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London: The handwritten drafts of a series of articles and autographed letters of the father of the nation – Mahatma Gandhi were auctioned by Sotheby’s on Thursday, 12 July 2007, as part of its English Literature and History sale.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Jammu on Sunday to receive an honorary doctorate of letters (D Litt) at a special ceremonial occasion in Jammu University.

Dr. Manmohan Singh has been the recipient of honorary doctorate degrees from various National as well as International universities.

NEW DELHI: The Government has planned to undertake a major afforestation programme for greening 6 million hectares of degraded forest land; It would be one of the world’s largest afforestation efforts in recent times, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday.

New Delhi: After a decisive meeting o

The Bush administration said its views on significance of Pakistan in war on terror have remained unchanged after the operation of Lal Masjid, and restated that President Pervez Musharraf was a valued partner and ally.

State Department Deputy Spokesman Tom Casey said, “I don’t think our views on Pakistan are any different today than they were yesterday or last week.”

Mumbai: Sensex and Nifty finished off the week at record high up. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) closed at 15272.72, up by 180.68 points or 1.20 per cent and the NSE’s 50-share Nifty closed up 58.40 points or 1.31 per cent at 4504.55. The BSE Midcap index ended at 6795.30, up 13 points while the BSE Smallcap index closed flat at 8216.14.