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Pakistan has to show visible results on 26/11 probe to hold talks with India: PM

Can Obama push the Pak envelope any further?New Delhi, Mar 31 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said that composite dialogue with Pakistan would only be possible if Islamabad shows visible results on the Mumbai terror attack probe.

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of Padma Awards function in Rashtrapati Bhawan before leaving for London to participate in the G-20 summit, Singh said, "They have to show visible results with regard to investigation in the 26/11 attack and that the government of Pakistan is doing everything possible to bring culprits to book."

Rahul Gandhi criticizes BJP for its ‘politics of division’

Rahul GandhiAhmedabad, Mar 31 : Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for trying to make the Mumbai terror attacks as a poll issue, saying the saffron party was indulging in the politics of division.

“They are talking about terrorism. When they were in government, they did not talk about it. We consider the whole country as one and try to unite the people. Our opponents indulge in the politics of dividing the nation,” Gandhi said while addressing a rally here.

He claimed that ‘some parties’ were trying to do politics of religion.

Volkswagen opens 766-million-dollar factory in India

Volkswagen opens 766-million-dollar factory in IndiaPune, India - German carmaker Volkswagen AG opened a 580-million-euro (766-million-dollar) factory Tuesday in western India as it seeks to expand its market share in the growing economy as demand tumbles in its long-established markets.

Despite the global recession, Europe's largest carmaker said at the opening of the plant in Chakan near Pune that it would hold to its sales goals in India, aiming to increase the market share of its brands Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda from around 2 per cent to 8 to 10 per cent within five years.

Saaki Saaki girl Koena scores perfect 30

Koena MitraLast Friday everyone including contestants got shocking news when Koena Mitra entered in Jhalak season 3 through wild-card entry and now in her first act only she scored perfect 30.

We spoke to our source from the show who informed us, " She set the stage on fire and her chemistry with her choreographer Himanshu was complimented by all including judges.”

India's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls

ndia's supreme court bars film star Sanjay Dutt from polls New Delhi - India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was convicted for involvement in the 1993 Mumbai bombings, cannot contest the upcoming elections.

The court rejected Dutt's plea to suspend his conviction and allow him to contest the general elections that begin on April 16.

"We are not inclined to suspend his conviction ... It is not a fit case to grant stay of conviction," a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan ruled.

No seat-sharing arrangement in Andhra Pradesh as yet

No seat-sharing arrangement in Andhra Pradesh as yetHyderabad, Mar 31 : The seat-sharing arrangement between the four-party Grand Alliance led by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is still inconclusive.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu is holding talks with Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) President K. Chandra Shekhar Rao, the Communist Party of India (CPI) leader Narayana and the Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPM) leader Raghavulu to resolve the issue.

All the four parties have fielded their candidates in the seats where alliance parties are contesting.

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