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United States president Obama has said that the goals in Afghanistan are attainable. Being assumed to be a terrorism driven country, Obama is confident about the non terrorist operation of Afghanistan.

Obama administration functionaries are struggling to measure success in achieving stability, emphasizing that their aim is fighting al Qaeda, and not building a U.S. based admiration.

U.S. functionaries have played down revelations which drew a dismal picture of the U.S. led war and raised new doubts on their ally 'Pakistan'.

India's monsoon billowed in the last week to deliver its highest weekly rainfall this season, reviving hopes of strong harvests in across the nation.

Decent monsoon rains would also encourage India to lift a ban on exports of non-basmati rice and charging taxes on sugar imports. Monsoon rains is crucial for replenishing the farm output after last year's drought, which was 38 percent above normal in the week to July 28, from a 17-percent deficit in the previous week.

ICICI Bank achieved a 17 percent rise in quarterly net profit, and expects 15 percent credit growth in the fiscal year to March 2011, as loan demand from corporate and mortgage borrowers is still high.

ICICI bank is India's No. 2 loan lender after the State Bank of India, and are now experiencing an improvement in asset quality as consumer loan defaults are getting less and expected to 8.5.

According to ICICI bank chief executive, growth is to be credited by both corporate and retail sectors.

A treatment for the Alzheimer's disease, which wastes the human brain, has finally been declared to have been found by doctors who claim that they will be out with the remedy soon within just five years' time. This declaration brings hope amongst many.

However, it just a prospect still as the researchers at Sydney University are holding out to the 250,000 Australians who have been affected by the Alzheimer's, which is Australia's most common form of dementia.

President Obama says he is on track to carry out his promise of ending the Iraq war.

Despite a stalemate situation in Baghdad on efforts to form a new government, Obama is happy with his achievements in Iraq. He is convinced that he will carry out his promise, which he did while campaigning for the post of the president.

Obama's message of opposition to the Iraq war helped him to gain support among Democrats in his presidential election campaign.

The Indo German Orthopaedic Foundation, whose initial aim of establishment was to have a continuously active and free exchange of the latest orthopaedic techniques between India and Germany, held a 3-day master's course in spinal surgery, trauma surgery and joint replacements that was inaugurated at the MIOT Hospitals recently.

At present, two courses along with fellowships for young Indian surgeons for abroad training are being offered in India.