On sidelines of BRICS summit reaches its fifth phase, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to become operational the most controversial Kudankulam Unit I, reports said. Read more
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BRICS summit: Member countries condemns the West for financial mismanagement
Global multilateral institutions as developing the next World Bank was the top agenda of BRICS summit, but top member nations on Thursday criticized the West for financial mismanagement.
They declared dialogue of BRICS was based only on current events like a peace plan in Syria and Iran, a complete lack of objective statements that they contracted to push trade and credits in local currencies under the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism in reforms of International Monitory funds. Read more
IB to probe General VK Singh’s Letter leak
Embarrassing controversial row over the leakage of Army Chief General VK Singh’s confidential letter to the Prime Minister, is said to hand over CBI for further investigation, demanded by govt.
After the matter of offering a bribe of 14 crores to General VK Singh to sanction the purchase of “sub-standard” trucks, this leakage of official communication is the second major issue. That treated as a biggest breach of national security, damaging the reputation of a 1.3 million strong Indian Army.
Under the huge pressure from opposition members and former Army chiefs over embarrassment issues, the UPA government asked Defence Ministry to set IB for probe the matter, inquire into leakage of the Army Chief’s letter to the media along with the bribery allegations made by him. Read more
Tibetan protester Jamphel Yeshi dies in New Delhi
Jamphel Yeshi, aged 27 a Tibetan exile who had sacrificed by burning himself on Monday in New Delhi died on Wednesday.
Yeshi was protesting against Chinese President Hu Jintao’s arrival for the BRICS Summit to New Delhi along with hundreds of Tibetans who were gathered outside Jantar Mantar, protesting in loud slogans of “Free Tibet”.
They demanded to draw Hu’s visit that seem to focus global attention on the Chinese government’s alleged oppression of Tibet anda gradual erosion of their culture. Read more
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