Moscow/Warsaw/Washington - The office of Barack Obama Saturday said the president-elect has no commitment to building a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.
The statement from Denis McDonough, Obama's senior foreign policy adviser, came as Russia and Poland jockeyed for attention from the administration-in-waiting over the disputed defence system that Poland and Czech Republic have approved.
Kolkata, Nov. 9 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said Kashmir would remain a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan that would be sorted out through dialogue.
Mukherjee''s statement came as a response to the media reports that US president-elect Barack Obama was speculating on appointing former U. S. President Bill Clinton as a special envoy on Jammu and Kashmir.
Pune, Nov. 9 : Small-scale industry workers in Pune on Saturday lamented dull prospects due the cost cutting measures of Tata Motors.
Tata Motors Ltd, India''s largest vehicle maker, is closing two of its commercial vehicle plants for six days later this month to avoid inventory build-up, a spokesman for the company said on Friday.
Its commercial vehicle plant in Pune, in the western state of Maharashtra, will be shut from Nov. 21-26, while its commercial vehicle plant in Lucknow will be shut from Nov. 10-15, he said.
Nagpur, Nov. 9 : Australia centurion Simon Katich accused India of negative tactics in the fourth and final test after his own side''s defensive batting on Saturday (November 8) had marred their chances of forcing a series-levelling victory.
India''s bowlers operated successfully to a packed off-side field to restrict the runs when the tourists needed to post a commanding first innings total at a fast rate to get into a position to grab a result.
"You are kidding me, are you not? We were the defensive with an 8-1 field?" Katich asked reporters while replying to a query on sluggish run rate in the first session in central Nagpur city, hosting the fourth and final test between India and Australia.
The ongoing global financial crisis is badly impacting steel companies across the country. They are taking various cost cutting measures to cover their losses. Major steel companies such as JSW, Essar and Ispat Industries have already cut down their production due to steep decline in demand across various sectors.
CFO of JSW Steel, Sheshagiri Rao said that steel industry is dealing with low demand by announcing production cuts. He however said that that the situation would soon become normal.
Washington, Nov 9 : A research team led by an Indian origin scientist has pioneered a new form of bone marrow transplantation that can prove safe and effective in curing sickle cell disease.
The research team led by Dr Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Children''s Hospital developed a new approach of bone marrow transplantation which relies on reduced-intensity conditioning (RIC).
RIC regimens are less toxic to patients and therefore can be offered to patients with severe sickle cell disease because they eliminate life-threatening side effects generally associated with bone marrow transplantation.
Moscow/Warsaw/Washington - The office of Barack Obama Saturday said the president-elect has no commitment to building a missile defence shield in Eastern Europe.
Kolkata, Nov. 9 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said Kashmir would remain a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan that would be sorted out through dialogue.
Pune, Nov. 9 : Small-scale industry workers in Pune on Saturday lamented dull prospects due the cost cutting measures of Tata Motors.
The ongoing global financial crisis is badly impacting steel companies across the country. They are taking various cost cutting measures to cover their losses. Major steel companies such as JSW, Essar and Ispat Industries have already cut down their production due to steep decline in demand across various sectors. 
