| India
hits back, asks China to back-off from PoK
After
China's Arunachal Pradesh offensive, India today
hit back, objecting to its engagement in projects
in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and asking
it to stop such activities taking a "long-term
view" of Sino-India relations. India, which
is upset over China's objection yesterday to the
visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Arunachal
Pradesh, took a strong view of President Hu Jintao's
remarks that his country will continue to engage
in projects in the territory of Jammu and Kashmir
"illegally occupied" by Pakistan.
"Pakistan has been in illegal occupation
of parts of the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir
since 1947. The Chinese side is fully aware of
India's position and our concerns are about Chinese
activities in Pakistan occupied Kashmir,"
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash
said in a statement.
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Bihar: Why the RSS is upset with Nitish
The
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a new cause for
concern in Bihar - schemes being run by Janata
Dal (U) for minorities. Tension between the allies
has mounted after the Nitish Kumar government
sanctioned land in Kishanganj district to set
up a branch of the Aligarh Muslim University.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) calls it
minority appeasement and has asked the BJP to
take up the issue.
"The RSS has flagged the issue to us and
the govt will consider it," said BJP's spokesperson
Ravishankar Prasad. The BJP plans to ask Nitish
to go slow on his minority agenda. There are fears
that the minority message may displease dominant
castes - the BJP's core vote - ultimately benefitting
the Congress, and making Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
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Separate Haryana Gurdwara Committee Row, Akal
takht declares Jhinda guilty
Akal
Takht (highest Sikh temporal seat) here Wednesday
during the marathon meeting declared Haryana Sikh
Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) leader Jagdish
Singh Jhinda and his five associates guilty (Tankhayia)
for religious misconduct besides hurting the sentiments
of Sikh devotees by and large.
During meeting of Sikh Clergy including Jatehdar
Akal Takht Gyani Gurbachan Singh, Jatehdar Takht
Damdama Sahib Gyani Balwant Singh Nandgarh, Jatehdar
Takht Kesgarh Sahib Gyani Tarlochan Singh, Jatehdar
Takht Patna Sahib Gyani Iqbal Singh and Deputy
Jatehdar of Takht Hazoor Sahib Jotinder Singh
were present at Akal Takht to hear Jhinda and
his associates, when Jhinda and his associates
were declared guilty for violating the Sikh tenets
and customs.
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RBI may hold rates steady: PM panel
The
RBI is not likely to hike interest rates in its
monetary policy review on October 27 even as inflation
is expected to rise to 6 per cent this fiscal-end
from 0.7 per cent at present, the Prime Minister's
Economic Panel said on Wednesday.
"I don't think the RBI will revise interest
rates in the policy review... As far as the monetary
policy is concerned, it has followed an accommodative
policy, and unless inflation pressures are very
strong, there may not be any change in the stance,"
Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC)
Chairman C Rangarajan told reporters.
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Nadal, Djokovic advance at Shanghai Masters
Rafael
Nadal celebrated an opening-round win in Grand
Slam style while Novak Djokovic moved through
ruthlessly as the top two seeds reached the third
round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Nadal,
crushed in a Beijing semi-final by Marin Cilic
four days ago, couldn't control his fist pumps
and enthusiasm after getting back on track over
James Blake 6-2, 6-7 (4-7), 6-4.
Second seed Djokovic, the Beijing champion, defeated
Italian Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-1. It was the opposite
story for third seed Juan Martin Del Potro as
the US Open champion crashed for a second straight
week in Asia.
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