Signing five key accords, including an extradition treaty, on Tuesday India and Egypt pledged to jointly combat the menace of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. The agreements lay a 'sound basis for a vibrant strategic partnership' between the two ancient civilizations - India and Egypt.

One of the five agreements signed was on cooperation in outer space and a MoU for cooperation in trade and economic fields. A MoU on increasing links in health and medicine was also signed, as was another agreement on the abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports.

Charged with working against the principles and policies of the BSP - the party they joined in August this year - former external affairs minister, K Natwar Singh, and his son Jagat Singh, have been expelled from the party. BSP general secretary, Satish Chandra Mishra, charged Natwar Singh with "indiscipline" and indulging in "anti-party activities" after being denied Rajya Sabha nomination.

With the concern to the financial Crisis in the global economy and the quake in Human skills recruitment and utility of Organizations, CII - LM Thapar Centre for Competitiveness for SMEs organized a One Day Workshop on "Executive Programme on Metrics and Balanced Scorecard" at CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), Gurgaon on 15th November. A total of 43 delegates from Top Managerial profiles of various sectors - Service, Manufacturing, IT and Finance reaped benefits out of the highly productive workshop.

Terming the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as "wrong", Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said the perpetrators of the mindless violence should be brought to justice. Though Rahul admitted that "there was a tragedy in Punjab" - after the assassination of his grandmother and former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, who ordered Operation Bluestar - he rubbished all talk of Sikh aversion towards the Congress.

Rajshri Media, India’s top Web and Mobile studio and the digital entertainment arm of the 60-year old Rajshri group, signed up an exclusive deal with Swami Ramdev’s Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, Hardwar.

Under this pact, the complete library of audiovisual content of Baba Ramdev comprising videos of Pranayam, Yoga Postures, Breathing Techniques, Nutritional Tips and Home Remedies for different ailments featuring Baba Ramdev himself, will be available for free streaming and paid downloads exclusively on www.rajshri.com.

In a press conference on Monday, Liquor giant Diageo Plc, in association with MTV, kicked off Guardian Angel campaign against drunk driving. The campaign, to be based in Mumbai and Bangalore - the two cities considered as prominent party cities by the companies - a team of ambassadors dressed as angels will visit key watering holes.