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568 Army personnel Commended by Army''s Chief, Vice Chief

Indian Army New Delhi, Jan.

BJP urges Central Govt. to clarify Satyam scam

Satyam's New Delhi, Jan 14 : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday urged the Central Government to come clean on the Satyam scam issue and tell the people what had exactly happened.

BJP Spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters here that pointing fingers towards would not help.

India should be war ready, says Army chief

Deepak KapoorNew Delhi, Jan 14 : Army chief General Deepak Kapoor today said the country should always be war ready, considering the fragility of the region.

Addressing a gathering of army officials here, General Deepak Kapoor said the country should always maintain a high-level of combat readiness to meet any emergency.

He also added that India''s conventional strength needed to be backed by a declaratory policy underlining the intent to use the strength in order to deter emerging threats.

Pranab Mukherjee meets Qatar''s Energy Minister

UPA-Left meeting on N-deal New Delhi, Jan 14 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday met Qatar''s Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah.

Hamad al-Attiyah is here to attend ''Petrotech 2009'', eighth edition of Asia''s largest petroleum exhibition and conference.

Reports say that Qatar, world''s largest exporter of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), is hopeful that energy projects would not be delayed despite global economic uncertainty.

Jennifer Aniston''s first pet pooch hated her!

Jennifer AnistonNew Delhi, Jan 14 : Jennifer Aniston has revealed that she had bad experiences with her poodle pal in her younger days.

The 39-year-old pet lover, who shares the screen with a golden retriever in her new movie ''Marley and Me'', said that her first dog hated her, reports the China Daily.

She said: "My first pet was Demetri, a white poodle. But he did not like me much because I would always pull on its tail. But I was three, I thought he was a toy."

However, now the former ''Friends'' star is much nicer to her current furry friend, corgi-terrier cross-breed Norman.

ONGC inks pact with Australia’s Arrow Energy

ONGC inks pact with Australia’s Arrow EnergyNew Delhi, Jan. 14 : The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Australia''s Arrow Energy for corporation in Coalbed Methane Sector.

The MoU was signed by D K Pande, Director (Exploration), ONGC and Nicholas Davies, CEO and MD, Arrow Energy Ltd. today.

The main areas of cooperation identified under the MoU are joint participation in blocks in India and abroad for exploration, field development and production of CBM; and sharing of knowledge, experience and transfer of technology in CBM Sector.

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