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Amidst media speculations that Rajnath Singh may quit early, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president on Tuesday said that he is not averse to quitting early, if there is a consensus on his successor.

Addressing the media in the national capital, Singh, whose tenure ends on December 31, said that he would sit with his colleagues to find an early solution.

“There should be efforts that it happens as soon as possible. But I will sit with all my colleagues and hold discussions to reach a consensus,” Singh said.
Singh further said that change of responsibility is a natural thing and it would be done with party’’s consensus.

“As far as the question of BJP is concerned, change of responsibility is a natural process. As it is, my tenure is getting over and new president has to take over the work. And, whenever change of responsibility takes place in the party, it would be done after a consensus and the information will be passed on to you,” he added.

However, Singh said that he would abide by any consensus arrived by the party on the issue.

He also highlighted that he is a party worker and would continue to work for party’’s ideology in the coming years.

“As far as question of coming years is concerned we are all workers of the party. We are committed to the ideology of the party and we will continue working for the party’’s ideology for our whole life with a firm conviction,” Singh said.

According to reports, Maharashtra unit chief of BJP Nitin Gadkari is a strong contender for the post of the party chief.

Gadkari is likely to be the next BJP President by the year-end and is being backed by Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS).

India’s nuclear installations were put on high alert in the wake of possible terror threat, as the Centre asked State governments including Maharashtra where BARC is located to beef up security there.

Seized of the threats, Government said the atomic facilities were “absolutely secure” after getting specific intelligence inputs that terrorists may target nuke facilities.

Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office Prithviraj Chavan told PTI that all nuclear installations were absolutely secure, with multiple layers of security in place.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC} located inTrombay, a Mumbai suburb, has been put on maximum alert

New Delhi: Nationalist Congress Party in Maharashtra is “broadly agreed” with ally Congress on power sharing issues.

Senior NCP leader Praful Patel said today that a new government in the state would be formed shortly. The NCP General Secretary told reporters, “We have broadly agreed on most of the issues,”

Patel, who was present for the meeting, left midway and held discussions with his Congress interlocutor Ahmad Patel.He later drove back to Pawar’s residence and briefed NCP leaders about the deliberations.

The top NCP leadership held a meeting with party chief Sharad Pawar here last evening which was attended by Ajit Pawar, Chhagan Bhujbal, R R Patil and Jayant Patil.

Patel said that he had conveyed the NCP stand to Congress which is likely to be discussed with Defence Minister A K Antony, who is also incharge of Congress affairs in Maharashtra.

Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be soon back to work. He’s affected with Swine Flu and is recuperating fast, sources said.

The Gujarat chief minister was diagnosed with the Swine Flu on October 29 after his return from a trip abroad.

The doctors attending Narendra Modi appreciated his patience and willingness to follow the medical instructions.

Doctors attending the chief minister said that he will be released from isolation on November 5.

They also said that there were no symptoms of Swine Flu in his body and the CM also had no cough or cold in last few days.

Only the personal staff of Modi is allowed to meet him in the isolation, that included his two peons, his doctors, his cook and his private secretaries.

During his brief illness, Modi talked to PM Manmohan Singh, BJP leader LK Advani, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and other senior officials.

Mumbai: Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan’s next coming movie Paa’s first look is released now. This movie is being directed by Chini Kum director R Balki.

Amitab is playing the role of a man who is facing progeria, a rare disease in which the child ages rapidly. He The teeth and eyes also suffer.

The character is mentally 13 years old but very normal at the same time physically he looks 5 times older.

Big B fans are waiting for the movie, that would be released by next year.

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Looks like the much in demand vaccine for H1N1 is low in supply in the state of Michigan. The scare of Swine Flu has increased the demand of the vaccine surprisingly high in the recent days.

The Michigan State health officials have announced that there are more people waiting for the vaccine than that was supplied.

To get our data clear, there are about 5 million people in the state to take vaccines but only 1 million vaccines have been supplied so far.

The same is the story with some of the other states as well. Bob Swanson, Director, immunization, Michigan Department of Community Health informed “We’re getting it out as quickly as possible, Oorders are placed on a daily basis.”

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Hyderabad: Australian cricket captain won the toss and elected to bat first at Hyderabad. The crucial match is going to begin soon here. Hyderabad is being seen as batting paradise track at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Uppal.

In the mean time, India has made couple of changes for 5th ODI. Ishant Sharma paved the way for Munaf Patel while Gautam Gambhir back in the side replacing Virat Kohli.

Meanwhile, all eyes are on Sachin Tendulkar today as he’s only 7 runs behind from making 17,000 run marks.

He is currently the top run-getter in ODI cricket with 16, 993 runs to his name. Sanath Jayasuriya is second on the list with 13,377 runs while Aussie captain Ricky Ponting has a lot of catching up to do.

Tendulkar, who has been in focus in the series so far will go into the fifth match with a familiar burden of expectations.

