New Delhi, Oct. 22: Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora will meet with representatives of state-run oil companies and private airlines here today in a bid to resolve their dispute over unpaid fuel bills.

According to sources, Deora and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel have reportedly been asked by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is currently away on an official visit to Japan and China, to resolve this issue at the earliest.

Tokyo  - Tokyo stocks shed the previous session's gains on Wednesday, tracking the US market's overnight losses.

Pune, Oct 22: An International workshop on Advances in processing of Solid Propellant Rocket motors (IWAPS 2008) will be held at the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory 
(HEMRL) here today.

The two-day workshop is being organised as part of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Centenary Celebrations of HEMRL.

The objective of the workshop is to bring eminent scientists and technologists from across the globe together on a common platform to discuss the advances in the field of solid propellant processing in order to meet the challenges ahead for advanced futuristic propulsion systems needed for high pay loads.

Cairo- Egyptian ministers emphasized terms including "healthy," "safe" and "sound" to describe the local economy during a two-day Euromoney business conference in Cairo, which concluded Tuesday.

The theme that they conveyed was: "We are not worried."

As panic spreads in markets worldwide amid the international economic slowdown, the local officials laboured to reassure investors about Egypt as a place with ample opportunities.

Tokyo - Japan's key Nikkei index fell 2 per cent Wednesday, tracking the US market's overnight losses.