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CII-KPMG study

India’s $41.99 bn defence deals in the pipeline

Country slated to become a hub of global aerospace industry
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-02-11 16:23
New Delhi: In the last 48 months, Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed deals worth approximately $24.66 billion with global integrators. Deals worth another $41.99 billion are in the process of being finalized, according to the CII-KPMG study.
India

STEEP RISE IN CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN IN UTTAR PRADESH

MAYAWATI FACING ATTACK FROM ALL PARTIES
Pradeep Kapoor - 2011-02-11 11:04
LUCKNOW: Mayawati Government is under attack from the opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh for steep rise in crimes against women in the state. Senior leaders of the leading national parties are saying that women are not safe in a state ruled by a dalit woman. This is view is shared by the common people also including the rural poor.
India

GUJARAT: WHERE ALL ARE UNITED ON LOCAL DEVELOPMENT

MASSIVE INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION ON THE CARDS
Nantoo Banerjee - 2011-02-11 10:58
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are not the best of friends in Gujarat. They are sworn political enemies of each other as the two parties are elsewhere in the country. But, to the credit of the wealth and development obsessed Gujaratis, they play the same tune and sing in chorus when it come to making multiplication of money. Therefore, it would be unfair to give all the credit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi, the controversial BJP strong man, for the investment euphoria his recent ‘Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit’ created to attract projects in Gujarat. Honestly, the credit entirely belongs to the people of Gujarat who stand united on any issue concerning the state’s development and the money making opportunity.

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA DIRE AS UNEMPLOYMENT RISES

Special Correspondent - 2011-02-10 23:59
New York: The United Nations agency assisting Palestinian refugees is urging immediate intervention to tackle the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, where the unemployment rate rose to 45 per cent at the beginning of this year.
IFPRI Conference on Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health

India to legislate Right to Food Act soon

Bangladesh urges international community to set up aid for global research
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-02-10 23:58
New Delhi: The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh today assured his government’s commitment to legislate Right to Food Act for ensuring social safety nets for the vulnerable section.
HAITI

UN JOINS NATIONAL POLICE IN ANTI-CRIME CRUSADE

Special Correspondent - 2011-02-10 23:18
New York: The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti is conducting a two-pronged campaign to combat crime and violence, tracking down gangs while providing job training for youths in the impoverished country’s two largest cities.

BREAKING MIDDLE EAST PEACE DEADLOCK IS VITAL

Special Correspondent - 2011-02-10 23:13
New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak it was vital to break the current stalemate in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians and make progress towards resolving all final status issues.
DR CONGO

PSYCHOTHERAPY, TRAINING FOR RAPE VICTIMS

Special Correspondent - 2011-02-10 23:06
New York: As part of its campaign against rape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations and its partners this week opened a centre in the eastern city of Bukavu to provide a safe haven and training programmes for survivors of sexual violence.
WESTERN SAHARA

PROGRESS IN EFFORTS TO REUNITE SEPARATED FAMILIES

Special Correspondent - 2011-02-10 23:03
New York: The United Nations today reported significant progress on measures to increase the number of family visits for Western Sahara refugees who have been separated for more than 35 years.