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In India,
row escalating over sea incident
killing of two Indian fishermen
by two Italian ship navalguards
who are arrested by Kerala police,
and row continues
In India, row escalating between India and Italy after arresting
two Italian ship navalguards by Kerala police over sea incident
at off the seacoast of Kerala. Italian Deputy Foreign Minister
rushed to India to resolve the issue, and asking to quashing of
murder charge of two Italians over the sea incidnt, but India
made it clear that the issue would be handled according to the
law of the land and the row continues, news reports said.
Reportedly after hectic negotiation, two naval guards of Italian
merchant vessel were taken into custody in Kochi by Kerala police
on Sunday and charged with murder of killing two Indian fishermen
during a firing on their boat off the Kerala coast, news reports
said.
According to news reports, External Affirs Minister S.M. Krishna
reportedly said the law of the country would take its own course,
news reports said.
-The AENNS (22/2/2012)
Mahashivratri celebrated
in India and abroad
Lord Shiva
In India and abroad Mahashivratri is being celebrated across the
country and abroad, and devotees started reaching important temples
on Monday for prayers, and a tight security with additional police
and paramilitary troops have been deployed at all femous temples
across the country, news reports said.
-The AENNS (20/2/2012)
In Gujarat,
Bhavnath temple stampede
kills 7 people injuring 40 others
during start of Mahashivratri
festival in Junagadh district
In Gujarat on Sunday, during start of an annual Mahashivratri
festival in the foothill of Mount Girnar in Gujarat's Junagadh
district, stampede occured because of traffic jam and a large
number of people stuck and that reportedly caused the stampede,
killing 7 people and injuring 40 others on Sunday, news reports
said.
-The AENNS (20/2/2012)
In US,
new coalition launched
to fight climate change
US Secretary of State,
Hillary Clinton
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In the US, a new coalition of six country global initiative to
combat climate change reportedly launched, news reports said.
Reportedly announcing the climate and clean Air coalition in Washington,
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said the world has not done
enough to fight climate change, the coaltion of the United States,
Canada, Bangladesh, Mexico, Sweden, Ghana will work to curb black
carbon, methane and hydro-fluorecarbons ((HFCs), and said the
US will contribute USD 12 million to the initiative to spread
practical ideas and practices, saying this coalition the first
international effort of its kind will conduct a targeted, practical,
and highly energetic global campaign to spread solutions to the
short-lived pollutants worldwide, news reports said.
According to news reports, describing climate change as one of
the most serious and comlex problems facing the world, and it
impacted global security, global economy, global food and water
supplies, and the health, and the well-being of people everywhere,
said Ms Clinton.
Reportedly Ms clinton said that the UN Environmental Programme
has determined that reducing those pollutants can solve global
warming by up to a half degree celsius by 2050, news reports said.
-The AENNS (19/02/2012)
In India,
New Delhi wants Italian ship's
captain and two masksmen
to surrender to Kerala police
In India, New Delhi wants Italian shipcaptain of the Italianship
Enrica Lexia and two maskmen who shot dead two Indian fishermen
in the sea incident which caused bitter diplomatic row reportedly
asked them to surrender to Kerala police, news reports said.
Reportedly India's External Affiars Minister S.M. Krishna and
his Italian counterpart had a telephonic discussion Saturday to
resolve the matter, but according to news reports, New Delhi wants
Italian shipcaptain and two maskmen who shot dead two Indian fishermen
during the sea incident reportedly New Delhi wants them to surrender
to Kerala police.
According to news reports, Mr. Krishna and Indian Ambassador in
Rome told Italians that this was not a diplomatic row that could
end with discussions. Those who are responsible for killing two
Indian fishermen must submit to the law of the land, news reports
said.
-The AENNS (19/2/2012)
MoU signed in Delhi
to promote Incredible
India campaign
In India, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reportedly signed
in Delhi on Thursday to promote Incredible India campaign, it
was signed in the presence of Ambica Soni, Minister for Information
and Broadcasting, and Suboth Kant Sahay, Minister for Tourism,
and Minister of State for Tourism, Sultan Ahmed, news reports
said.
