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Tehran, Dec. 22: Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari has said that India has not pulled out of peace pipeline project and was still interested in the gas contract.

London, Dec 22: All jails in England and Wales would soon have electronic scanners to check the smuggling of illegal mobile phones and detect metal weapons hidden inside people’s bodies.

London, Dec 22: British royal Prince William has

London, Dec 22: Russian President Vladim

Sonbhadra (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 22: A large number of villagers of Sonbhadra village in Uttar Pradesh are suffering from fluorosis due to the excessive fluoride content in the ground water that these villages draw to drink.

They are facing the risk of becoming handicapped due to excessive fluorosis Chopan, Dudhi and Myorpur and Babhni Blocks. The excessive fluoride in water has given rise to several orthopaedic problems.

“Water is the main problem in our village. Earlier, we didn't have any hand pump or well in our village. People used to drink water from open streams and have consequently become victims of deformities and diseases, ” said Shambhu Prasad Patel, a villager.

Washington, Dec 22: US Defence Minister Robert Gates has said that the United States is impressed by Pakistan’s new Army Chief, General Ashfaq Pervaiz Kiyani, and Washington would continue to work