Melbourne, Jan 7: The man who kept US President-elect Barack Obama out of the Blair House has reportedly been revealed, it is: former Australian prime minister and Bush mate John Howard.

Last month, the Obama family asked the Bush administration if they could move into Blair House - the security home near the White House - a fortnight early to get their daughters settled at their new schools.

However, they were refused saying that it was not possible because foreign dignitaries had been booked in.

Now, The Washington Post has revealed that the only dignitary staying overnight on January 12 is Howard, reports the age. com. au.

Islamabad, Jan 7: The Pakistan National Assembly's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs has asked the government to send parliamentary delegations to different countries to present Islamabad's case regarding the Mumbai terror attacks.

Members of the committee were of the view that Pakistan has not presented its case successfully at the international level, adding that the Foreign Office should be more proactive in giving a matching response to the Indian allegations.

Briefing the committee, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Khan said India had not shared `substantial' evidence with Pakistan.

He said non-state actors had their own ulterior motives, the Daily Times reported.

Washington, January 7: Mumbai children who featured in the movie Hollywood flick Slumdog Millionaire will be helped by director Danny Boyle work their way out of poverty, as he has plans of handing them a trust fund once they finish school.

The British filmmaker has revealed that he was shocked when he got to know that some of the children had been braving dire situations.

Lahore, Jan 7 : Terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba's frontal organisation, the Jamaat-ud-Dawa has warned that Pakistan is making a `big mistake' by acting against it.

"The ban by the United Nations Security Council was one-sided; we were not heard by the Security Council. They didn't hear our clarification," Abdullah Muntazir, a spokesperson for the Dawa, told an Indian news channel.

"What the UN has done is just on the basis of what the Indian media has reported," the Daily Times quoted Muntazir, as saying.

Los Angeles, Jan 7 : Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon may still hope that he will be exonerated from rape charges, with San Francisco Consul General Susmita G Thomas now taking personal interest in his case.

Thomas and her husband visited South California on January 3 to discuss Jon's case, reports IndiaPost. com.

She met with community members at the residence of Dr Krishna Reddy, where Aravinda K. Shetty DDS, Former film Star Madhu Kapoor, Dr Mrs Jay Shah and Yoga guru Bikram Chaudhry were also present.

Lauren, a fashion model, was also present at the event. Jon''s accusers tried all that they could to make Lauren join them in their conspiracy against Anand.

Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 7: A Tamil Nesan report has said that Maly Tamils will receive land for the Sri Sakthi Nageswari Amman Temple, which is currently located in Kampung Haji Abdullah Hukum in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

According to The Star, Deputy Federal Territories Minister M. Saravanan was quoted as saying that City Hall and developer S. P. Setia had each agreed to allocate 0.2ha for the temple.

He was speaking to reporters after discussions with the temple committee, the Malaysia Hindu Sangam and MIC branch leaders at the temple last Thursday.

Lembah Pantai MIC chief R. Narayanan said the temple had been in existence for the past 80 years adding that at one time, there were about 700 Indian families living in the area.