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India set to launch Chandrayaan One on October 22

ChandrayaanBangalore, Oct 10 : Chandrayaan I, India ''s spacecraft mission to moon will be launched on October 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikotta.

The spacecraft has been fully integrated with all instruments and is presently under going final stages of tests at the launch complex.

ISRO Chairman Mr Madhavan Nair said the mating of the spacecraft with the launch vehicle and the satellite would take place on October 17.

Sino-India trade remedy pact inked

India, China FlagNew Delhi, Oct. 10 : India and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on trade remedy.

The MoU is aimed at ensuring transparency and better understanding of technical and other matters related to anti-dumping and trade barriers.

Manmohan Singh commissions Baglihar hydel project in J-K

Manmohan SinghSrinagar, Oct 10 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today commissioned the 450 MW Baglihar power plant and said the concerns of Pakistan have been addressed.

Dr. Singh, while addressing a public meeting, said that in the implementation of the project, special care has been taken to ensure that the "genuine concerns" of Pakistan are taken care of so that it has no complaints in this regard.

Pak National Security Adviser to arrive in Delhi tomorrow

US airstrike kills at least seven in Pakistan New Delhi, Oct. 10 : National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Duranni of Pakistan will be beginning his five day India visit from tomorrow .

Inflation falls to 11.80 per cent

Inflation falls to 11.80 per centNew Delhi, Oct 10 : Riding on the declining prices of food items, including cereals and pulses, inflation fell marginally to 11.80 per cent for the week ended September 27.

The annual rate of inflation, measured by the wholesale price index, declined to 11.80 per cent from 11.99 per cent a week ago.

During the reporting week, prices of fruits and vegetables declined by one per cent, cereals and pulses by 0.1 per cent and groundnut by two per cent.

Dalai Lama undergoes successful gallstone removal surgery

Dalai Lama in New Delhi for medical check-upNew Delhi, Oct. 10 : A surgery on the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama to remove a gallstone, has ended successfully, his spokesman said.

Chhime Chhoekyapa said the surgery was a "simple routine procedure".

The Dalai Lama was admitted to hospital in New Delhi on Thursday, days after a medical check-up cleared him to resume foreign travel.

In August, the 73-year-old Dalai Lama was admitted to a Mumbai hospital and underwent tests for abdominal discomfort.

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