Amsterdam - Disappointment among the Dutch political left and relief among the political right followed Thursday night's decision by Dutch integration minister Ella Vogelaar to step down.

The decision was prompted by an intraparty dispute over registering juvenile immigrants from the Dutch Antilles in which she lost the backing of her party. She has also been plagued by clumsy performances on Dutch media, which routinely airs footage of her refusing to answer reporters' questions.

Defying the stereotype yet again - after his directorial debut 'My Brother Nikhil', and 'Bas Ek Pal' - director Onir's new outing 'Sorry Bhai' is unconventional too.

Like his previous films, 'Sorry Bhai' has a bold story to tell as well, and Onir has narrated it with utmost sensitivity. Slated for release on November 28, the film tackles the concept of forbidden love in a progressive contemporary manner.

Madrid - The condition of Spanish golfer Severiano Ballesteros continues to improve three weeks after undergoing brain surgery for the third time within a month and could leave intensive care in the coming week, Madrid's La Paz hospital said Friday.

Ballesteros, 51, underwent a six-hour operation last month to alleviate pressure on his brain and also had a tracheotomy to help him breathe.

Madrid - Spain has invited the Czech Republic to form part of its delegation to Saturday's economic summit in Washington, government sources said Friday.

The invitation will allow Marek Mora, a deputy for the Czech vice-premier for European affairs, to attend plenary sessions, the sources said.

Spain found the Czech presence important given that Prague will hold the European Union presidency in the first half of 2009, the sources explained.

Mora was also due to attend the summit as an observer with the French delegation.

Helsinki - Finnish-based Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile telephones, Friday lowered its forecast for the fourth quarter and revised its 2009 estimates for the global handset market.

Nokia said it expected fourth-quarter global handset sales to reach 330 million units, up from 310 million units in the third- quarter.

For full-year 2008, global sales were predicted to be 1.24 billion handsets instead of earlier estimates of 1.26 billion units. In 2007, some 1.14 billion units were sold worldwide, Nokia said.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : Many of my generation have fond memories of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Much has been written about his contribution to the freedom struggle, his role as the first Prime Minister of India, and how he propounded non-alignment and emerged as a world leader. But many of us who had the chance to meet him still recall the warmth he effused toward all human beings whom he came across.