Separatist shutdown hits Kashmir to protest Sonia visit

Life across the Kashmir Valley was under the pressure Saturday following a shutdown called by nationalist leader Syed Ali Geelani hard on a day Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited the state. The establishment has introduced limits in the old city of Srinagar.

Chinese premier arrives in Seoul on official visit

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao arrived in Seoul today, where he began his three-day official visit to South Korea.

This is Wen next visit to South Korea since 2007 and his first visit there since China and South Korea have established strategic cooperation company in 2008.

Bill Gates to visit Amethi with Rahul Gandhi today

Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates is a member of Congress escritoire Rahul Gandhi during a visit to his parliamentary electorate in Uttar Pradesh Amethier Tuesday.

The visit was kept a intimately protected secret until late Monday evening, said party sources.

Even top state Congress leaders were ignorant of the move, which Gandhi had meant that there is a very quiet affair, his gaze away from the media.