ASSIGNMENT , MAY 28th , 2010

1. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to chair a meeting of CM COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE at 7 RCR at 10.30 AM.

2. To discuss the roadmap of the Future Broadband Access LTE ( Long Term Evolution ) , a conference of Indian Telecom Industry is being organized at Le Meridean Hotel from 11.00 Am onwards.

3. FICCI is organising a half-day seminar on “Proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) and TRIPS: Issues and Implications” from 11:00 AM onwards at  FICCI, Tansen Marg .Dr. Biswajit Dhar, Director General, RIS; Dr. Mira Shiva, Director, Initiative for Health Equity and Society;  Leena Menghaney, Project Manager, Medecins Sand Frontieres and Raghu Cidambi, Advisor-IPR & Regulatory Matters, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance will address the session.

4. Dr Karan Singh, president ICCR to inaugurate  ICCR website – which is about the universe of culture & its cultural centres overseas would help promote India’s soft power --- at 11.30 AM at ICCR’S Azad Bhawan, IP Estate, near ITO, New Delhi.

5. Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games organizes a visit of SHERA , official mascot of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi , at Faculty of Arts , North Campus at 12:00 Noon.

6. Federation Communications Commission (FCC), USA Chairman, Mr Julius Genachowski will address FICCI members at 2.30 P.M. at FICCI, Tansen Marg, New Delhi. TRAI Chairman, Dr. J.S. Sarma will also address the participants.

7. A Conversation with Mr. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister , on PUBLIC INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND INNOVATION at 4:30 PM at WWF Auditorium, 172-B Lodi Estate, New Delhi.

8. Press meet to mark the launch of Zara's first store in India at  6:00 PM at Zara, Select City Walk , A-3 District Center, Saket.The event will  be attended by a leading Bollywood starlet.

9. I-style Media and Entertainment organizes Ethnic Contest 2010 –-- a show to promote Indian upcoming Models & Designers in Ethnic, Wedding and Traditional Culture from  6:00 PM onwards at Asiad Tower New Delhi.

10. The SIKKA GROUP organizes a media briefing on their upcoming venture with Live musical DANCE PEERFORMANCE BY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTES and hilarious comedy act by PRATAP FAUZDAR at 8:30 PM at PSK , Laxmi Nagar Distt Centre , Vikas Marg.

11. Sharmila Kantha, author of A BREAK IN THE CIRCLE is available for email/ telephonic/ chat interview. Her book explores the relationship of an individual with her society in an India that is rapidly changing, yet unable to let go of its roots. CONTACT : RATNA  JOSHI at  9899116989 / 0120-4044819 to arrange the interview.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

1. 27th Youth National Basketball WASHINGTON :  The America’s Polo Cup announces that Michaele Salahi will co-judge the worlds first ever international best sari dress contest.  The contest will be held on June 12th at the America’s Polo Cup festivities from 3pm to 8pm in Washington DC.  With this new announcement of the Best Sari Dress Contest, the competition will be beautiful, fierce and fun with the champion taking home more than $1,000 in prizes in hair and beauty products and services.The Best Sari Dress Contest will be co-judged by Indian & South Asian Community leader, Manan Singh Katohora, along with a panel of India leaders from Washington DC and visiting Bollywood Celebrities.

2. The PM shall be presented with the First Commonwealth Games ticket on June 1.

3. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to visit Kashmir for two days from June 7.

4. Championship for Boys & Girls to be held at Trichy, Tamil Nadu from 1st to 8th June, 2010.

5. BJP National Executive Meeting in Patna (Bihar) on 12 & 13 June, 2010.

6. Bollywood star  Manisha Koirala to tie the knot with Nepali businessman Samrat Dahal on June 19.

7. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will meet her counterpart Salman Bashir in Islamabad on June 26 on the sidelines of the meeting of SAARC Home Ministers.

8. Chidambaram will visit Islamabad on June 26 where he will meet Interior Minister Rehman Malik and get a briefing on the trial in Pakistan of the 26/11 plotters and investigations into the attack.

9. S M Krishna will visit Islamabad on July 15 for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureishi.

10. Women’s hockey World Cup 2010 to be held in Rosario, Argentina, from Aug 29 to Sep 11.

11. The Congress Yatra, to commemorate the 125th year of Congress' foundation, will culminate on November 10 with a rally of party President Sonia Gandhi at Allahabad.

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