The two leaders agreed that the special representatives could work out an early solution under the guiding principles and political parameters finalised during the visit of Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to India in 2005.
Greenhouse gas emissions to be halved by 2050
Leaders of the Group of Eight club of wealthy nations agreed today on the goal of halving dangerous greenhouse gas emissons by 2050 in a landmark pact against global warming.
Cong to start talks on Prez nominee next week only
Consultations on the Presidential nominee will take a backseat for the next few days as Congress President Sonia Gandhi will be away on a foreign tour beginning tomorrow and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh already out of the country.
Goa CLP meet to decide on next CM Incumbent Chief Minister Pratapsinh Rane and Goa Congress chief Ravi Naik are prime contenders for the top post.
No patents given on yoga postures: US A US Embassy statement said patents were give only on new and non-obvious devices that may be used in conjunction with yoga. These patents would not include any yoga positions.
AIADMK legislator held for burning cop AIADMK legislator Ganapathy and his supporters poured petrol on the Inspector and set him ablaze when he tried to put out the flames on the effigy of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi which was set on fire by the MLA.
Govt to liberallise irradiation guidelines The government is planning to introduce generic licenses for fruits, vegetables and pulses to make irradiation process easier.
1993 MUMBAI BLASTS
Life term for Tiger Memon aide Sheikh Ali Sheikh Umar, a close associate of prime absconding accused Tiger Memon, has got life sentence while extradited gangster Ejaz Pathan got away with 10-year RI.
A Keralite was killed and eight other Indians were missing in cyclone Gonu that hit Oman on Wednesday.Two round-the-clock control rooms have been set up -- one in External Affairs Ministry, New Delhi and another in the Indian Embassy in Muscat.
Hi-Tech Wealth, the solar phone's makers, says a scale-like solar panel on the top side of the clamshell-designed phone can also be recharged by light from other sources including candles. It can provide 40 minutes of talk-time after sitting in the sun for an hour.
Google urges US govt to raise number of H-1B visas In Congressional testimony, the company highlighted the contributions of its co-founder Sergey Brin and its principal scientist Krishna Bharat, both foreign origin workers.
Pakistan suspends media curbs The implementation of the media ordinance promulgated by President Pervez Musharraf has been suspended till till a committee reviews its contents and submits its report.
US House rejects bill to ban human cloning The vote was 204-213 as 31 Democrats joined 182 Republicans in voting against it. A two-thirds majority would have been needed to pass the bill.
Global women meet from tomorrow To be inaugurated by Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the meet would be attended by Shiranthi Rajapakse,the First Lady of Sri Lanka, Sarojni Jugnauth, the First Lady of the Republic of Mauritius, and Megawati Suekarnoputrii, former president of Indonesia.
Tumkur limping back to normalcy Authorities have continued prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC as a precautionary measure.
SPORTS
Lee aiming comeback at Twenty20 World Cup The tearaway pacer said he was confident of being match fit for the Twenty20 World Cup, which starts September 11 in South Africa. "I'm really happy with how it's going," Lee was quoted as saying by the 'Sydney Morning Herald.'
Ray Mali acting President of ICC Cricket South Africa President Ray Mali will be the Acting President for approximately 13 months until the ICC's annual conference of 2008.
A policeman carries out security checks on Bollywood movie actor Sanjay Dutt as he arrives at the Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (TADA) Court in Mumbai in connection with the 1993 serial blasts case, on Thursday. AFP
Jamaican police has new information: Website According to 'www.radiojamaica.com,' Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, who declined to reveal the nature of the information, would soon hold a press conference on the matter.
Delhi-based mental trainer Vaibhav Agashe felt Sehwag needed to keep his bad memories away and visualise what he did to succeed in his initial days.
Kenya likely to host next Afro-Asia Cup "The third edition of the Afro-Asia Cup will be held next June in Africa and the likely venue is Kenya where the facilities and weather would be ideal," said ACC Chief Executive Syed Ashraful Haq.
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