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India can make its own fuel for nuke power plant
A senior official of the Department of Atomic Energy indicated in Hyderabad on April 10 that India can make its own fuel for the Nuclear Power plant to be built with Russian assistance at Kudankulam.
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PARLIAMENT
MPs congratulate scientists for INSAT launch
New Delhi: Parliament on April 10 congratulated Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists on the successful launch of the state-of-the-art INSAT-3A satellite from Kourou in French Guyana.
Embassy staff's return based on evolving situation
New Delhi: India will take a view on the return of its Embassy staff posted in Baghdad depending on the evolving situation, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha informed the Rajya Sabha on April 10.
Petroleum prices to come down by April 15: Naik
New Delhi: Prices of petroleum products are likely to come down in the next few days in view of a steep fall in international crude prices, Petroleum Minister Ram Naik told Lok Sabha on April 10.
NATIONAL
India closely watching developments in Iraq
New Delhi: India on April 10 said it is in touch with the UN and its agencies on the issue of humanitarian assistance to Iraq and closely watching the "complex" situation in the war-ravaged country.
Kumaratunga briefs Indian leaders on peace process
New Delhi: Visiting Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga on April 10 briefed Indian leaders on the Lankan peace process as New Delhi reaffirmed its commitment to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the island nation.
LS adopts resolution seeking ban on cow slaughter
New Delhi: Amidst turmoil and an Opposition walkout, a private member's Resolution, moved by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) member Prahlad Singh Patel seeking ban on cow slaughter was adopted in Lok Sabha on April 10.
India submits fresh list of fugitives to UAE
New Delhi: India has submitted a fresh list of wanted criminals and fugitives to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for their extradition, Minister of State for External Affairs Vinod Khanna told Rajya Sabha on April 10.
Top officials to visit Lisbon on Salem' extradition
New Delhi: Buoyed by the Portuguese Prosecutor-General clearing the case of the Mumbai bomb blast accused Abu Salem for extradition, the Central Bureau of
investigation (CBI) is likely to send a team comprising an official from the
Directorate of Prosecution and a sleuth from the probe department to Lisbon to
extend all help to the authorities in Portugal to get the fugitive to Delhi.
Efforts on to get Hindi recognised in UN: Govt
New Delhi: Government on April 10 said efforts were on to get Hindi as a recognised language in the United Nations.
KASHMIR
Number of Pandit migrants to Jammu reaches 105
ammu: With 28 survivors of the Nadimarg carnage migrating to Jammu, the total number of migrants reaching the city in the past fortnight has touched 105.
LeT planning to attack Hindu temples: J&K DGP
Srinagar: Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has planned attacks on activists of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Hindu shrines across the country to avenge the killing of Muslims during Gujarat riots, Jammu and Kashmir director general of police (DGP) A K Suri said on April 10.
NORTH
Magisterial probe ordered into Ayodhya violence
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government on April 10 ordered a magisterial inquiry into the violence, which broke out in Ayodhya on April 9 following death of a Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawan in the Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid complex.
Ayodhya: Five more weeks for ASI for digging
Lucknow: The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on April 10 granted five more weeks to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to complete excavation at the acquired land in Ayodhya.
Tension in Ayodhya disputed site, five injured
Ayodhya: Tension was brewing on April 9 night in Ayodhya after the death of a constable in the acquired land near the disputed site, sparking violent protests from Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) personnel, who manhandled a top police official and burnt a few police vehicles leaving five persons injured.
SOUTH
Vajpayee seeks Jaya's views on Sri Lankan issues
Chennai: Early repatriation of Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu and their proper resettlement in Sri Lanka, among other things, were taken up by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, when Prime Minister A B Vajpayee telephoned her before meeting Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga in New Delhi on April 10.
Infy reports annual net profit at Rs 957.93 cr
Bangalore: Information Technology (IT) bellwether Infosys Technologies on April 10 reported a sales of Rs 3,622.69 crore for the year 2002-03, over the previous year's income of Rs 2,603.59 crore.
BSNL, others book transponder space in INSAT-3A
Bangalore: Major telecom service providers including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have booked transponder space in INSAT-3A, the multi-purpose satellite, which was successfully launched on April 10.
INSAT-3A successfully launched into space
Bangalore: In another significant milestone in India's space programme, multi-purpose satellite INSAT-3A was successfully launched on board the European Ariane-5 rocket from the French Guyanese spaceport of Kourou in South America in the early hours April 10.
Central
'SC order cannot deter our temple plans in Ayodhya'
Jabalpur: Reiterating its resolve to construct the Ram temple at Ayodhya, VHP
(Vishwa Hindu Parishad) on April 10 said it would not be deterred from constructing the temple even if the judgement of the Apex court went against it.
EAST
Accused claims to have witnessed Staines' murder
Bhubaneswar: In a sensational twist to the Graham Staines murder case, one accused on April 9 confessed to have witnessed the burning down of the vehicle in which the Australian missionary and his two minor sons were asleep at Manoharpur in Orissa.
WEST
Alleged members of int'l drug cartel held in Mumbai
Mumbai: Alleged members of international drug cartel in India, Niranjan Shah and his associate Kishore Joshi, arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for alleged involvement in smuggling of narcotics, were on April 10 remanded to NCB custody till April 24 by a local court.
Key Godhra accused Sattar handed over to Gujarat
Ahmedabad: Sayed Abdul Sattar alias Kala, one of the prime accused in the Godhra train carnage case, has been handed over by Mumbai police to the special
investigating team (SIT) of Gujarat police.
Mulund blast suspect surrenders before Mumbai HC
Mumbai: Absconding accused in Mulund bomb blast case Saquib Nachan was on April 10 arrested by crime branch sleuths of city police after he surrendered before the Mumbai High Court.
SENSEX continues its down drift at early stages
Mumbai: The SENSEX opened marginally lower and later dropped substantially during early stages of the session in line with sustained slid in stocks on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on April 10 on all-round selling triggered by announcement of disappointing results by IT majors Infosys Tech and Mastek.
NORTH EAST & SIKKIM
Bhutan safe haven for ULFA, Bodos: Assam Governor
Shillong: Assam Governor Lt Gen (retd) S K Sinha on April 10 said that militants of the banned ULFA (United Liberation Front of Assam) and Bodo outfits were getting sanctuaries in Bhutan and alleged the himalayan kingdom had done precious little to oust those camps from its soil.
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