1)Arunachal
Pradesh Capital Itanagar Put On India's Railway Map: Arunachal capital Itanagar was put on the
country's railway map on Monday, with the first passenger train of about 400
commuters arriving at Naharlagun. The train with 10 passengers and two goods
compartments, towed by a diesel engine, left Dekargaon at 7a.m. and arrived at 12.30 p.m., covering a distance of 181 kilometers. Itanagar thus
becomes the second state capital among the eight north-eastern states after
Guwahati to be put on the railway map of India.
2) India's
growth likely to recover to 5.4% in 2014: IMF: Supported by slightly stronger global growth,
improving export competitiveness and implementation of recently approved
investment projects, India's growth is expected to recover from 4.4 percent in
2013 to 5.4 percent in 2014, the IMF said Tuesday. "India's growth is
expected to recover from 4.4 percent in 2013 to 5. 4 percent in 2014, supported
by slightly stronger global growth, improving export competitiveness and
implementation of recently approved investment projects," the latest
edition of the World Economic Outlook released by the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) said.
3) Wal-Mart
to open 50 wholesale stores in India in 4-5 years: Deciding to focus on the
cash-and-carry segment in India, retail giant Wal-Mart plans to open 50
wholesale stores in the next four to five years to expand its footprint in the
country. About six months after breaking up with the Bharti group, the
Bentonville-based firm said on Tuesday that it is also strengthening compliance
procedures following investigations into alleged corruption in its Indian arm.
4) Philippine
top court approves controversial birth control law: Millions of poor people
in the Philippines will have access to free contraceptives for the first time
after the nation's top court on Tuesday approved a deeply controversial birth
control law. The Supreme Court's ruling was hailed by supporters as a triumph
in the battle to ease crippling poverty, empower women and curtail a population
explosion in the Southeast Asian nation of 100 million people. But the Catholic
Church, which had led a bitter campaign for 15 years against efforts to
introduce any form of family planning laws, vowed to continue resisting what it
termed an "unjust" law.
5) Mizoram
poll put off to Friday after bandh: The Election Commission on Tuesday
deferred polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram from April 9 to April
11 after several NGOs and student bodies called a 72-hour bandh in protest
against the EC’s decision to allow voters from the Bru community to vote
through postal ballots from relief camps in Tripura.
6) Ram
Navami celebrated: Ram Navami, the birth of Lord Ram was celebrated on
Tuesday with religious fervor and gaiety. President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice
President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have greeted the
people on the occasion.
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