Reportedly the MoU signed aming to create and build upon a Film
Tourism vertical of Incredible India campaign by promoting cinema
of India as a sub-brand of Incredible India campaign.
According to news reports, the MoU will also provide an impetus
to frame policies and guidelines for facilitation shooting of
International films in India and promote India as a filming destination,
both for international and domestic film producers.
Reportedly the joint participation of the two ministers would
cover the cannes festival and market, IFFI Goa including the film
festival and film Bazaar and European Film market at Berlin.
It is reportedly expected that this innovative partnership will
facilitate the promotion of India as a filming destination for
foreign producers.
`The MoU is expected also to enable the increase of India's share
in world tourist arrivals in the country from 0.6% to 1.0% by
the end of the 12th five year plan, news reports said.
-The AENNS (17/02/2012)
In Europe,
debt crisis causing
big concern
In Europe, debt crisis is causing a big concern, and reportedly
eurozone's two economies have fallen into recession, according
to the latest economic figures, media news reports said.
Reportedly Italy and Netherlands both saw their economies shrink
by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, and Germany had its first negative
quarter since 2009 with a decline of 0.2% compared with the previous
quarter.
According to media news reports, the 17 countries that make up
the eurozone saw economic activity shrink 0.3% in the fourth quarter.
Europe's debt crisis have already pushed Greece, Portugal and
Belgium into recession, defined by two consecutive quarters of
contraction.
Confidence in France was undermined in January when it lost its
top-notch AAA credit rating, after one of the leading rating agencies.
At the time the angency blamed Europe's debt crisis and the failure
of Europe's leaders to tackle the region's problems, media news
reports said.
-The AENNS (16/02/2012)
In South Asia,
India-Pakistan aim
to double their trade
volume in three years,
says India's Commerce
and Industry
Minister Sharma
India's Commerce and Industry
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In South Asia, India and Pakistan are normalising trade relations
between the two countries and aiming to double their trade volume
in three years according to India's Commerce and Industry Minister
Anand Sharma reportedly said.
Reportedly Mr. Sharma along with 120 members strong delegation
of Indian CEOs and other officials walked into Pakistan through
the Wagah land border on Monday. He is the first India's Commerce
Minister to visit Pakistan in three decades.
Mr. Sharma was received in Pakistan by his counterpart, Mukhdoom
Amin Fahim across the border for four-day Pakistan visit.
India's Commerce and Industry Minister Sharma told media "We have
a target to double the trade volume between our two countries
in three years, and said a new gate would be opened at Wagah border
to facilitate trade.
According to news reports, during his four-day Pakistan visit
Sharma will hold talks with his counterpart and other top leaders
and interact with captains of Pakstani industry in Lahore, Karachi
and Islamabad.
According to news reports, multiple entry visa regime and other
issues will also be discussed that will help directly and indirectly
the two neighbours have strong bilateral trade relations.
India exported goods worth USD 2.33 billion to Pakistan last year
while its imports were a mere USD 300 million.
Reportedly direct trade between India and Pakistan constitutes
less than one percent of their respective globl trade, news reports
said.
-The AENNS (14/02/2012)
In India,
car bomb blast injures
Israeli diplomat
and three others,
police launch
massive hunt for biker
In India, car bomb blast on Monday reportedly injured Israeli
diplomat and her driver and two other who were driving their van
behind the diplomat's car in Delhi, and police launched a massive
hunt for the biker who was following the Israeli diplomat's car,
news reports said.
Reportedly Home Minister P Chidambaram said there is reason to
believe that the target was the Israeli diplomat's wife and, therefore,
to proceed on this basis that it was a terrorist attack, reportedly
he told journalists in Delhi, and said special teams have been
deployed to locate the motorcycle and identify the person who
drow it, and he condemned the incident in the strongest term,
news reports said.
-The AENNS (14/02/2012)
In India,
12th India-EU summit
in Delhi discussing to
conclude agreement
soon on FTA
In India, reportedly 12th India-EU summit held in New Delhi, and
both have decided to work together to improve energy security
and collaborate in research and innovation and hoped to clinch
soon the free trade pact whose contours were emerging, news reports
said.
