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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has attended the opening session of the World Economic Forum-India to ask for concessions from the industrialised nations.

Visiting this Naxal-hit district in West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said the state government is ready to start a fresh operation against Maoists, as he ruled out talks with them till they surrendered their arms and abjured violence.

India for the first time has said that the Maoists are getting arms from China, which is a "big supplier" of small weapons.

BANGALORE: In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight, having struggled for decades to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party to power.

India Gazette Saturday 7th November, 2009 Kerala saw heavy polling of around 70 percent in the three assembly constituencies of Kannur, Ernakulam and Alappuzha in largely peaceful by-polls Saturday.

Geeta Bhukkal seeks blessings from Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda before taking oath as Cabinet Minister in the new government at the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh on Saturday.

Pakistan would soon discuss the issue of India's involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries with New Delhi, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit has said on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is expected to arrive here from Tokyo Saturday evening before leaving for Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh for a visit denounced by China, an aide said.

New Delhi: Almost 20 per cent polling was recorded by mid-day for the assembly by-elections in seven states.

Tajikistan News.Net Saturday 7th November, 2009 India has purchased 200 tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund to diversify its foreign exchange reserves.

AT least 30 people have died in northern India when an overcrowded bus veered off a road and plunged into a gorge, police said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan did a Raj Thackeray when he said that jobs in the state should not be allowed to be taken away by Biharis, evoking sharp condemnation from Bihar leaders Lalu Yadav and Ram Vilas Paswan.

Witness statements in the investigation into the rape and murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling have suggested that drugs were freely available near the beach where her body was found.

By Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: India on Thursday prevented foreign journalists to cover Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's visit to the disputed state of Arunachal Pradesh on the borders of China.

A crowded bus plunged down a steep mountain gorge in northern India today, killing 32 people, a local official said.

South East Asia News.Net Friday 6th November, 2009 Islamabad, Nov.6 : Pakistan has once again raked up the issue of India's alleged hand in terror activities inside its territory, saying New Delhi must explain its role in promoting terrorism in the country, The Daily Times reports.

NEW DELHI: India's economy will grow by eight percent next year and could return to nine percent the following year as the global economy picks up, a top government policy adviser said Wednesday.

File photo of Ambika Soni, Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Image: World Economic Forum .

JAMMU: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah told Home Minister P. Chidambaram to reconsider the continuation of the ban on pre-paid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir when Chidambaram concluded his day-long visit to the state Wednesday night, officials said.

The Dalai Lama, center left, visits "Cornerstone of Peace" at Okinawa Senseki Quasi-National Park in Itoman, on a southern island of Okinawa, Japan, Thursday, Nov.