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Asian Tribune is published by World Institute For Asian Studies|Powered by WIAS Vol. 11 No. 295               

India

Not easy to normalize ties with Pakistan: Nirupama Rao

Wed, 2012-01-25 01:21 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

India has made "sincere efforts" to reduce trust deficit with Pakistan with which it has a history of complicated relationship, Indian ambassador to the US, Nirupama Rao has said, as she expressed concern over "difficult terrain" ahead.

Foreign Minister Krishna moves court against illegal mining probe

Wed, 2012-01-25 01:17 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of private complaint and probe by Lok Ayukta police against him over alleged illegal mining during his tenure as Karnataka Chief Minister from 1999 to 2004.

Outrage at Salman Rushdie video address cancellation under pressure

Wed, 2012-01-25 01:11 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Controversial author Salman Rushdie’s planned video address to the literature festival in Jaipur was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday over fears of violence following protests by Muslim groups, a decision that triggered an outrage in the literary community.

Court reserves order on Swamy plea to prosecute Chidambaram

Sun, 2012-01-22 01:20 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Saturday reserved its order on a plea by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy to haul Home Minister P. Chidambaram to court in the 2G spectrum case.

Ignited Minds of the Youth is the Greatest Resource for the Nation

Sun, 2012-01-22 01:15 — editor
-Press Release

Addressed speech by Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India on theme' Ignited Minds of the Youth is the Greatest Resource for the Nation" delivered Saturday evening at BCIS, BMICH Colombo.

IAF sorties to rescue stranded people on frozen J&K highway

Sun, 2012-01-22 00:56 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

The Jammu and Kashmir government organized special Indian Air Force sorties between summer capital Srinagar and winter capital Jammu to airlift stranded passengers as the Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed Saturday morning due to highly slippery road conditions.

13 cops killed Maoist landmine blast

Sun, 2012-01-22 00:51 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Thirteen policemen including the officer-in-charge of Bhandaria police station were killed and two constables were injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected CPI (Maoist) at Salho jungle in Jharkhand's Garhwa district.

Application period for undergraduate courses

Sat, 2012-01-21 01:15 — editor
-Press Release

Applications are invited from Sri Lankan students for nomination to undergraduate courses in Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Medicine (MBBS) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) under the Self-Financing Scheme for the academic year 2012-13 against the reserved seats of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India.

Samajwadi Party promises Tablets, Laptops to students

Sat, 2012-01-21 01:02 — editor
From R. Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav once hated computers. But on Friday, taking a leaf out of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s successful poll strategy, in his party’s “please all” manifesto for UP assembly elections promised free tablet to every student passing class 10th and a laptop to students passing class 12th from a government school.

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