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No N-deal but boost for Indo-Japan defence ties
8 pacts on tourism, science & tech, energy inked
New Delhi, January 25
Amid increasing Chinese assertiveness in the region, India and Japan on Saturday decided to intensify defence and maritime cooperation, but made little headway in wrapping up the much-anticipated civil nuclear deal.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe after signing a joint agreement in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Fractured govt can be catastrophic: Prez
New Delhi, January 25
Indirectly criticising the recent steps taken by the Aam Aadmi government, President Pranab Mukherjee today said a fractured government at the Centre in 2014 could prove catastrophic for the country.

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All dressed up for Republic Day Golden glitter: Rashtrapati Bhavan sparkles on the eve of Republic Day. A Tribune photograph

Britain to scrap turban ban at high-risk workplaces
London, January 25
Britain is set to scrap a ban on turbans at high-risk workplaces next week, a move that some Sikh groups see as a �sweetener� to deal with the fallout of the Margaret Thatcher government's alleged role in Operation Bluestar in 1984.

US, India start talks on diplomatic immunity
Washington, January 25
India and the US are holding preliminary discussions to resolve their differing interpretations of diplomatic immunity as they look to mend ties damaged by the row over American treatment of an Indian diplomat who was arrested and strip-searched in New York, India's ambassador said.

India�s envoy in Washington Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

Cancer drug for rich western patients, not Indians: Bayer CEO
New Delhi, January 25
Global medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres slammed on Friday a statement by Bayer's chief executive officer that the giant German firm developed its cancer drug Nexavar for people who could afford the medicine, not "for Indians".

Singing CM: �Hum honge kaamyaab� by Kejriwal New Delhi, January 25 Ending speeches on an impassioned note seems to have become the signature style of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. On Saturday, too, he chose to end his address on the eve of Republic Day by singing some lines from Lata Mangeshkar�s �Hum honge kaamyaab (we shall overcome)�. Nation page: Kejri justifies Rail Bhawan protest Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal addresses a gathering at a Republic Day function in New Delhi on Saturday. Tribune photo