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Menon to discuss Mumbai terror attacks with US officials today

Menon to discuss Mumbai terror attacks with US officials todayWashington, Mar 9 : Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon will discuss the progress made in the Mumbai terror attacks with the US officials here today.

Menon will meet the US Under Secretary of State William Burns and US President Barack Obama''s Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard C. Holbrooke.

Issues like terrorism, the civil nuclear deal and the issues to be taken up at the upcoming G-20 meeting will be discussed during these meetings.

China-Dalai Lama talks stall amid tough rhetoric

China-Dalai Lama talks stall amid tough rhetoricNew Delhi/Beijing  - The Dalai Lama and China's ruling Communist Party both said they want to reach an agreement on Tibet's future through dialogue, but signs of genuine accord are as elusive as ever, 50 years after Tibet's religious leader and 100,000 of his supporters fled into exile.

After Communist Party officials met the Dalai Lama's envoys for the most recent of seven rounds of talks in Beijing in November, China said "serious differences" remained.

What after Dalai Lama? Tibetan movement heads for crossroads

What after Dalai Lama? Tibetan movement heads for crossroadsDharamsala, India  - In the short wait before disembarking from a turbo-prop aircraft that has landed in India's lush Dharamsala valley, the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, greeted passengers with gentle nods and a smile, offering a helping hand to a woman struggling with her luggage.

Tibetans retain identity 50 years into exile

Tibetans retain identity 50 years into exileDharamsala, India  - Two callow Tibetans waited this month outside the Tibetan Reception Centre, which receives new refugees from Tibet, on one of the main streets that runs through McLeodganj, a suburb of Dharamsala, nestled near the edge of the snow-capped Dhauladhar range.

Their weather-beaten faces betrayed their arduous journey to McLeodganj, where Tibet flags adorned with snow lions flutter at key intersections.

Samajwadi Party leaves six seats for Congress in UP

Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar SinghNew Delhi, Mar 8 : The Samajwadi Party on Sunday declared 10 more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh taking the number of its nominees to
74.

The SP has left six constituencies, Rae Bareli, Amethi, Ghaziabad, Dharora, Mathura and Kanpur for the Congress.

The Samajwadi Party earlier announced candidates for 65 constituencies, saying his party was ready to reconsider its list of already announced candidates for 65 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh if Congress comes down from its demand.

BJD seeks fringe parties’ support to save government

Bharatiya Janata Party Bhubaneswar, Mar 8 : A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) withdrew its support, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is working to garner support of fringe parties and independent candidates to save its government.

The BJD has 61 MLA in the 147 members Orissa Assembly.

It now requires 13 more MLA to achieve the magic figure of 74 to remain in power.

The party was close to muster the support of 14 more MLAs from JMM, CPI and CPI-M.

The BJP, which had 32 members in the assembly, suffered a setback as two of its MLAs resigned from the party last week.

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