New Delhi, Jan. 22. (PTI): Ahead of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today promised to remove all barriers to growth and encourage Indian companies to become globally competitive, emulating the Chinese economic model.

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The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today inaugurated a meeting of Indian CEOs to discuss a study ‘Indian CEOs – Competencies for Success’ commissioned by Public Enterprise Selection Board and Bharat Petroleum. The Prime Minister also released the monograph of the study, which has been conducted by Hay Group.

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"Republic Day" is celebrated on 26 Jan every year to commemorate sovereignty of the Nation. On this day in 1950, our country became Republic and Constitution in its present form was formally adopted.

A grand parade will be organised in National Capital at Rajpath to commemorate the Republic Day. His Excellency Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, The Honourable President of India, will take the salute. His Excellency Sri Jigme Singhe Wanchuk, King of Bhutan, will be the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Parade will also be graced by several National and Foreign Dignitaries.

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Washington, January 20: India's effective response to the tsunami disaster at home and its major role in helping neighbouring countries has underscored its emergence in recent years as "an increasingly potent diplomatic and economic power," a leading American daily said today.

Besides this, "It has also highlighted the growing capability of the Indian military as well as its improving ties to other major powers with interests in the region, particularly the United States," The Washington Post said.

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Saturday, January 22, 2005 (New Delhi): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Sania Mirza on her performance in the Australian Open Tennis Championship.

"I was delighted to see how skilfully you played a fine game of tennis with a world champion Serena Williams. You have made millions of us in India happy and proud," Singh said in his message.

"I was impressed by the confidence you displayed and by the fact that you played not merely to win, but to play a good game," he said.

"You showed, through your spirit and your talent, that true sport is about playing a game well without worrying about the result. I am confident that you will go ahead to win many laurels for yourself and for our country," Singh added.

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Official Spokesperson: Good evening. External Affairs Minister Shri Natwar Singh is in Jakarta to attend the Special ASEAN Leaders’ meeting on the aftermath of the earthquake and the Tsunami in the region. Several other world leaders are there. External Affairs Minister’s statement is available on our website.

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This is a joint press briefing of Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Defence on the relief efforts in the wake of Tsunami disaster.

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CHENNAI, JAN.12. The External Affairs Minister, K. Natwar Singh, told The Hindu today that he has decided to institute the J.N. Dixit Memorial Lecture in recognition of the late Foreign Secretary and National Security Adviser's exceptional contributions. A distinguished person will give the annual lecture on `Mani' Dixit's birthday, January 8. The Ministry of External Affairs will organise the lectures, the Minister said.

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BANGALORE, Jan 12 (IANS) Microsoft, the global major in software, services and solutions, on Wednesday launched its research facility in Bangalore. The Microsoft Research India (MSRI), the third such facility outside the US and sixth of its kind in the world by Microsoft, was inaugurated by Minister of State for Science and Technology and Ocean Development Kapil Sibal.
"One of our key goals is to deepen our engagement with India. MSRI's funding of ICT projects is an example of our long-term commitment to collaborating with Indian academia. We see this engagement becoming even stronger in the future," said Microsoft India chairperson Ravi Venkatesan.

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