New Delhi, Aug 12 : WTO Director General Pascal Lamy will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today to find ways for picking up the threads from last month''s failed trade talks in Geneva.

During his two-day visit, Lamy will also hold talks with Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath, and also with representatives of the Indian industry.

New Delhi, Aug 11 : President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday congratulated Abhinav Bindra for creating history in Beijing, by winning the first gold medal in any individual category for India in the 108-years of Olympics history.

In separate messages, Patil and Dr. Singh lauded the achievement of 23-year-old Bindra with the Prime Minister describing the feat as a "golden performance".

New Delhi, Aug 4 : Afghan President Hamid Karzai will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today and will hold talks on bilateral, regional and international issues of mutual concern to both countries.

Cooperation between both countries and security related issues are expected to dominate the talks.

New Delhi, Aug 4 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here Sunday night after attending the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, which concluded in Colombo on the same day.

During his visit, Dr. Singh met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani who assured him that Pakistan would investigate the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul.

Dr. Singh also conveyed his concern about the ceasefire violations by Pakistan and the rising infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir.

Colombo, Aug 2 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today urged all eight SAARC nations to stand united against terrorism.

Terming the recent attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul and serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad as gruesome reminders of barbaric acts of terrorists, Dr. Singh told the opening session of the 15th SAARC Summit that terrorism is the ''single major threat'' to the stability of South Asia.

The region cannot afford to lose the battle against the ideologies of hatred and fanatism, he added.

New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed the International Atomic Energy Agency's approval of an inspection protocol with the country, terming it as a "milestone" in India's quest towards gaining access to international nuclear trade, officials said Saturday.

The IAEA Board of Governors on Friday approved the India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the consensus of all 35 board members.