London - The political leaders of Northern Ireland Wednesday hailed the election of Barack Obama as the next US president and said they wished to continue their "mutual beneficial relationship" with the United States.

Peter Robinson, the Protestant leader of Northern Ireland's power- sharing government, said he was looking forward to working with an Obama administration and to continuing the "mutually beneficial relationship that Northern Ireland has developed with the United States over the years."

Patna, Nov. 5 : Rashtriya Janata Dal President and Union Minister for Railways Lalu Prasad Yadav along with his family here today offered prayers to the Sun God on the last day of Chatth Puja, the poplar festival of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.

Chatth Puja is performed with utmost religious fervour, for three successive days after a week-long gap from Diwali, the festival of lights.

Varanasi, Nov. 5 : It appears the global meltdown being witnessed prominently in the financial markets is all set to devastate the famous Banarsi Saree industry, which is currently facing a tough time.

At one side the prepared saris are not getting sold off in abundance like before, on the other side the export orders appears to face a downward trend in near future.

The Silk industry, which was facing a tough time due to other factors, is likely to face a major jolt in the days to come leading to literal starvation of several people.

Chandigarh, Nov. 5 : Cricketers associated with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) showcased their ramp and modelling talent in Chandigarh, they were second to none.

The occasion was the launch event of a new high-resolution video and hi-fi music section of santabanta. com, the Chandigarh-based popular entertainment portal.

The cricketers launched a new brighter, smarter and niftier version of its website. The latest version, called the SantaBanta. com V-2.0 Version, offers new varied sections with better and more attractive contents to its users.

Aloda (Gujarat), Nov. 5 : Hindus in a Gujarat village have renovated a shrine dedicated to Sufi saint Sayyed Badru Rehmat-ulla Alai, popularly known as Fakir Baba here.

Around 5,000 villagers including Hindus and Muslims from neighbouring villages converged here on Monday for the inauguration ceremony of the renovated Dargah dedicated to the Sufi saint in Aloda, a small hamlet in Gujarat’s Mehsana district.

The function was organized on Lab Pancham, fifth day of Gujarati New Year that fell on Oct. 29 this year.

Beirut  - The second round of Lebanon's national dialogue aimed at ending differences between rival political factions and discussing the fate of Hezbollah arms was adjourned Wednesday after one of the participants fell ill.

"MP Ghassan Tueini, from the ruling majority and also owner of the daily An Nahar newspaper fell ill during the session and was transferred to the hospital," an official taking part in the talks told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.