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New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday promised a slew of measures for India’s economic growth in its election manifesto. Highlights of its ‘economy grows, India prospers’ policies:
1. Generate employment through massive public spending on infrastructure projects. Complete the implementation of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s dream projects: National Highway [...]

New Delhi, Mar.26 (ANI): A casual glance through the Congress Party’s latest manifesto indicates that it has placed on itself a huge and onerous task of fulfilling 29 promises as part of its nation-building endeavour between 2009 and 2014, should it emerge victorious in this year’s general elections.

The 21-page [...]

Brussels – European Union finance ministers were locked in talks on how to dispose of banks’ toxic assets Tuesday, with the bloc’s presidency confirming it would hold an “anti-protectionist” summit later this month.
“The biggest risk at the moment is protectionism,” said Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the EU, [...]

New Delhi – India on Friday said the United Nations should ensure that Pakistan fulfils its commitment to end terrorism emanating from its soil as the UN chief was given evidence linking Pakistani nationals to the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he apprised the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday [...]

Dubai, Jan.29 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that the ongoing trial of the umpire decision review system will afford each side two unsuccessful reviews per innings rather than the three that have been available up to now.
An ICC media release said that the change to the playing conditions of the trial has [...]

Dhaka – Bangladesh was to send a consignment of medicine as humanitarian aid to wounded Palestinians in Gaza, which has been devastated by Israeli air and infantry attacks for the last three weeks, officials said Tuesday.
The aid will soon be dispatched to the Gaza Strip, where over 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and several [...]

Dubai, Jan.19 (ANI): Sri Lanka will move up two places to fifth in the Reliance Mobile ICC ODI Championship table if it beats Pakistan in all three ODIs coming up in Karachi and Lahore.
According to an ICC media release, Mahela Jayawardena’s team currently lies in seventh position following a tour of mixed results in Bangladesh. [...]

New Delhi, Jan 13 (ANI): Expressing concern over the Satyam Computer Services scandal, analysts have said that it has exposed serious shortfalls in corporate governance in India, and added that this must be addressed to ensure credibility in an increasingly globalised and competitive world.
Just three months ago, Satyam Computer Services received the Golden Peacock Award [...]

Jammu, Jan.9 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir’s new chief minister Omar Abdullah, while taking charge of his office on Friday for the first time said that he wished India and Pakistan to have good relations between them.
Omar Abdullah sworn in as the youngest chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (Jan.5).
Relations between India and Pakistan [...]

New Delhi, Jan.9 (ANI): The outgoing U.S Ambassador to India David C Mulford on Friday said that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks needed to be booked.
Speaking at his farewell ceremony here, Mulford said: “The US has been pressing as India has, for deeper understanding in Pakistan of the roots of this problem, learning [...]

Sydney, Jan.8 (ANI): ICC President David Morgan today said the thrilling Test series between Australia and South Africa once again illustrated the continued viability of the longest form of the game.
He said the 2-1 success for the Proteas showed cricket had entered an era of exciting competition at elite level.
He urged all those involved in [...]

Islamabad/ New Delhi, Jan.7 (ANI): United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Richard Boucher, on Wednesday said those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks have links in Pakistan.
The latest statement from the US has supported India’’s view, which describes the involvement of Pakistan-based terror outfits in Mumbai terror attacks.
Boucher, [...]

Washington, Jan 7 (ANI): Many older adults want to remain active and independent for as long as possible. Now, researchers from University of Missouri suggest that installing health monitoring system can help keep check on the health of the elderly and ensure their privacy.
They insist that motion sensor networks installed in seniors’ homes can detect [...]

Lahore, Jan.6 (ANI): Pakistan’s top middle order batsman, Younis Khan, has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to provide better sporting facilities at the domestic arena to uplift the standards of the sport in the country.
Khan said that the PCB should provide better facilities to participating teams in domestic cricket.
“The PCB needs to ensure that [...]

Islamabad, Jan.5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday urged the U.S. to extend its help to both India and Pakistan towards resolving the issue of Kashmir.
His appeal came a day after a senior leader of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Maulana Abbas Ansari, appealed to the international community to help resolve the Kashmir [...]

Washington: Two pathologists would perform autopsy on John Travolta’’s son to determine the cause of his death, Bahamas’ health minister said.
Jett, 16, who had a history of seizures arising from the rare condition Kawasaki Disease, had been found dead at the actor’’s vacation home in Grand Bahama.
Caretaker Jeff Katharain had discovered the collapsed boy in [...]

Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Friday announced that the capacity of the most advanced refinery at Panipat shall be expanded from 12 million tonnes to 15 million tonnes, per annum, and the expansion would be completed by November this year at a cost of Rs. 14,000 crore.
The near by naphtha cracker complex and the hydro [...]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI):  The police force in New Delhi will have mass recruitment of police constables and other ranks before the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010.
Addressing a news conference Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dhadwal, who heads the force said that the recruitment is part of the drive to ensure security during the Games.
“We [...]

Islamabad, Jan.2 (ANI):  Notwithstanding the cancellation of the Indian cricket tour, Pakistan has hinted that it may send its hockey team to India to participate in a four nation tournament.
“We are still considering sending our hockey team to India for the four-nation tournament but the decision will be taken in the wake of relations between [...]

New Delhi, Jan 2 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today gave its approval for a new centrally sponsored scheme called National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (ICT) submitted by the Ministry of HRD.
An amount of Rs.4612 crore is to be incurred during the 11th Five Year Plan for the [...]