Advani to meet Hurriyat for second round of talks
New Delhi: The second round of talks between the Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and the Hurriyat Conference delegation is scheduled for today.The Union Home Secretary Anil Baijal and the Centre's interlocutor on Kashmir, N N Vohra, will assist Advani at the meeting.

The Hurriyat delegation, which is being led by Chairman Maulana Abbas Ansari, will also comprise former Chairmen Abdul Gani Bhat, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Bilal Lone.
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India forging group on steel subsidy ban pact
New Delhi: India is in talks with like-minded countries such as Brazil, China and Egypt to form an informal group for the proposed steel subsidy ban treaty that is currently being negotiated at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).OECD is trying to put in place an international treaty, among the major steel producing nations, which will ban all direct and indirect forms of State subsidies on steel, on grounds that they distort the market.This has emerged at an interactive session organised by the Ministry of Steel - UNCTAD to discuss the issue of steel subsidies.
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IIM-Kolkata to evolve resolution while IIM-Kozhikode reduces fees
Kolkata: The board of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kolkata, will consider at its meeting on April 3 a resolution that should reflect the concerns of all the stakeholders, chairman Y C Deveshwar has said after the institute's board meeting.The IIM, Kozhikode, board, however, unanimously decided to reduce its fee from the existing Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 30,000 in line with the Union human resources development ministry directive.The IIM, Bangalore, board meets tomorrow.
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