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India, with all its variety, feels more like a series of countries strung together than a cohesive whole. As you move from region to region, you'll be exposed to dramatic changes in cuisine, dress, language, religion, custom and tradition.
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• CIC calls for transparency in dealing with RTI pleas
The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked the Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) to ensure maximum transparency while dealing with Right to Information (RTI) applications.
• Acclaimed painter Tyeb Mehta dead
Tyeb Mehta, one of India's most critically acclaimed artists, died of a cardiac arrest here early Thursday, according to family sources. He was 84.
• Anupam Kher to launch acting school in Ahmedabad
Bollywood veteran Anupam Kher will launch his acting school Actor Prepares in Ahmedabad after having opened branches in Chandigarh and London.
• Improved fund flow channel for tiger conservation
The cabinet Thursday approved an improved fund flow channel from the union government to the states and further down to the tiger reserves to ensure effective tiger conservation.
• Government aborts bid to have say in sports
The union cabinet Thursday aborted its two-decade-old bid to have a say on sports issues by transferring the matter from the state list to the concurrent list.
• Construction cost for Udhampur army hospital hiked
The cabinet Thursday hiked the estimated construction cost for an ultra-modern 650-bed army hospital at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir to Rs.2.32 billion from Rs.1.26 billion.
• India to contribute $239 mn to build South Asian University
The government Thursday approved payment of $239.93 million to the South Asian University, which is scheduled to begin functioning in the national capital from 2010.
• Akshay does live stunt for 'Kambakkht...' promotion
Popular for his daredevil stunts, Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar jumped off a 60-foot high elevated structure in the capital Thursday evening to promote his new film 'Kambakkht Ishq' releasing Friday.
• Government approves trade pact with South Korea
The stage is set for a comprehensive economic pact between India and South Korea after the union cabinet Thursday approved signing of the agreement.
• Four new cases of swine flu, total in India 116
Four new cases of swine flu were detected Thursday, taking the total number of influenza A(H1N1) virus to 116, health officials said here.
• Man dead in police custody, alleges protesting family
A Delhi youth arrested in a theft case was killed in police custody, angry family members of the deceased alleged as they blocked vehicular movement in south Delhi and kept the body on the road demanding punishment to the accused cops.
• Cabinet approves Right to Education Bill
The union cabinet Thursday gave its approval to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill that, among other things, envisages 25 percent reservation for weaker sections in private schools.
• Neela Satyanarayan is Maharashtra's first woman election commissioner
Retired civil servant Neela Satyanarayan has been appointed the State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Maharashtra, official sources said here Thursday. She is the first woman in the state to hold the post.
• Plasma Fractionation Centre to come up in Chennai
The union cabinet Thursday decided to set up a Rs.2.5 billion, state-of-the-art Plasma Fractionation Centre at Chennai to manufacture plasma derivatives used in medical treatments.
• Tuticorin power project financial closure achieved
The city-based Coastal Energen Private Limited Thursday announced that 16 bank consortium and financial institutions have agreed to lend it Rs.3,450 crore (Rs.34.5 billion) to set up 1,200 thermal power station at Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu.
    
• Punj Lloyd bags contracts worth $392 mn in Libya
Engineering and construction major Punj Lloyd has bagged three contracts worth Rs.1,873.18 crore ($392 million) from the Housing and Infrastructure Board of Libya, the company said Thursday.
• Tripura Left Front to protest against fuel price hike
The Tripura unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), the dominant partner of the ruling Left Front, will hold agitations across the state Friday to protest against the hike in fuel price.
• Economic Survey wants public accountability information system
The government must have a public accountability information system (PAIS) with internet access that would give information about funds allocated and expenditure along with names of beneficiaries, the Economic Survey tabled in parliament Thursday said.
• President's rule extended in Jharkhand by six months
The union cabinet Thursday extended the six-month-old President's rule in Jharkhand by six months beyond July 18.
• Andhra reducing dependency on US for IT exports
In an attempt to insulate itself from the slowdown, the IT/IT enabled Services (ITeS) sector in Andhra Pradesh is reducing its dependency on the US and focusing on other markets for exports, an industry official said Thursday.
• Government likely to impose 25 percent quota in private schools
A day after reinforcing job quota in faculty of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday said the government is 'committed' to reserving 25 percent seats in private schools for weaker sections.
• where does India figure on global map
An Indian court overturned an archaic law Thursday and decriminalised homosexuality - a move rights activists hope will go towards legalising gay sex just as 115 countries have done.
• Air India won't pay salaries July 3, workers' strike Friday
The Air India management Thursday backtracked on its commitment to the employees' union to pay staff salaries by July 3, pushing employees to threaten again that they would go on strike from Friday.
• Kashmir tense amid violent protests
Over two dozen people were injured in sporadic clashes between the police and stone pelting mobs Thursday in the tense Kashmir Valley where violent protests have been raging since last month over alleged rights abuses and killings by security forces.
• Devgan gifts Bipasha a Blackberry
Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu has got a swanky new toy - a Blackberry - gifted to her by her co-star and producer Ajay Devgan for working round the clock for his new film 'All the Best'.
• Import of Chinese handsets without security code banned
The government has banned the import of Chinese handsets that do not have the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI) - a unique 15-digit security code - with immediate effect, a union minister said Thursday.
• Somdev surprised his Grand Slam debut came in doubles
Somdev Devvarman, back from his maiden stint at the Wimbledon tennis championships, says he is amused that his Grand Slam debut happened to be in the doubles event.
• French firm enters India's parcel services sector
GeoPost, the express parcel arm of French postal service provider Groupe La Poste, and India's Continental Air Express Thursday announced a joint venture to offer domestic and international parcel services to Indian customers.
• LAVA International gears up to tap rural Indian market
Mobile handset distributor LAVA International Limited is gearing up to tap the rural market, a top company official said here Thursday.
• Gay sex is no crime, says court, religious leaders protest
The Delhi High Court ruled Thursday that gay sex among consenting adults was no crime, a landmark event that triggered celebrations by gay activists but which leaders of all major religions in the country denounced in unison.
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