NAM Summit
New Delhi, Islamabad move closer
to dialogue
Foreign secys’ meet sets stage for 
Singh-Gilani talks today
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani set to meet on Thursday, the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries were locked in furious parleys to prepare a roadmap for moving forward with their stalled dialogue process.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday. — Reuters

PM calls for convention on global terrorism
While focusing on the recent economic crisis in his address at the NAM summit here, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used his speech at the international meeting to set the ground rules for tomorrow’s meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani when he dubbed extremism, intolerance and terrorism as “anti-thesis” of the 118-nation bloc of non-aligned movement (NAM).

Hillary’s visit will boost N-deal
New Delhi, July 15
As US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies into India on Friday on a high-profile visit, there were indications that New Delhi could soon amend the Atomic Power Act of 1962 that would reduce liability for American companies to enable them to invest in the civilian nuclear energy sector in India.

Lashkar may target India again: UN
New York, July 15
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is still active and there is a “real risk” that the terror group may target India again to increase tensions between the two neighbours, a top UN official has said today.

CBI asked to probe missing Babri files
Lucknow, July 15
Taking a serious view of the case of the missing 23 documents relating to the Babri Masjid-Ramjanambhoomi dispute, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today directed the CBI to complete its investigations within two months.

SC reserves order in games village case
New Delhi, July 15
The Supreme Court today reserved its order on a bunch of petitions over the construction of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Village near the Yamuna river here.

Nilekani picks Jharkhand officer as his
key aide
Gets his choice for NUIAI director after PMO steps in
Chandigarh, July 15
The phone call from the PMO on June 20 came completely out of the blue. Ram Sevak Sharma, an IAS officer of the 1978 batch, was asked to meet Nandan M Nilekani at New Delhi’s Maurya Sheraton hotel after two days.

Pulses no longer for ‘aam aadmi’ Chandigarh, July 15 The lyricist of the famous Hindi song “Dal, roti khao, prabhu ke gun gao….” could have never visualised that the quintessential dinner item in most Indian homes would one day become unaffordable for majority of Indians.