China wants hotline between its premier and Indian PM

October 6th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - India and China might be having troubles over territorial issues and incursions, but the abundant job opportunities in Beijing is proving quite attractive for the Indian management students. This is evident from the number of management students of India's premier business academy, Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad (IIM-A) taking lessons in Chinese.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian Government went into damage control mode, with Victorian Premier John Brumby on Friday saying that attacks on Indian students were unfortunate. Brumby, who is on a visit to India, told reporters after meeting NRI's Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi that relationships with the Indian community were valuable for his state and the recent racial attacks on Indian students were "unacceptable." "Melbourne is a big city.

September 23rd, 2009 JAIPUR - Chief of Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor reassured on Wednesday that the country's border with China is secure. Recent reports in Indian media said the Chinese troops breached the international border earlier this year in northern Ladakh region and painted 'China' on some boulders and rocks.

September 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - Chief of Army staff General Deepak Kapoor said on Saturday that there has been no increase in Chinese incursions along the Sino- Indian border. "I would say that the Prime Minister made a statement yesterday itself that there has not been any more incursions.

September 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Deputy Commissioner of Leh, Ajit Kumar Sahu, had visited the site where the Chinese intrusion was reported recently. He is undertstood to be sending a report to the Government.

July 29th, 2009 KOLKATA - Chinese Consul General Mao Siwei on Wednesday said that both India and China need deeper understanding of each other's culture for further strengthening of ties. "Now China is the No.

June 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy says every possible effort will be made to ensure that attacks on Indian students in Australia are not repeated, adding that the authorities will "pursue those responsible" for the assaults. In a letter to the Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) that had staged a demonstration here June 18 against the attacks on Indian students in Australia, McCarthy said: "The Australian government will make every effort to ensure that attacks are not repeated and that Australia remains a preferred destination for students from around the world." He said that the Australian government is working closely with the Indian government on the issue.

June 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - China's procuratorates have opened a unitary 24-hour hotline for informants on the eve of the 11th publicity week for seeking information from the public, which has been sponsored by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP). The hotline will start on Monday, the first day of the weeklong campaign to increase the awareness about ways and importance of giving tips to prosecutors to expose job-related crimes and corruption among government officials.

June 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Fourth Indo-China youth delegation will visit China from June 15 to June 24 under the Indo-China Youth Exchange Programme to further foster and enhance the continued youth-to-youth contact between the two countries. Arun Yadav, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports will lead the 100-member Indian delegation.

June 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese woman is said to have delivered her baby outdoors while neighbours shielded her with umbrellas from the pouring rain. The woman's husband was said to have acted as the midwife in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, on June 8, reports the China Daily.

April 27th, 2009 BANGALORE - Indian cricketer and former team captain Rahul Dravid's wife Vijeta gave birth to a son in a hospital here Monday afternoon. Dravid is presently in South Africa playing for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 7-year-old Chinese girl dialled a police hotline 700 times during in one month, thinking that it was fun to dial 110 and hear police talk. Cops in Weng'an county, Guizhou province, revealed that the calls came from a mobile phone.

April 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Thursday launched an India Business Forum (IBF) in China, a lobby to promote bilateral trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The IBF will act as a forum for promoting India-China trade through collective and consensual approach and will also work with the Indian embassy in Beijing and others towards 'building brand India', the CII said in a statement released here.

April 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag on Saturday said he was hopeful that his team would put up a good show in the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa. "It would have been wonderful if the Indian Premier League (IPL) had been held in India.

March 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Friday that no cricketer should worry about security while playing in India as the sport is 'completely safe' in the country.