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Nirmala Sitharaman to raise trade gap issue with Chinese counterpart

Beijing, June 30 (ANI): Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman said that she would raise trade gap issue with her Chinese counterpart in a scheduled meeting, during which she is expected to pitch for big investments like Chinese industrial parks. Sitharaman is accompanying Vice President Hamid Ansari to Beijing on a five day long trip to boost bilateral ties and also participate in a trilateral summit. India runs a $40 billion bilateral trade deficit with China and the new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to seek greater market access to reduce that gap. Jun 30, 2014
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Festival on aromatic plants of Kashmir to create awareness of its potential in income generation

Srinagar, June 30 (ANI): A six- day festival meant to highlight the potential of indigenous aromatic and medicinal plants of the scenic state in income generation took place in Srinagar city of Kashmir. The festival held in the premises of the Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine was named the 'Kashmir Lavender Festival', which brought together farmers, traders and industrialists in the business of aromatic products made out of plants like lavender, rose and rosemary. Director of the Institute, Dr Vishwakarma, said that the aim of the festival was to generate awareness on the market value of these plants that exist nowhere else in the country and the employment opportunities that exist in this business. Jun 30, 2014
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Sushma Swaraj meets families of Indians stuck in Iraq, says families given assurance

New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): After meeting the anxious family members of Indians stranded in Iraq, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday said that the families are given assurance by the ministry. She said that the aggrieved families are shown written messages of the ambassadors and given assurance on the safety of their relative stranded. Jun 29, 2014
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Foreign Secretary says China's new map does not change facts on the ground of India's possession

Beijing, June 29 (ANI): India's Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh stood by the statement of Foreign Ministry which said that "cartographic depiction does not change the reality on the ground" after the Chinese government, in a new vertical map had shown Arunachal Pradesh as a part of its territory. Singh addressed a news conference in Beijing after Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari's meeting with Chinese premier Li Keqiang to brief on the issues discussed between the delegations of the two countries. Jun 29, 2014
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Arunachal is inalienable part of India: MEA on New Chinese map's claim on the state

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): At a time when Vice-President Hamid Ansari is on a tour to China to mark 60 years of the Panchsheel agreement, Chinese government on Saturday escalated controversy when authorities released a new map that showed Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of the country. Reacting on the same the Ministry of External Affairs said that Arunachal Pradesh is an inalienable part of India. He added that this has been conveyed to Chinese authorities on several occasions including highest level. Jun 28, 2014

After India, Aamir Khan Starrer 'Dhoom 3' to Rock in China

Aamir Khan's last year's release "Dhoom 3" is all set to create dhoom in East Asian markets. The action drama thriller, which became the highest grossing film in the history of Bollywood, will hit screens in China in July. Jun 28, 2014
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B.Tech students protest march against FYUP rollback outside

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): With the Delhi University scrapping the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUP), several B.Tech students of DU staged a protest outside the Ministry of Human Resource Development on Friday demanding that their four-year curriculum should not be changed into a three-year course. Jun 28, 2014
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DU Complies with UGC After Days of Tussle

Delhi University has agreed to comply with the University Grants Commission's order to scrap four-year undergraduate programme. Admission is likely to begin from Saturday. Jun 28, 2014
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Harsh Vardhan's remark on sex education draws varied reactions

New Delhi, June 27 (ANI): Health Minister Harsh Vardhan's remark on sex education pour in varied reactions after he said that instead of using condoms, people should use moral values and demanded ban on sexual education in schools. BJP leader Prabhat Jha and DUSU President Aman Awana supported the stance and said that sex education is not necessary. Congress leader Manish Tewari condemned the same and said that the thought process comes from some other generation and is backward. CPI leader Annie Raja said that such statement can increase sexual violence cases. Former DUTA President Aditya Narayan Mishra also condemned this 'closed mindset'. Meanwhile, AIPWA National Secretary Kavita Krishnan appealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take cognizance and order the ministers to keep 'RSS ideas' out of ministry. Jun 27, 2014
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