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Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is visiting India: Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama arrived India on Sunday for talks with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. At the summit, to be held on Tuesday, Hatoyama and Singh are expected to discuss ways to strengthen a strategic partnership between the two countries, covering such topics as security cooperation, an economic partnership agreement, climate change and nuclear nonproliferation. The two countries will issue a joint statement after their talks. Dt.27-12-2009 |
Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari resigns over sex scandal: Andhra Pradesh governor N D Tiwari resigned from his chair on Saturday, a day after a TV expose showing the senior Congress leader allegedly indulging in sexual escapades in the Raj Bhavan. Tiwari said he is resigning on 'health grounds'. But it is being assumed that the 85-year-old's alleged "sexcapedes" exposed on Friday is the actual reason behind his resignation. Chathis Ghad Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan will hold additional charge as Governor of Andhra Pradesh. Dt.27-12-2009 |
Nitin Jayaram Gadkari was elected as the new president of Bharathiya Janatha Party: Nitin Jayaram Gadkari (born on 27th May, 1957) was unanimously elected as the new president of Bharathiya Janatha Party. Nitin Gadkari was born in Nagapur in a middle class deshastha Brahmin family. He was an industrialist, agriculturist and worked as a minister in the Maharastra Government. He worked for Bharathiya Yuva Morcha and for Student Union ABVP. Dt.25-12-09 |
Climate Conference in Copenhagen 6 to 18 December 2009 (16th Dec 2009): In 2012 the Kyoto Protocol to prevent climate changes and global warming runs out. To keep the process on the line there is an urgent need for a new climate protocol. At the conference in Copenhagen 2009 the parties of the UNFCCC meet for the last time on government level before the climate agreement need to be renewed. Therefore the Climate Conference in Copenhagen is essential for the worlds climate and the Danish government and UNFCCC is putting hard effort in making the meeting in Copenhagen a success ending up with a Copenhagen Protocol to prevent global warming and climate changes. |
Karzai sworn in for second term afghan president (19th Nov 2009): Afghan leader Hamid Karzai was sworn in as president pledging to fight graft and take control of his country’s security before his five-year term ends, after a fraud-marred election left his image in ruins. Karzai said he hoped Afghanistan’s own security forces could take responsibility for the entire country within five years, and take the lead in unstable areas within three. It is a goal he will share with his Western backers, who are seeking an exit strategy from the 8-year-old war. |
GCC population seen growing to 53 million by 2020 (16th Nov 2009): The population explosion in the Gulf region is predicted to continue with a new report seeing it rising by a third in the next decade. Latest research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) said the GCC's population was likely to hit 53 million by 2020, with the vast majority of people under 25 years old. The rapid growth and the relative youth of the population present serious challenges as well as major opportunities faced by GCC. |
Quakes shake north Chile (15th Nov 2009): Thousands of Chileans may have to sleep in the streets after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country, killing at least two people, injuring dozens and destroying hundreds of homes. Chile has been the scene of hundreds of strong earthquakes throughout history, including the largest one of the 20th century on May 22, 1960. |
Sri Lanka military chief 'quits' (12th Nov 2009): Sri Lanka's armed forces chief Sarath Fonseka, who helped secure the defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels in May, has resigned, opposition politicians say.Gen Fonseka is reportedly considering challenging President Mahinda Rajapaksa in an election to be held before April. He is due to make a speech shortly. The resignation was swiftly accepted by the president Mahindra Rajapaksa. |