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Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) China Tuesday for the first time accused the Dalai Lama of trying to “wreck” Sino-Indian ties after calling his planned visit to Arunachal Pradesh a “separatist” activity.

The Dalai Lama is scheduled to visit the northeastern Indian state, a part of which Beijing claims, next week. China has repeatedly criticised the trip and asked India to foil it.

Foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu Tuesday flayed the Dalai Lama for his “separatist” activities, media reports said.

Ma said: “The Dalai Lama often lies and often engages in acts to sabotage China’s relations with other countries.”

He told a news briefing: “I am confident that his scheme to wreck China’s relations with the relevant country will come to nothing.”

Ma went on to say that last month Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh had agreed to focus on promoting “healthy and stable relations”.

“We hope that each side will continue striving to make strides in that direction,” Ma was quoted as saying.

Wen and Manmohan Singh met for formal talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in the Thai resort of Hua Hin. They discussed the Dalai Lama at night during a dinner hosted by the Thai prime minister.

New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) India seeks to live in peace with all its neighbours and the “world at large”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday.

Stressing that India sought good relations with all its neighbours, the prime minister said: “We sincerely wish to resolve all outstanding issues with our neighbours through dialogue… that should characterise our relations.”

His comments at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit comes two days after he offered Pakistan a “hand of friendship” while addressing crowds in the Kashmir.

In his opening remarks, he noted that former US president George W. Bush, “a good friend of India”, was also speaking at the summit.

He said the opening day of the summit coincided with the 100th birth anniversary of the “great Indian scientist” Homi J. Bhabha. He added that in “concluding the civil nuclear agreement”, we sought to realise “Bhabha’s dream”.

Srinagar, Oct 29 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday ended a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir saying that curbing terrorism by Pakistan was not a precondition but “a practical way” to create an atmosphere conducive for peace talks.

“India’s and Pakistan’s destinies are very closely interlinked. If negotiations to deal with all outstanding issues are to make any headway, it is essential that the terrorist elements should be brought under control,” Manmohan Singh told reporters here, referring to Pakistan and the anti-India Islamist groups based there.

“We are a democracy. If day in and day out terrorist attacks continue to take precious lives, we cannot create the requisite ‘maahol’ (atmosphere) for meaningful negotiations. It is not a precondition (for talks). It is a practical way of looking at things,” he said, a day after extending a hand of friendship to Pakistan.

He said for confidence building measures to take root, “we require the cooperation of the government and people of Pakistan. We will be happy to discuss… these issues with Pakistan. I sincerely hope that Pakistan will create an atmosphere in which negotiations (can take place)”.

The prime minister took questions on a variety of issues at his media interaction in Srinagar, the urban hub of a dragging separatist drive that has left thousands dead in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989. These ranged from Maoist insurgency to Kashmir’s infrastructure.

At the same time, Manmohan Singh said he was not satisfied with the action taken by Pakistan against the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attack of November 2008 that left some 170 people dead in India’s financial capital.

“We are not satisfied. That goes without saying,” he said. “We hope Pakistan will take effective measures to bring to justice all the perpetrators of 26/11.”

Manmohan Singh denied Islamabad’s allegations that India was backing the insurgency in Balochistan and the Taliban to destabilise Pakistan. “What was said about the Indian role in Balochistan has no basis. Those who are levelling these false charges know it jolly well.

“The same applies to the accusation of India supporting the Taliban. Nothing can be far fetched, far from the truth. We are victims of terrorism aided and abetted from the Pakistan side. Both, references to Balochistan and what is said about Taliban, are widely false,” he said.

A day after declaring he was ready to embrace anyone to win peace in Kashmir, he voiced hope that “my appeal for dialogue will be reciprocated in the same spirit in which it was made” and asked separatists to give up the gun and begin talks”.

“We are willing to engage in serious discussions with every group provided they shun the path of violence. We are willing to carry all stakeholders with us,” he said.

The prime minister, who Wednesday inaugurated a railway link between Anantnag and Baramulla in the Kashmir Valley, said he was “satisfied” with his Kashmir visit. He told the state government that New Delhi would “extend full support” for peace and development of the state.

“I had fruitful discussions with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his cabinet colleagues. I had wide-ranging discussions with various political parties and sections of the civil society,” he said, announcing a slew of measures initiated by the central government for the state.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who also heads the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), accompanied Manmohan Singh to the Kashmir Valley. For the first time, both addressed a mammoth rally together in Anantnag without using the customary bullet-proof screens.

The prime minister pledged to provide support to economic reconstruction, employment generation and infrastructure building in the only Muslim-majority state. He said Jammu and Kashmir had the potential to become one of the world’s greatest tourist destinations.

The central government, he said, would provide additional 500 MWs of power to the state during the winter — a step likely to bring relief to the people in the power-starved state.

About escalating Maoist violence, the prime minister said it needed to be dealt with “in a holistic way”.

“Every state has to maintain and enforce law and order. Law and order is a precondition for any sustained social and economic development,” he said.