A flower has been named in honour the Indian prime minister.
After acting in a couple of films, Samir Dharmadhikari will be seen on television. Here he talks about his first Hindi serial on NDTV Imagine and more.
Real Mallorca held Espanyol to an an entertaining 2-2 draw in the Primera Liga on Saturday.
Real Madrid lost 1-0 at home to Real Mallorca in the King's Cup last-16 and went out of the tournament 3-1 on aggregate.
There have been complaints from consumers that the firm has increased the base price of products and then charged the lower GST rate, thereby keeping the MRP of products the same in pre and post tax rate cut.
Sharon was ailing from an undiagnosed disease in his brain blood vessels.
The foreign ministers had met recently in Israel, sparking off protests in Pakistan.
The World Cup stage in Germany should inspire rather than overawe the 18-year-old Argentine striker.
'But we must make sure it should not be seen as if we are distancing ourselves from our Arab friends. We should not accept the communal tinge some terrorist groups may like to exploit,' says former foreign secretary Salman Haider.
Sharon, Musharraf may hold historic summit
Busloads of evacuation troops arrived at the gates of Netzarim on Monday for the historic emptying of the last remaining Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, even as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon spoke of expanding existing settlements in West Bank.
Israel has acceded to requests by the Palestinian Authority in this regard.
The Goa-based designer's creation will be part of New York's FIT museum collection.
An article in the magazine on Dr Singh by Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said, "The man in the blue turban, despite his great success, has remained approachable and ready to listen and instinctively sympathetic to the underdogs of society."
'India understands our point of view, that is why they invited our foreign minister to visit India before Sharon's visit,' says the Palestinian ambassador to India.
Musharraf also told The Associated Press in a wide-ranging interview that he regarded Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as 'courageous' for withdrawing settlers from Gaza
India isn't a very popular sports car market, simply because whatever is on offer in the country is very expensive
'Arafat for years led the ideology that it is possible to achieve by the force of arms and the path of terror what might have been achieved by negotiation,' Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said.
Whether the ceasefire holds will depend on the militant Palestinian outfits and the rightwing in Israel.
Defence ministry sources said George Fernandes gave the assurance to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
In his invitation the Israeli prime minister told his Indian counterpart that he would be 'among friend' in Israel.
Israel Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's visit to India is set to establish a strong business platform at the highest level between India and Israel, Avigdor Itzchaky, director general, Prime Ministers Office, Israel, said.
'The Vajpayee government is bringing ignominy and shame upon itself by honouring a fanatical leader like Mr Sharon.'
'I promised President Bush three years ago not to attack Arafat, but I am no longer bound by that promise,' he said.
Kanti Bhatt, respected Gujarati author and journalist, passed into the ages on August 4, 2019, at the age of 88. In tribute, we reproduce an article his wife Sheela Bhatt wrote about him 19 years ago.
As a market leader, the company will continue to see a spate of new competition going forward. Unless the demand outlook improves or the company finds new growth engines, cost-cutting measures alone will not be of much help.
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