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Japan's ruling party and China's Communist Party have agreed to set up a hotline to each other.Democratic Party Secretary General Azuma Koshiishi and Li Yuanchao, the head of organization department in the Communist Party's central committee, agreed on the plan in Beijing on Friday. Li said the countries should look past specific disputes and take a broader approach to relations. The DPJ official said the hotline would help restore trust. Acting DPJ Secretary General Shinji Tarutoko was also present at the meeting. He referred to North Korea's planned rocket launch next month, saying Japan has a sense of urgency and called for close cooperation with China to deal with the matter.Reports from NHK

Singh arrives at the Seoul Dr. Manmohan Singh The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh arrives at the Seoul air force base, to attend the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit on March 24, 2012. Smt. Gursharan Kaur is also seen.

Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea By sagarmedia on March 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment | Edit Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Saturday on a four-day visit to South Korea where he will seek to strengthen ties with the Asian economic partner and also participate in the Nuclear Security Summit. During his visit to Seoul, Dr Singh is scheduled to hold talks with President Lee Myung-bak on Sunday to forge closer economic ties.Dr Singh is scheduled to interact with leading CEOs of South Korean corporations on Monday morning.On Monday evening, Singh will attend a dinner for the leaders attending the second Nuclear Security Summit. The leaders, including US President Barack Obama and 57 others, will review the progress made since the first Nuclear Summit held in Washington in 2010. Steps to strengthen nuclear security and measures to prevent terrorists getting access to atomic weapons will top the agenda of the Summit. “The main objective of the S...

Australia hit by biggest quake in 15 years Australia has been hit by its biggest earthquake in 15 years, seismologists said on Saturday, rattling a remote part of the desert with local Aboriginals reporting strong shaking but no major damage. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake had its epicentre near Ernabella, in the middle of Australia , at a shallow depth of three kilometres, Geoscience Australia said. Ernabella is an indigenous arts hub home to about 500 Aboriginal people, some 317 kilometres southwest of the popular Alice Springs . Seismologist David Jepsen said: "An event like this, there are a number of Aboriginal communities around there and they have experienced strong shaking.” “We've heard from them, people have f...

Czech Grand Prix: Shiva sails into finals, Vikas settles for bronze ‎ Shiva Thapa (56kg) was the lone Indian boxer to make the final after Olympic-bound Vikas Krishan (69kg) settled for a bronze medal following his loss in the semifinal of the 43rd Men's and Women's Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Shiva, who has been picked in the team for next month's Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Kazakhstan, defeated Czech Republic's Patrik Velky 9-5. Shiva will now face Vittorio Jahyn Parrinnelo of Italy in the summit clash. The tournament, being organised by Czech Boxing Association, features over 130 boxer Vikas, on the other hand, lost to Cuba's Despaigne Arisnoide 9-14.The rest of the Indians have already bowed out of the ...

UN Assurance Acknowledgement of Very Grim Situation in Tibet: Kalon Tripa Friday, 23 March 2012 22:42 Tibetan Official Media: Tibet Net Dharamshala: Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay said the UN's assurance to the three Tibetan hunger strikers to send a special rapporteurs to probe situation in Tibet is an "acknowledgement of a very grim situation in Tibet, and a sign of support for the truth and just cause of Tibet". Addressing a joint press conference by the Tibetan Parliament and the Kashag today, Kalon Tripa said: "What we hear in response the three hunger strikers in front the United Nations, after 30 days of major sacrifice on their part, an official from the United Nations visited the three hunger strikers. He assured, both verbally and in writing, that the United Nations will try to send a Special Rapporteur to investigate the actual situation inside T...

Idinthakarai Update From Udayakumar March 22, 2012 The situation here is still grim. There are some 10,000 people from coastal and interior villages. Most of them are women including pregnant women and nursing women. I myself saw many nursing women feeding their babies sweetened water as there was no milk coming to the village. More people are coming by boats and on foot as the access roads are all blocked by police. There is no bus service to this place. There is no sanitary complex and women bear the brunt of it. No public health official has ever come to help the people. Some 15 of us have been on indefinite hunger strike and no medical doctor has ever come here to check our health. The Dinamalam newspaper has reported today that we have all been eating heartily and pretending to be fasting. If this anti-Tamil newspaper can prove that there is a trace of food in my or Pushparayan’s stomach, we are ready to leave this protest. Otherwise, will they stop publishi...

