Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, after meeting the farm ministers from South Asian countries, told reporters that "We have set aside two million tonnes of wheat that will be given to countries which have been asking for it through diplomatic channels".

Although India had banned wheat exports in 2007, analysts say that robust output and higher stocks at government warehouses have enabled India, the world's second-biggest producer, to set aside some wheat for overseas supplies.

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The global financial crisis has taken its toll on the Tourism Industry .At a meeting with the members of the Federation of Hotels and Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI), the Government suggested that hotels slash their tariffs by 10 to 15 Percent.

FHRAI Delegation comprised of 5 members namely Vivek Nair, vice-chairman, Leela Group; Rajindra Kumar, Hotel Taj Ambassador, Delhi; Salim Sherwani, Sherwani Hospitalities Ltd; Dr Sunil Gulati, Uttarakhand Hospitality and Major Harish Sud, secretary general, FHRAI.

Nokia’s most advanced multimedia device N96, which has already made its debut in India and UK, has now been introduced in the US market.

The Nokia N96, which sports a 5-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED Flash, offers a memory size of 16GB, which can be increased to 24GB with an optional microSD card, permitting users to store hours of media and entertainment on the go.

Apple’s retail operation increased two-fold during the existing year (2008).

According to Apple’s recent 10-k annual filing released Wednesday, the company presently has 32,000 people on a full-time basis. The figure was up from 21,600 as compared to the corresponding period of last year.

The report also said that around 16,000 of those people work in company’s retail group, which currently has 247 stores.

Apple, in last year's annual report, announced that it had around 8,000 people working in the retail unit, which comprised 197 stores.

Pfizer Inc., the world's largest