Obama offers new start with IranWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama Friday issued an unprecedented videotaped appeal to Iran offering a ‘new beginning’ of diplomatic engagement to turn the page on decades of US policy toward Washington’s long-time foe, Geo TV reported. Wikilengua gets 4.5 mn page hits in first yearMADRID - Wikilengua.org, the Internet site on practical use of the Spanish language, is celebrating its first online birthday, having achieved 4.5 million page visits and more than 1.6 million visitors since it started operations in January 2008. Sikhs celebrate Holla Mohalla through blood donation campsANANDPUR SAHIB - The Sikh community, on Tuesday, celebrated the spring festival of ‘Holla Mohalla’ in a philanthropic way by organising a massive blood donation camp at holy town of Anandpur Sahib in Punjab. GVK Biosciences appointed strategic alliance partner for crop protection chemistry in IndiaWILMINGTON/HYDERABAD - GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia’s leading Contract Research Organization, announced that it is appointed by DuPont Crop Protection as a strategic alliance partner for discovery chemistry services in India. Karzai approves Afghan presidential elections in AugustKABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday approved a decision by the Election Commission to hold presidential polls in August, retracting his earlier decree ordering the vote next month. Dhaka salutes Ravi Shankar, George HarrisonDHAKA - The Liberation War Museum here has installed a bronze plaque to commemorate the composition and rendering by Ravi Shankar and late Beatles singer George Harrison for the song ‘Bangladesh’. Sri Lanka to send food supply for war-hit people via seaCOLOMBO - Sri Lanka Tuesday decided to send urgently 40 tonnes of food supply via sea for thousands of civilians trapped in the island’s northern war-zone, official sources here said. Andhra government returns land to Wakf BoardHYDERABAD - In a move to woo the Muslim community before the ensuing elections, the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh Wednesday returned 50 acres of prime land on the city outskirts to the state Wakf Board. Cuba rejects calls to free political prisonersGENEVA - Cuba has rejected the call by the international community to free all political prisoners, saying such demands were violation of its sovereign rights, EFE reported Tuesday. Areva, NPCIL to sign deal for new reactors WednesdayNEW DELHI - India and France are set to start a new chapter in civilian nuclear cooperation when French nuclear giant Areva signs a pact with India’s nuclear monopoly NPCIL Wednesday for the import of new generation EPR-type nuclear reactors. UN chief Ban calls for urgent aid to GazaDAVOS - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called on the international community to provide quick assistance for the people in conflict-torn Gaza Strip. US Muslims: Obama’s use of Hussein in oath sends messageWASHINGTON - Muslim Americans view Barack Obama’s intention to use his middle name - Hussein - during the reciting of the oath of office as a sign that he’s heeded their call for greater inclusion. Miliband has damaged ties with India: Conservative PartyLONDON - Britain’s main opposition party Monday criticised Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s comments about Kashmir on his recent visit to India, saying they may have damaged close and important ties between India and Britain. ICCR to expand Indian cultural promotion across the globeCHENNAI - The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has been given an expanded budget to promote centres overseas in order to popularise aspects of Indian culture, according to parliamentarian Kanimozhi Karunanidhi. UN’s Ban Ki-moon calls for global action on GazaNEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday renewed appeals for the international community to act to halt the fighting in the Gaza Strip. |
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