France backs expansion of U.N.S.C., India's inclusion in G-8
United Nations, Sep 24 (PTI) France has made a strong
case for expansion of the United Nations Security Council
(U.N.S.C.) and Group of eight industrialised nations, saying
India should play a major role in climate change: Miliband By H S Rao
London, Sept 24 (PTI) Britain has said it wants India to
play a major global role on the issue of climate change,
similar to its active participation in peace keeping.
Rupee eases by 6 paise against US dollar in morning trade
Mumbai, Sep 24 (PTI) After resuming on a steady note,
the Indian rupee Wednesday reacted slightly downwards by six
paise to 45.80/81 against the greenback in late morning deals.
U.S. financial crisis partly due to military adventures: Iran
New York, Sept 24 (PTI) Iran has said that the turmoil on
Wall Street is rooted partly in U.S. military intervention
abroad and hoped that the next American administration would
Inflation will return to single digits this fiscal: Ahluwalia By G Sudhakar Nair
New York, Sept 24 (PTI) The government has said inflation
will return to single digits by the end of the current fiscal
and asserted it was not in favour of taking excessive harsh
Senate panel approves Indo-US nuclear deal By Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Sept 24 (PTI) Advancing the hope for the
early Indo-U.S. nuclear accord, the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee voted to approve the Bill by 19 to 2 and send it to
Oxford Univ introduces MSc in Contemporary India BY Prasun Sonwalkar
London, Sept 24 (PTI) Oxford University's close engagement with India is set to move a notch higher with the commencement of the first batch on the new MSc in Contemporary India from October six.
Senate panel approves Indo-US nuke deal but suspense persists
Sridhar Krishnaswami
F.B.I .investigates mortgage fraud in U.S. banking crisis
New York, Sep 24 (PTI) The Federal Bureau of
Investigation (F.B.I.) is investigating a possible mortgage
fraud in the collapse of banking giants -- Fannie Mae, Freddie
urmeric reduces size of haemorrhagic stroke: U.S. study
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Turmeric, the ubiquitous spice
found in Indian kitchens, not only lowers your chances of
getting cancer and Alzheimer's disease, but may reduce the
