in Jharkhand mine roof collapse
Bokaro: At least eight persons were feared killed as the roof of a mine in Sudandih mines of the BCCL caved in Bokaro district of Jharkhand on January 8 night, police said on January 9.
India successfully test-fires Agni-I at Bay of Bengal
Balasore: India on January 9 successfully test-fired Agni-I missile from the launch complex of the Wheeler's island located in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast, Defence sources said.
WEST
'Ancient tools can usher in Indian moral revival'
Mumbai: Calling for a meaningful blend of tradition and modernity, well-known industrialist Swaraj Paul on January 9 said Indians should play a major role in changing the face of the country in the current phase of globalisation.
Bharat Shah moves High Court, challenges MCOCA
Mumbai: In a new twist to the case of alleged Bollywood nexus with underworld, accused and film financier Bharat Shah has filed a writ petition in Mumbai High Court challenging the provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) under which he has been booked.
'Film negatives burnt in FTII were unimportant'
Pune: Most of the film negatives that were destroyed in the major blaze at Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) complex in Pune on January 8 were "inconsequential" ones and practically every film kept there has been copied and stored safely in the National Films Archives of India (NFAI) vaults, its director K S Sasidharan said.
Zinta corroborates prosecution in Bharat Shah case
Mumbai: Preity Zinta, film actress and star witness in a case of alleged Bollywood nexus with underworld, on January 9 supported the prosecution's case by informing a special court that she had received extortion threat from a gangster in 2000 but denied disclosing it to actor Sanjay Dutt.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Eight killed in 'fiercest' Manipur encounter
Imphal: At least seven persons including a Border Security Force (BSF) Captain were killed in an encounter with insurgents in Sajit Tampak area of Manipur's Chandel district, official sources said on January 9.
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