ASSIGNMENT , 24th AUGUST , 2010

1. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to celebrate Raksha Bandhan at 10:00 AM at 7 RCR.

2. CII Export Summit :"Trading Up: Export for Development"  at 10: 30 AM  at  Hotel Lalit, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi.  (full –day) Inaugural Speaker- Mr Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry. Other speakers at the summit include: Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry; Rahul Khullar, Commerce Secretary; Hari S Bartia, President, CII and  Sanjay Budhia, Chairman, CII National Committee on Exports and MD, Patton International Ltd.

3. Children to met President , Pratibha Devisingh Patil , to celebrate Raksha Bandhan at 11:00 AM at Rashtrapati Bhavan . Media to reach by 10:15 AM.

4. Dr. Zalmay Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , to arrive at 11:50 AM at Air Force Station, Palam.

5. Press Conference for Karan Johar’s film “ We Are Family “ by Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal at 3:30 PM at Wave Cinema , 6 th Floor , Noida.

6. Dr. Zalmay Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan , to meet  Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh at  7 RCR at 6:00 PM.

7. Delhi Catholic Archdiocese is organizing an Inter-religious Prayer Meeting at Jesus and Mary Convent Auditorium on 'Mother Teresa' at 6:00 PM .

8. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) organizes  “Malhaar Festival” A Festival of Dance and Music To celebrate the spirit of the Monsoon with  Shubhendra  Rao (Sitar) , a disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar , accompanied by Akram Khan on Tabla Ustad Kamal Sabri (Sarangi Solo)  at 6.30 PM at Azad Bhawan Auditorium I.P. Estate, Near ITO, New Delhi .

9. BANG PR & Features organizes  “Woman Eternal” …….a contemporary choreographic work Choreographed & designed by Bhavini Misra at 7:30 P.M  at Shri Ram Centre, Safdar Hashmi Marg Mandi House, New Delhi.

ON WATCH - RADAR & FORTHCOMING EVENTS

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

2.                  The Akhil Bhartiya Gujjar Arakshan Sangarsh Samiti (ABGASS) would launch a fresh agitation in Rajasthan from August 29 if its demand of five per cent reservation to gujjars was not granted.

3.                  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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