Reportedly India's Premier Dr.Manmohan Singh said there are complex
issues involved but we have both agreed to expedite discussions
so that we can conclude an agreement at the very earliest, and
said the both sides have made considerable progress in the negotiations
on the broad-based trade and investment agreement. We seek solutions
that are practical, mutually beneficial and acceptable to both
sides.
European Commission President Jose Barrose reportedly said the
two sides have taken a significan step forward during talks to
reach a free-trade agreement and negotiations should be completed
late this autumn, and said our positions are now closer in all
areas and the contours of the final agreement are emerging. We
have, therefore, committed to intensifying those negotiations.
I expect the finalisaton of these negotions this autumn.
India and the EU have been negotiating a broad-based trade and
investment deal since 2007, however, talks are stuck on issues
like easing visa reguations for Indian professionals and reduction
in tariffs on cars and spirit imported from the EU.
Reportedly a joint staement issued after the talks said India's
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma and European Trade Commissioner
Karel De Gucht would monitor the progress of these negotiations
for the early conclusion, news reports said.
-The AENNS (11/2/2012)
RBI cautioning government,
telling excessive borrowing bad,
urging put cap on public debt
In India, Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao reportedly has urged
the government to put a cap on the poblic debt, cautioning excessive
borrowing is bad, news reports said.
Reportedly RBI Governor in an address at the International Research
conference in Mumbai on Wednesday, said excessive borrowing is
bad, therefore there is a need to cap total public debt as proportion
of GDP.
According to news reports, the government's fiscal deficit in
2011-12 is expected to exceed the budget estimate of 4.6 percentof
the GDP on account of subdued receipts and overshooting of the
subsidy bill by at least Rs 1 lakh crore over and above the original
projection.
In order to bridge the receipt - expenditure gap,the government
plans exceed its borrowing target for the current fiscal by Rs
92,000 crore over budget estimate.
The RBI had also reportedly flagged the issue of rising fiscal
deficit at several occasions earlier, including its third quarter
monetary policy review in the last week of January.
The government, reportedly as indicated by Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee , is expected to announce steps to contain fiscal deficit
in the budget for 2012-13 to be unveiled sometime in March, news
reports said.
-The AENNS (01/02/2012)
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In Europe,
Five-day World Economic Forum
meeting ends on Sunday in Davos,
India emerges as a strong
investment destination at summit
In Europe, Five-day World Economic Forum meeting ended on Sunday
in Davos, Switzerland, which started from Wednesday where India's
top buisness leaders and policy makers joined with World's top
leaders to discuss about global economic issue, news reports said.
Reportedly at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in 2012,
the India story has emerged even stronger with the business world
appreciating India's fine balance between democratic processes
and economic growth,India emerges as a strong investment destination
at the summit, news reports said.
-The AENNS (29/1/2012)
In Asia,
India's relations with China
on a strong footing, one should
not be oversensitive,
says Indian's External Affairs
Minister Krishna
In Asia, India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna in response
to a questions in regard India China witnessing a trouble again
in the backdrop of the recent incidents like Indian traders being
held in China and a member from Arunachal Pradesh who was part
of an Indian military delgation visiting the country Beijing refused
to give a visa, journalists asked questions Minister Krishna who
was on his way back home from Sri Lanka, he told the journalists
India's relations with China are on a strong footing, one should
not be oversensitive, also he said we have good belateral relations
and India has strategic partnership with China.
In the wake of the recent talks in New Delhi between the two countries
on the border issue, External Affairs Minister Krishna's comments
assume significance, news reports said.
-The AENNS (19/01/2012)
In Asia,
India-China agree to manage
border disputes through better
coordination and consultation,
agreement reached during two-day
talks in New Delhi and concluded
agreement there on 17th January
In Asia, two nations India and China agree to manage border despute
through better coordinations and consultation in two day special
meeting on 16-17 held in New Delhi, news reports said.
Reportedly agreement was reached during two day talks between
special representatives of the two countries and concluded in
New Delhi on 17th January.
National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon led the Indian side
while State Councillor Dai Bingguo led the Chinese side.
According to news reports, the agreement on border consultation
mechanism was signed by India's anbassador to China - S Jaishankar
and assistant foreign minister of China - Liu Zenmin.
