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Actress Tabu to be jury member at 39th IFFI

tabuNew Delhi, Oct 25 : Bollywood actress Tabu will be among the international jury members for the competition section at the 39th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

The festival will be held in Goa from November 22.

Director of Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) S. M. Khan, said at a press conference in Mumbai, that the competition section would comprise films from Asia, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Africa.

Peter Chan, noted film maker from Korea will head the jury.

Dasmunsi''s condition continues to be critical

Priya Ranjan DasmunsiNew Delhi, Oct 25 : Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi’s condition continues to be critical on the 13th day today.

Dr. Vineet Suri, consultant in neurology, Apollo hospital, said Dasmunshi’s condition continues to remain critical and that he is on life support system.

Sixty two-year-old Dasmunsi had suffered a severe heart attack on October 13 and admitted to the AIIMS.

Antony says light combat aircraft Tejas will be part of IAF by 2011

A K AntonyBangalore, Oct 25 : Defence Minister A K Antony today said that the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) project is very much on track and there was no question of abandoning the programme, which would be completed by 2011.

“I can tell you with all confidence by end of 2010, the LCA is expected to get its full operational clearance and by 2011, I am sure IAF will be able to get the first delivery of the aircraft,” Antony told reporters, after reviewing the performance of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

Cave linked to Vaishno Devi shrine found

Cave linked to Vaishno Devi shrine foundRajouri (J-K), Oct. 25 : A newly found cave, which is stated to have passage leading to Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu, is fascinating hundreds of curious local residents and religious minded here for its one glimpse at the Heemkanal in Rajouri District’s Budhal Tehsil.

The cave has three openings. The orientation of the first cave is headed towards Vaishno Devi temple at Katra. The second one is in the direction of Amarnath in Pahalgam located in Kashmir valley and the third leads to Buddha Amarnath in Poonch.

ISRO says Chandrayaan-I progressing smoothly towards Moon

G Madhvan NairBangalore, Oct 25 : ISRO chairman G Madhavan Nair has said that Chandrayaan-1 has covered 20 percent of its journey towards moon as scientists on Saturday performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre.

“So far, Indian-made satellites have reached to a height of only 36,000 km. Today’s firing has taken Chandrayaan-1 to something like 75,000 km. That’s well beyond what we have reached so far. It was a good event, and done precisely,” Nair, also secretary in the Department of Space, said.

Development has to be inclusive: Prime Minister at ASEM

Manmohan SinghBeijing, Oct 25 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said that development has to be inclusive, at his maiden speech at the 7th Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM), in Beijing on Saturday.

Describing sustainable development as one of the biggest challenges of present times, Dr. Singh said a lot of cooperative work is needed to transform it from a mere buzz word to an operational strategy for development.

He said, Asia is home to the largest concentration of the world''s poor and poverty eradication at this scale requires a collaborative global effort to promote development and in particular to create job opportunities.

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