Press Invitation: You are cordially Invited by the Media Cell of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Delhi to celebrate the New Year and participate in the workshop on 24/03/2012. Dr Pravin Bhai Togadiya, International working President, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will inaugurate & address it at 2.30Pm on Saturday 24/03/12 in Dy Speaker Hall, Constitution Club, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-01. Subject of the workshop is "NAV VARSH - VIKRAMI SAMVAT -2069 KI CHUNAUTIYAN"(Challenges of the New Year - Vikrami Samvat-2069). Shri Ram Bahadur Rai, Senior journalist and Prof. Rakesh Sinha, Director, India Policy Foundation may also address the gathering. Kindly also depute our representative/Cameramen/Photographer to cover the event. Regards Vinod Bansal

Thursday, March 22, 2012 नये साल विक्रमी सम्वत् 2069 की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं नये साल विक्रमी सम्वत् 2069 के स्वागत हेतु विहिप के कई कार्यक्रम 23 मार्च (शुक्रवार) से प्रारम्भ हो रहा है   भारतीय नव वर्ष नई दिल्ली मार्च 22, 2012। भारतीय नव वर्ष – विक्रमी संवत् 2069 कि प्रतिपदा (पहले दिन) के स्वागत के लिए विश्व हिन्दू परिषद व उससे जुडे अनेक धार्मिक व सामाजिक संगठनों कई कार्यक्रमों का आयोजन करेंगे। हवन यज्ञ, सत्संग, प्रभात फ़ेरी, वाहन रैली, गोष्ठी व दीप दान जैसे अनेक आयोजन नये साल की अगवानी के लिए आयोजित किए गये हैं। ये कार्यक्रम 23 मार्च से एक सप्ताह तक चलेंगे। इसी दौरान श्री राम महोत्सव की तैयारियां भी जारी हैं तथा इनका समापन 31 मार्च को दिल्ली के राम लीला मैदान से शुरू होने वाली श्री राम नवमी की विशाल शोभा के द्वारा होगा। विहिप दिल्ली के मीडिया प्रमुख श्री विनोद बंसल ने बताया कि आज हमारे झंण्डेवालान स्थित कार्यालय में हुई बैठक में निर्णय लिया गया इस वर्ष की शुरूआत धमाके दार तरीके से होगी। इस अवसर पर दिल्ली के कोने कोने में हवन यज्ञ, सत्संग, प्रभात फ़ेरी,...

Smriti takes five-shot lead in first round of 14 th leg of Hero Women’s Pro Tour Pune, March 21 : A great finish saw Smriti Mehra card a three-under 68 in the opening round of the 14 th leg of the Hero Women’s Professional Tour on Wednesday. Playing at the Pune Golf Club, Smriti had an eagle and two birdies in last four holes to finish the day five shots ahead of Nalini Singh Siwach (73). Smriti was one-over through 14 holes, before she had an eagle two on par-4 15 th and then had birdies on 17 th and 18 th . On the front nine she bogeyed the second, but got back that shot on the fifth. She got another birdies on seventh, but had back-to-back bogeys on eighth and ninth. She turned in one-over and then had five pars on the trot before finishing strongly. Nalini, who has won three titles this season, had one birdie and three bogeys for her 73. Ankita Tiwana had two birdies against seven bogeys for the 76. Vandana Aggarwal (77) was lying fourth while Saaniya Sharma...

Mar 21 Edit Earthquake of high intensity 7.6 Mw -rocks AXACA, MEXICO by sagarmedia on March 21, 2012     Magnitude 7.6 Mw Date-Time 20 Mar 2012 18:02:48 UTC 20 Mar 2012 12:02:48 near epicenter 20 Mar 2012 22:02:48 standard time in your timezone Location 16.662N 98.187W Depth 17 km Distances 25 km (16 miles) E (95 degrees) of Ometepec, Guerrero, Mexico 42 km (26 miles) NNW (335 degrees) of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico 86 km (54 miles) SW (219 degrees) of Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, Mexico 162 km (101 miles) WSW (255 degrees) of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico 186 km (115 miles) E (96 degrees) of Acapulco, Guerrer

TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012 Press Release by RSS Prantha Sanghachalak Ma. M L Raja, Uttar Tamilnadu Ma. M L Raja, State President of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Uttar Tamilnadu, addressed the press conference at Chennai on 20.3.2012. He briefed the press with the resolutions passed at the Akhila Bharatha Pradinidhi Sabha Bitak, Nagpur. He also briefed on the statement issued by Sarkarywah Sri Bhayyaji Joshi on the issue of new evidence of atrocities against civilian Tamils in Sri Lanka. Dr. M L Raja, Prantha Sanghachalak (Uttar Tamilnadu), Sri Sadagopan, Prantha Prachar Pramukh (Uttar Tamilnadu) STATEMENT ISSUED BY SARKARYAVAH SRI BHAYYAJI JOSHI ON THE ISSUE OF NEW EVIDENCE OF ATROCITIES AGAINST CIVILIAN TAMILS IN SRI LANKA The new evidence highlighted by sections of media points to large scale violation of human rights in Sri Lanka during the final stages of the conflict in the North of the island. Gory visuals of innocent civilian Tamils being victimized in larg...

Vatavaran Ate Samaj Bachaao Morcha Convention on Peoples Charter on Public Health & Environment Governance  Invitation Vatavaran Ate Samaj Bachao Morcha (VSBM), an alliance of more than 100 civil society organizations working on environmental and social causes in Punjab is organizing a State Level Convention on the subject of “ Peoples  Charter on Health & Environment Governance ",   VSBM represents voice of concerned social forces which include Kheti Virasat Mission, Nature Human Centric People’s Movement, Internationalist Democratic Party, United Communist Party of India, Phagwara Environment Association, Association for Democratic Rights, Indian Doctors for Peace and Development, Environmental Health Action Group, Eco Sikh, Election Watch Punjab; Punjabi Sath;  Jan Sakhsam, Ludhiana ;  Sehat aty Vatavaran Society, Patiala; Environment Society , Mansa and Scientific Awareness Forum , Sangrur and others. Hon'able Health Minister Punj...

To: nksagar_1@yahoo.com Having trouble viewing this email? Click here         Join us on: SportzPower Daily www.sportzpower.com March 20 Vol 01, Issue 880 TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES AIFF to hold annual U-19/20 ntl tourney “We need to have a comprehensive Youth Development Programme which would guide us in the right direction,” AIFF president Praful Patel emphasises. CSK expects revenue to touch Rs1.7bn in IPL-V ...

Rajya Sabha today witnessed noisy scenes during the question hour with the opposition members protesting against media reports on fall in the poverty levels. As soon as the House met for the day, opposition members were on their feet to raise the matter for a debate. Amidst protests, Mr S S Ahluwalia of the BJP said that attempts are being made to end the poverty line and begin starvation line in the country. Responding to this, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Rajiv Shukla said the members can raise the issue during the discussion on Union Budget beginning tomorrow. He said if the members still want a response, he would request the Planning Minister to respond. Later, the House took up the questions listed for the day. Going by the controversial daily consumption number of Rs 28.65 per day, one out of every three Indian is poor as per th...

Train rams into van in UP   Sixteen people were killed and three others seriously injured when the Mathura-Kasganj Express rammed into an overcrowded jeep at an unmanned railway crossing in Hathras on Tuesday morning. The accident took place at the unmanned railway crossing near Maidu Railway Station at 7:19 AM in the district. The jeep was carrying 18 passengers, all coming from Sathia village in Sasni tehsil, Superintendent of Police Chandra Prakash said. While 16 people were killed on the spot, three of the injured have been admitted to a hospital, he said. He said that on Monday night one Munne Khan (40) committed suicide in Sathiya village and his family members along with other villagers were ...

London games organizers unveil Olympic torch route Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the 2012 London Games, organizers announced at London on Monday. London Games officials unveiled a street-by-street map of the 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) route, which begins at Land's End, the westernmost tip of England, on 19 th May. Some 8,000 torchbearers will carry the flame across Britain, with a stop in Dublin, Ireland. The International Olympic Committee ruled relays should be confined to host countries after human rights protests disrupted the int...