Reportedly the proposed mechanism will explore ways and means
of strengthening exchanges and cooperation between military personnel
of the two sides in border areas.
The joint mechanism will be headed by a joint secretary-level
officer from the Ministry of External Affairs from India and a
Director General level officer from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
It will also have diplomatic and military officials of the two
sides, and the special representatives will however, continue
their efforts on larger border related issues, news reports said.
-The AENNS (18/01/2012)
In India,
many banks announcing steep
increase in interest rates on
non- resident external(NRE)
rupee deposits and
ordinary non-resident accounts,
news reports say
In India, reportedly, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s move to
deregulate interest rates on non-resident external (NRE) rupee
deposits and ordinary non-resident accounts has encouraged banks
to to attract dollars, and many banks have announced a steep increase
in interest rates on fixed deposits held by non-resident Indians,
news reports said.
Reportedly private bank lender has increased the interest rates
on fixed deposits held by non-resident Indians (NRIs) to 9.6 per
cent fro 3.82 per cent , and new rate is offered on firm deposits
of 15 to 16 months, and bank has also raised savings bank rate
by 200 basis points to 6 per cent.
According to news reports, more banks are expected to announce
rise in interest rate in the coming days, news reports said.
-The AENNS (24/12/2011)
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Poetic Vision
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Vallabh Kaviraj
a longstanding
Indian origin
poet, writer,
journalist
and newspaper
editor in London,
he himself composed
his all peoms and
published
in a book form
called "Inspiration"
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Human
O human! self trouble not the world,
compare self as the same as all,
function inside you as same as
others of all,
why should be troubled
or trouble fellows in the world ?
O wild waves! be not thunder
and be not selfish to harm safe
boats in the sea!
Forget not the earth, from the sun,
all stars related in the sky,
human has the bed that is earth
and the blanket for all is the sky.
It is I respect others,
naturally I am respected by others.
It is I earn living,
consequently it is also
helped others
in earning living.
It is the related world,
no mistake, human works
for her/himself
as well as for others
in the civil world.
-Vallabh Kaviraj
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Peace on Earth
Nature is troubled with rusty air,
all creatures fear everywhere,
what will happen if none care!
none believe God is where!
Fighting fighting everywhere,
but none got an end anywhere.
It is human creature,
should understand,
because sensitive creature
on the land.
Human should be happy
on the land,
let be asked when?
Honesty that all understand
and rusty air will clear then.
-Vallabh Kaviraj
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Gujarati poem
Pralaya
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Today's India
needs strong unity
nationwide to achieve
prosperity and peace
Vallabh Kaviraj
in London
*India, the glorious ancient land with full of resources, manpower,
rich culture and a considerable wealth of all kinds, is now seen
globally as the land of opportunities for prosperity and world
peace in this New Age.
*India is many-but it is a great one nation with over one billion
people who have different languages, different religions, traditions
and customs though culturally they are one people who have lived
together culturally for centuries, that was the beauty of the
great country India.
*Today's India is gaining a strong ground in the globalised world.
Its progressive economy attracted a large number of world's countries
to build bilateral relations. The country has got a considerable
natural resources, wealth and talented manpower.
*Geographically its paramount boundry from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,
its wall of moutains in the east and sea routes of Arabian sea
and Indian ocean give a vast opportunity to build its strength
as well as to create more wealth to become a rich nation again.
*India was one paramount nation before its Independence which
was gained on 15th of August 1947. The British Raj maintained
a strong unity of India and built up a powerful British Empire
during its rule in India.
*However, unfortunately partition of India, creating Pakistan
out of one nation India before 15th of August 1947, caused a grave
concern to the whole South Asia region.
*In 1971, Bangldesh was created out of east Pakistan, since, India
has to face another boundry issue, and in 1961, China and India
fought a war over Tibet issue and caused a boundry issue that
is not resolved yet.
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In India,
65th Martyrdom Day
of father of nation
Mahatma Gandhi
is being observed
on Monday 30, January
Mahatma Gandhiji
In India, the 65th Martyrdom Day of the father of the nation Mahatma
gandhi is being observed on Monday 30, January, and a number of
functions organised throughout the country to mark the occasion,
news reports said.
