Political Desk
On 3rd September last, at 4:45 P.M., the Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Thomas Shannon, delivered to the Head of the Interest Section of Cuba in Washington, Note Nº 646, which states “its deepest regret for the destruction caused by hurricane Gustav” and affirms that the United States would be prepared to “offer immediate and initial humanitarian assistance of relief supplies to the Cuban people through an appropriate international relief organization”.

IT Correspondent
Always at the forefront of innovating high tech, yet relevant technology products for the discerning consumer, Godrej Appliances has now set its sights on changing the way Indian’s enjoy their television viewing experience. Culminating from months of advanced technology and consumer research, Godrej Appliances today announced its entry into the Indian television market with the launch of its stunning Godrej EON range of XLCDs with iPIX technology.

Cleaner Images for the best viewing experience!

D Y Vyas

Contribution of working father’s as compare to their spouses towards upbringing of their wards is turning out to be near zero as often male parent find excuses, claming excess involvement to their establishments, forcing spouses to deport their children to Tiny Taughts and Tuition Centres, which are flourishing to mint money in all metros and large towns.

Business Desk
Nearly 25% fall in demand of purchase of properties in most of Tier II and Tier III cities has been noticed in the last 7 months, beginning February to July 2008 due to higher cost of borrowings for real estate developers as also buyers of properties, particularly those of dwelling units.

The above assessment has been arrived at ASSOCHAM in its latest exercise about as to what happening in purchase of properties in Tier II and Tier III cities in which the properties purchases had registered a growth of approx. 22-23% between February to July 2007.

Business Desk
Prof C N R Rao, Chairman Science Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, today expressed appreciation of the government’s move to allow scientists and professors to set up industrial units to commercialise their research efforts, even as he called for liberalising the science administration in the country to allow the spirit of scientific inquiry and innovation to flourish.
 

Business Desk
Nokia today updated its mobile device market share outlook for the third quarter 2008. Nokia now expects its mobile device market share in the third quarter 2008 to be lower than in the second quarter 2008. This compares to Nokia's earlier estimation provided in the second quarter results announcement on July 17, 2008, when the company said it expected its mobile device market share in the third quarter 2008 to be approximately at the same level sequentially.

Nokia continues to target an increase in its market share in mobile devices for the full year 2008.

Dmitry Medvedev
Let us call a spade a spade: a real war occurred in the region where the aggression was launched, a war which claimed the lives of Russians, Ossetians and Georgians.

I would like to say some special words about the courage of our soldiers and officers, and about the peacekeepers, who took the first blow and performed their duty with honour.

Political Desk
“Now, we can see in world's horizon a new world, a pluripolar one, and that is the world we need,” said the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, in a press conference that took place in Pretoria, South Africa.

In his first official visit to South Africa, Venezuelan Head of State said: “We come here to give our hands and show the biggest will of approach and cooperation with South African people.”

Business Desk
Welcoming the NSG clearance, CII expressed confidence that the clearance will open up tremendous business opportunities for India besides meeting its energy needs to fuel its high rates of growth.

Political Desk
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) applauds today's action by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to end India's nuclear isolation. The 45-nation body's decision to grant India a special waiver opens, for the first time in more than three decades, India's opportunity to access civil nuclear technology and much-needed nuclear fuel.

USIBC, the leading advocate for the U.S.-India nuclear accord, now
turns its attention to the 110th U.S. Congress, which can clear the way for
U.S. companies to participate in India's nuclear renaissance. It may be

UN Desk
The United Nations is providing assistance to a number of countries in the Caribbean that have been badly affected by recent severe weather, particularly Haiti which has been the worst hit, the world body’s top humanitarian official said today.
“We are faced with a combination, once again, of severe natural disasters in a number of places which is stretching our resources,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes told reporters in New York today.

Business Desk
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces scored highly with the discerning readers of Condé Nast Traveller UK in this year’s 10th Readers’ Travel Awards. Taj’s luxury properties have been recognised within the following categories: Overseas Business Hotel, the World’s Top 100 and Overseas Leisure Hotel in Asia and the Indian Subcontinent.

A long running favourite with Condé Nast Traveller, Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, not only scored the top spot in the Overseas Business Hotel category, but also ranked 23rd within the World’s Top 100 for the best travel experiences worldwide.

Political Desk
As many as 840 load carriers with essentials and fuel arrived in the Kashmir Valley during the last 24 hours up to 2 p.m. today. As per the information received from the Jammu & Kashmir Government, these included 206 loaded with rice, 24 with sugar, 34 with flour, 12 with sheep, 37 with fresh fruit, 7 with chicken and 319 with other commodities. Besides, 61 tankers with diesel, 32 with petrol, 35 with kerosene oil, 37 with LPG, 4 with milk and 32 empty trucks after offloading goods outside also reached the valley during the period.

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter today presented the very first 'FIFA World Champions Badge' to reigning world champions Italy in Coverciano, Italy. The Squadra Azzurra are the first national team to receive this badge, which from now on will be awarded after every FIFA World Cup™ finals competition. The reigning world champions will be able to wear the badge until the next FIFA World Cup.

We welcome the decision earlier today of the Nuclear Suppliers Group to adjust its guidelines to enable full civil nuclear cooperation with India. This is a forward-looking and momentous decision. It marks the end of India’s decades long isolation from the nuclear mainstream and of the technology denial regime. It is a recognition of India’s impeccable non-proliferation credentials and its status as a state with advanced nuclear technology. It will give an impetus to India’s pursuit of environmentally sustainable economic growth.

Sports Desk
How they’ve missed him. It will come as a surprise to few people that England’s resurgence as a formidable force in ODI cricket has coincided with the return to form of its inspirational all-rounder, Andrew Flintoff, who has rocketed back into the top 10 in the latest Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers released today (Thursday).

Yashwant Sinha & Arun Shourie
The release of the letter sent by the Bush administration to Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on January 16 this year, by Rep. Howard L Berman, the present Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, completely exposes the Government of India and the fraudulent claims it has been making about the merits of the nuclear deal. It also fully vindicates the position taken by the BJP on this deal from day one.

Narendra Modi & L K Advani
The BJP seeks to bring to the attention of the people of India the intensifying terrorist threat, further compounded by direct and indirect political patronage by the Congress and its allies. This high-risk national drift has worked against consensus building against terror and also has undermined the national will to battle it.

Business Desk
Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today launched Google ChromeTM, a new open source browser intended to create a better web experience for users around the world. Available in beta in more than 40 languages, Google Chrome is a new approach to the browser that’s based on the simplicity and power that users have come to expect from Google products.

UN Desk
Two years of negotiations have resulted in the adoption of new international guidelines to limit the impact of fishing on fragile deep sea fish species and habitats, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced today.
Managing deep sea fisheries in high seas areas outside of countries’ exclusive economic zones has always been difficult, according to FAO, since it requires multilateral solutions involving not only nations whose vessels are engaged in deep sea fisheries but other interested countries as well.