Reuters quote of the day, April 25

Monday, April 24, 2006, 12:07 [IST]

LONDON, Apr 24 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''The first time a pretty girl calls your `Sir' is of course a catastrophe. When I met Ginger Rogers she called me `Sir.' I've never thought much of her as an actress since.'' -- British broadcaster Alistair Cooke on US star of stage and screen Ginger Rogers in 1952. Best remembered for her film dance routines with Fred Astaire, notably in ''Flying Down to Rio'' and ''Top Hat,'' Rogers died on April 25, 1995.

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Japan, US agree on funding for troop realignment

Monday, April 24, 2006,12:07 [IST]

TOKYO, Apr 24 (Reuters) Japan and the United States have reached an agreement on the touchy issue of funding the relocation of US Marines to Guam, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said today. The agreement paves the way for wrapping up a plan to realign the approximately 50,000 US military personnel in Japan, part of Washington's global strategy to make its forces more flexible to meet modern threats. The two governments had sought to.....

Thai Election Commission ponders new poll rerun

Monday, April 24, 2006,12:08 [IST]

Bangkok, Apr 24 : Thailand's Election Commission will decide today whether to hold a third round of voting for 13 empty seats which are preventing parliament from meeting and prolonging a constitutional crisis.By-elections held yesterday aimed to fill 40 seats left empty after the April 2 snap general election which was boycotted by the opposition and forced Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to announce he would step aside.But 13 seats remained unfilled, mainly in southern opposition strongholds where ruling party candidates running unopposed.....

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Geelani, Shabir still under house arrest in Kashmir

Monday, April 24, 2006,12:10 [IST]

Srinagar, Apr 24: Chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat Conference (HC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chief Shabir Ahmed Shah continued to be under house arrest today.While Mr Geelani was put under house arrest on Saturday, Mr Shah is under house arrest from Friday morning. The step was taken to prevent them from addressing anti-election rallies in the three Assembly constituencies of Pattan, Sangrama and Rafiabad in north Kashmir's Baramulla district where bypolls are.....

Narmada: 13,602 plots to SSP-affected families

Monday, April 24, 2006,12:16 [IST]

Bhopal, Apr 24: A total of 13,602 plots have been allotted free of cost, at different rehabilitation sites in this state, to people for submergence area of the Sardar Sarovar Project and several such families have built their houses.Families not preferring for plots are provided with Rs 50,000 and 1,844 families opted for cash. Of them, 1,546 received Rs 7.73 crore. If these families purchase a house in Madhya Pradesh, stamp and registration fees would be exempted, an official release.....

Zero deficit minister seeks to make it fourth in a row

Monday, April 24, 2006,12:35 [IST]

Barrackpore, Apr 24 : West Bengal Finance Minister and eminent economist Asim Dasgupta may not have ensured smooth cashflow to the state coffers despite his zero deficit theory, but is confident of fourth entry into the assembly during the elections on April 27. A professor of Calcutta University, he took to politics since his participation in the general elections as a CPI(M) nominee in 1987. Despite his busy schedule, Dr Dasgupta takes few classes at the university on an.....