Obama to Putin: Cold War is over

US President Barack Obama said former Russian President Vladimir Putin and his hand-picked successor should expect an in-person reminder the Cold War is over when the US leader makes his first trip to a Moscow summit.

Days before he departs for Russia, Mr Obama said on Thursday that Mr Putin “still has a lot of sway” in his nation as its nominal Prime Minister. “I think that it’s important that even as we move President Medvedev that Putin understand that the old Cold War approaches to US Russian relations is outdated,” he said. “Putin has one foot in the old ways of doing business and one foot in the new.”

Meanwhile, Mr Putin hit back at a claim by Mr Obama that he has one foot in the past, saying that he was “standing firmly on both legs,” Interfax reported.

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Two young Indian delegates to meet G-8 world leaders

A 16-year-old girl from Koraput, Orissa and a 17-year-old boy from Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, will be representing India at the Junior 8 summit in Rome this year

The J8 summit, to be held from 4-10 July, is now in its 5th year and takes place parallel to the annual G-8 summit

Sanjukta Pangi and Samuel Venkatesan will leave for Rome on Friday, but before they emplane, they will meet with the media at the UNICEF India Country Office Selection to the J8 presents these young people to join a group of 56 young people, where they will work together on youth-oriented solutions for this year’s three main G8 topics: climate change, the world financial crisis and development

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Ashoka Buddhist tour edict found

The Archaeological Survey of India has discovered an Ashokan rock edict in Bhabhua, Bihar, that depicts the nature of the Maurya emperor’s Dhamma Nomenclatured Minor Rock Edict 1, it was promulgated while Emperor Ashoka was on tour to (Dharma). spread Buddhism.

“The rock edict is inscribed on the vertical surface of a rock in a rock shelter where it seems people must have congregated during the Mauryan period. It is at such a height that it was out of reach of men and as such could not be harmed by the people. It is also protected from the rain and sun by the projection of a natural rock above it,” deputy director-general B.R. Mani said. He visited the site last week.

Written in Pali in the Brahmi script, Ashoka had the rock inscribed after completing 256 days of a tour to popularise Buddhism.

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Black Tornado heroes to protect city

The commandos who shot down the terrorists during the Taj Hotel and Nariman House siege in Mumbai last November will head the National Security Guard hub in the city

Brigadier Subash Rangi and Lt Col. Sandeep Sen, who took part in Operation Black Tornado following the November 26 terror attack, will be leading the team of 250 NSG commandos to protect the city against jihadi terrorists as well as Maoists

“We will be dealing with counter terrorism and counter hijack operations,” said Brig. Rangi. “We are not going to say that we will not touch left wing extremism. In case a situation of specific nature comes up like a hostage situation we will be dealing with it.” The local NSG hub will be covering Hyderabad and nearby areas and other cities within the State

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