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Courage is driving force of success, says Kalam
Barrackpore (West Bengal): President A P J Abdul Kalam on January 21 urged children to emulate the leadership and courage of Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and the ideals of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda to make their lives successful.
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NATIONAL
No let up in cold conditions; death toll at 693
New Delhi: Mercury continued to slid at Northern, Central And Eastern regions as
cold wave tightened its grip claiming 40 more lives, pushing the death toll to 693.
Saddam apprises Vajpayee of situation in Iraq
New Delhi: Amid warnings of US-led action against Iraq, President Saddam Hussein has written to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to apprise him of the developing situation.
Strict punishment for insulting national flag
New Delhi: Insulting the national flag or national anthem may land a person in
prison for one to three years, with the Union Cabinet deciding to make more
stringent the punishment for the offence.
BJP warns Pak harassment would cause crisis
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on January 21 warned the harassment of Indian charge d' affaires Sudhir Vyas by Pakistan intelligence personnel would precipitate a crisis.
'Missile tests not intended to send any signal'
New Delhi: Defence Minister George Fernandes on January 21 said the recent missile tests carried out by India was not intended to send any "signal" to anyone and there was no reason for Pakistan to be worried over this.
Sever diplomatic ties with Islamabad: VHP
New Delhi: Describing Pakistan as an "undesirable state", the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) on January 21 demanded that India sever diplomatic ties with it in the wake of continued harassment of Indian diplomats in Islamabad and said an open war was a better option to the on-going proxy war.
Dar's Hizb clashes with Pak-based Hizb chief
New Delhi: In a bid to scuttle the attempts of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in gaining the control of Hizbul Mujahideen, the faction led by Abdul Majid Dar has crossed swords with Pakistan-based Hizb chief Syed Salahuddin, as the latter had virtually become a "stooge" of Islamabad's decision makers.
Mobile-to-mobile incoming calls to become free
New Delhi: Within a day of calling truce with basic telecom players, the cellular operators on January 21 decided to make incoming calls from cell-to-cell free across various networks.
Vajpayee to inaugurate Swadeshi mela on Jan 28
Mumbai: A Swadeshi mela, with a theme "boundless Bharat", would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on January 28.
Pak not invited for global Parliamentary meet
New Delhi: Pakistan has not been invited to a three-day International Parliamentary Conference beginning on January 22 at which the issue of combating terrorism will come under special focus.
No move to appoint Naga interlocutor: Advani
Onboard IAF Rajhans: Expressing confidence that the pace of talks with Nationalist Social Council of Nagaland – Issac/Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders is expected to gather momentum in the days to come, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has said appointment of a political interlocutor is not being thought of immediately.
Advani leaves for France & Qatar on 5-day visit
New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on January 20 night left on a five-day visit to France and Qatar to hold talks on ways to combat international terrorism and sign the first Indo-French extradition treaty.
Train derails near Delhi station, no casualties
New Delhi: Passengers of Delhi-bound 2414 Pooja Express from Jaipur escaped unhurt as the engine and parcel van of the train derailed early on January 21 near Delhi Cantonment railway station, Railways said.
KASHMIR
'Pak readies suicide squads for JK infiltration'
Jammu: With the specific aim of disrupting Republic Day functions in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan's Special Services Group (SSG) has readied terrorist suicide squads at three places along the international border to push them into the state before January 26, official sources said.
Militants lob grenade at CRPF camp, 2 injured
Srinagar: Militants lobbed a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in the heart of city on January 21, injuring a jawan and a sweeper, police sources said.
Family attacks ultras who killed their relative
Jammu: In a rare act of bravery, family members attacked militants who killed one of their relatives in Surankote in Jammu and Kashmir and managed to snatch a gun from them.
Pak troops intensify firing along Jammu border
Jammu: Pakistani troops intensified firing along the international border (IB) in Jammu division since January 20 in a bid to infiltrate militants and disrupt ongoing fencing work, a BSF (Border Security Force) spokesman said in Jammu on January 21.
Taj group, Zee group to invest in J&K: Mufti
Mumbai: Taj group of hotels and Zee group of companies have shown keen interest to invest in several projects in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said in Mumbai on January 21.
NORTH
Youths protest Sonia's stand on renaming of Amethi
Kolhapur: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's opposition to renaming Amethi in Uttar Pradesh as Rajashri Shahu Maharaj Nagar has evoked strong reaction from the backward classes with over 500 youths on January 20 registering their protest against Sonia's stand.
SOUTH
'NASSCOM in talks with NJ on controversial Bill'
Bangalore: The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) is approaching the New Jersey government on its recent controversial Bill that bars contracting government jobs to outside agencies.
Malavalli to enter Silicon Valley Hall of Fame
Bangalore: In a rare honour, India-born Kumar Malavalli, considered as "guru" of storage networking, would be inducted into Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame in the US on February 21.
EAST
Kalam urges Jesuits to propagate value education
Kolkata: President A P J Abdul Kalam on January 21 called upon Jesuits, a Roman Catholic order of priest-educationists, to formulate a system of education to instil human values into people when India becomes a developed country by 2020.
President exhorts students to work hard to excel
Kolkata: President A P J Abdul Kalam on January 21 gave a call for transforming India into a developed nation and exhorted students to work hard to excel.
Kalam asks ASI to evolve National Aeronautics Policy
Kolkata: President A P J Abdul Kalam on January 21 asked the Aeronautical Society of India to evolve the first National Aeronautics Policy to take the country through the new millennium and promised all help from the government to implement it.
WEST
Bharat Shah urges HC in vain to drop charges
Mumbai: In a forceful plea, film financier Bharat Shah on January 21 urged Mumbai High Court to drop the charges framed against him in the case of alleged Bollywood nexus with underworld, even as prosecution opposed his petition saying the trial had reached its fag end in a special court.
Enemy may try to derail JK peace process: Mufti
Mumbai: Stating that "enemy from across the border" would attempt to derail the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on January 21 claimed that security apparatus has yielded "positive" results in curbing the infiltration in the border state.
Mufti meets Bimal Jalan to revive banking in J&K
Mumbai: In an attempt to revive nationalised banking operations in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on January 21 had detailed discussions with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Bimal Jalan in Mumbai.
Shinde confident of winning confidence vote
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde exuded confidence that he would comfortably sail through the confidence vote, slated for January 22.
Kishen turns hostile in Bollywood-underworld case
Mumbai: Kishen Kumar, film actor and witness in the case of alleged Bollywood nexus with underworld, was on January 21 declared hostile in a special court after he retracted from his police statement about his offer to acquire music rights of film "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke", allegedly made by Pakistan-based gangster Chhota Shakeel and two others.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
BSF men rescue 8 of 9 kidnapped after gun battle
Imphal: Unidentified militants kidnapped nine persons including the deputy director and some other employees of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and took away their vehicles from Khongkhang area on National Highway 39 in Chandel district of Manipur on January 21.
Boundaries of Manipur will not be affected: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on January 21 assured an all party delegation from Manipur that the boundaries of the state will not be affected in the wake of the ongoing peace talks between Centre and Nagaland.
Unidentified gunmen kidnap 2 vehicles, passengers
Imphal: Unidentified gunmen on January 21 kidnapped several passengers along with the vehicles from two places in Manipur and demanded huge ransom.
Muslim militants recruited, trained in Bangladesh
Guwahati: Recruits of the Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) are being trained in Bangladesh under the supervision of the ISI, official sources said quoting confessional statements of three arrested MULTA militants in Guwahati on January 20.
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