Film Screening as part of Sunday in the Country at Max Mueller Bhavan / Gothe Institut,3 Kasturba Gandhi Marg 23rd & 24th March 2012 Event Film Screening as part of Sunday in the Country. Seven young filmmakers from Germany and other parts of Europe meet with seven filmmakers from India and two prolific members of  the European Film Academy and a film ‘guru’ at a special venue in the countryside. A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY- EXTENDED in India will offer the filmmakers the opportunity to interact closely with each other and established film professionals  who have immense experience in the European, Indian and international film industries. ©EFA This will be the first time A SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY– EXTENDED will be realised outside Europe. Based on a tradition of cultural exchange between the German, European and Indian film industries,  it aims to further the understanding, possibilities of networking and co-operation between Europe...

Penguin India Day 4: Three eminent commentators and analysts -  Rama Bijapurkar, Devdutt Pattanaik and V. Raghunathan discuss the New Indian consumer - Today at 7:00 PM! 19 March 2012 See you at Spring Fever 2012 - India Habitat Centre

Activist pastor Joachim Gauck was elected German president by majority Sunday, paving way the first time a candidate from the former communist east to be head of state. Gauck, 72, claimed 991 votes out of 1,232 from a special assembly of MPs and other dignitaries, parliamentary speaker Norbert Lammert said, against prominent Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld, 73, who was nominated as a protest candidate by the far-left party Die Linke. "What a beautiful Sunday," Gauck said to enthusiastic applause from the chamber of the glass-domed Reichstag parliament building in central Berlin after the vote.This is the third presidential election in three years for Germany after the abrupt resignations of Gauck's two predecessors. Gauck instrumented a drive the peaceful revolution that brought down communist East Germany and later fought to ensure that the public would be granted access to the vast stash of files left behind by the despised Stasi secret police after reunificati...

UK aid to India may not end Britain on Sunday reassured India UK had no immediate plans to end its aid handouts.There was media  reports that Britain is  to pull back aid with respect to  India's rising wealth and a series of perceived snubs.International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell told the Sunday Times newspaper that Britain was now "walking the last mile" with India, cheering critics who have called for the aid package to be axed.  Department for International Development (DFID) later insisted the current programme would run its course.Britain has spent 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion, 1.2 billion euros) on aid programmes in India over the past five years, with another 600 million pounds committed until 2015. Prime Minister David Cameron has faced calls to cut the handouts in light of India's economic boom and after it appeared to spurn trade deals with Britain.Mitchell refused to commit to any renewal of the package during...

Unfair Gas Price for Ukraine - Yanukovych   Ukraine is unable to buy Russian gas at current prices, which are “wrong and unfair,” Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview with a Russian TV channel. “I believe we will have the political will and wisdom needed to solve this issue,” Yanukovych said in an interview go to air at 17:00 Moscow time on Sunday [13:00 GMT] on the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “We are unable to pay such unjustified price for the gas . This is wrong and unfair.” Ukraine has been seeking a revision in the 2009 gas deal with Russia since last spring. Russia has tied the price for gas to the international spot price for oil, which has been rising strongly recently due to the instability in the Middle East.Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said that a fair gas price for Ukraine amounted to $200 per 1,000 cubic meters, while Gazprom has said that the company sees no reasons for a revision.

European Parliament on Thursday issued a resolution calling on Prime Minister and president-elect Vladimir Putin to soften his rhetoric against protesters and engage in "sincere dialogue" with them. The European deputies condemned shortcomings and irregularities in the preparation and conduct of Russia's March 4 presidential poll. International observers found that Russia’s presidential elections were "deeply skewed in favor of one candidate through shortcomings in the registration process, unequal media coverage and the use of State resources in favor of one candidate,” an EU press release read, quoting the text of the resolution. “Parliament regrets that the choice of voters was limited in the recent elections and demands comprehensive analyses of all irregularities with a view to strengthening democratic rules for future elections,” the resolution said. The coordinator of the Left Front movement Sergei Udaltsov on Thursday called for a million-...

Finance Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee today said that the global economic situation is still fragile as Eurozone crisis is yet to be contained and this may impact India also. In an interview to the All India Radio, Mr. Mukherjee said that the last year when he prepared the budget, he had a glimmer of hope all around. The economies were recovering. But this time the global scenario is yet to improve. He said the task ahead of him is to bring subsidy down to 2 per cent of GDP and subsequently to 1.75 per cent. The subsidy remains at 2.5 per cent of GDP currently. The Finance Minister said that he has pegged fiscal deficit for the next year at 5.1 per cent which has gone up to 5.9 per cent this year. The full interview can be heard in the later part of the Bulletin.