Manmohan, Wen stress on harmony, trust
Days after their two nations exchanged barbs over contentious issues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao today resolved not to allow bilateral differences act as impediments to the growth of functional cooperation between the two Asian giants.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN-India Summit in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Saturday. — AFP

PM for early finalisation of freight corridor project
PM for free-trade pact with ASEAN
China to correct trade imbalance with India

 

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Hooda to be Haryana CM
Chandigarh, October 24
Caretaker Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will take charge of Haryana for a second innings with the Congress high command finally putting its stamp on his name in Delhi around midnight. He is likely to take oath tomorrow.

PC: Maoists get arms from abroad
New Delhi, October 24
Disclosing that the Maoists were acquiring arms through Bangladesh, Myanmar and possibly Nepal, Home Minister P Chidambaram today nonetheless told them to "simply halt the violence" so that the government could start talks with them.

Nation page: Decision on swap with Maoists was exceptional, says Bengal CM

Moily unveils ‘Vision Statement’
New Delhi, October 24
The government today suggested a drastic dilution of the judiciary's role in the appointment of Judges as Law Minister M Veerappa Moily unveiled a "Vision Statement" for cutting down delays and banishing cases pending for more than three years.