-The AENNS (30.1.2012)
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Premier Dr. Singh says
despite impressive growth
of GDP, level of
under-nutrition
unacceptably
high in our country
Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh
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In India, releasing a report on Hunger and Malnutrition in New
Delhi on Tuesday, Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh reportedly said the
problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame. Despite
impressive growth of GDP, the level of under-nutrition in the
country is unacceptably high, news reports said.
Reportedly Prime Minister Dr. Singh said the government cannot
rely soley on the Integrated Child Development Scheme to tackle
it, and pointed out that India had not succeeded in reducing the
levels of manutrition fast enough and said though the ICDS continues
to be our most important tool to fight malnutrition, we can no
longer rely soley on it and we need to focus on districts where
malnutrition levels are high where conditions causing malnutrition
prevail and said that policy makers and programme implementers
need to clearly understand many linkages - between education and
health, sanitation and hygiene, drinking water and nutrition and
the shape their responses accordingly. He said he had always believed
that mother's education level, economic status of the family,
sanitation and hygiene, status of woman in the family, breastfeeding
and other good child rearing practices affect children's nutrition,
the survey has broadly validated these hypotheses.
Premier Dr. Singh reportedly said his government was working to
launch a strengthened and restructured ICDS to start a multi-sectoral
programme for 200 high burden districts and initiate a nationwide
communication campaign against malnutrition, news reports said.
-The AENNS (10/1/2012)
In India,
10th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas
an annual event
being held
this year in Jaipur,
Rajasthan,
Premier Dr. Singh
calls upon
Indians living
abroad to play
more active role
and contribute
much more
to building of
modern India
Premier
Dr.Manmohan Singh
In India, an annual event for NRIs, PIOs and overseas Indians
is being held this year in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where Premier Dr.
Manmohan Singh and several other ministers as well as industrial
magnets, entrepreneurs and government functionaries attended the
event.
Among others, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Minister
Vayalar Ravi, acting Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil and Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot attended the inauguration session, news
reports said.
The three-day festival started on Saturday, reportedly on Sunday
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh calls upon the Indians living
abroad to play a more active role and contribute much more to
building of a modern India and promised significant steps to facilitate,
encourage and promote their engagement with the country of their
origin. The past decade witnessed an increase in the influence
and impact of the global Indian, he reportedly said.
Premier Dr. Singh reportedly said that while the notifications
had been issued to enable Indian residents abroad to participate
in the country's election processes, a Bill had been introduced
in Parliament to merge and streamline the PIO and overseas citizens
of India schemes by amending the citizenship Act.This would provide
for an overseas Indian card that would be given to foreign spouses
of the holders as well.
Inaugurating the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas festival in Jaipur,
Premier Dr. Singh also announced the right of franchise to the
non-resident Indians who are registered under the Representation
of People Act 1950. A new pension and life insurance fund for
overseas Indian workers, to enable them to voluntarily save for
their return and resettlement, has also been introduced.
The Premier of Trinidad and Tobago Kamala Persad-Bissessar is
the Chief Guest at the three-day festival of Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas this year held in Jaipur. About 1,900 NRIs and PIOs are
taking part in the flagship event, which will focus on India's
success in diverse fields and invited them to strengthen their
bonds with their ancestral land, news reports said.
-The AENNS (08/01/2012)
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Commonwealth
leaders adopt
Perth Declaration
on food security
principles at CHOGM
summit 2011
The Commonwealth Heads of Government at their summit meeting in
Perth, Australia, reportedly adopted the Perth Declaration on
Food Security Principles, that calls for coordinated and timely
regional and global emergency relief efforts to deal with immediate
food crisis.
The Perth Declaration was a significant response to the food security
challenge, Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma told reporters in
Perth, news reports said.
Reportedly Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard who is also
Commonwealth Chair said the declaration was important since the
world faces the challenge of increasing agriculture productivity
by 70 per cent over the next few decades.
According to news reports, CHOGM 2011 has taken a number of measures
to strengthen the Commonwealth, news reports said.
-The AENNS (30/10/2011)
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