Toyako, Japan - US President George W Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh signalled Wednesday that they were making progress on a controversial agreement to sell US nuclear technology to India.

"We talked about the India-US nuclear deal, and how important that is for our respective countries," Bush told reporters.

"We talked about common opportunities, world problems, and we did it in a spirit of respect. And it was easy for me to do because I respect the prime minister a lot. I also respect India a lot," Bush added.

Bush and Singh met on the sidelines of a Group of Eight summit in Japan.

Singh said the relationship between their two countries had "never been in such good shape as it is today," highlighting "progress in nuclear cooperation."

Somnath (Gujarat), July 8 : The historic temple of Somnath in Gujarat is all set to regain its old glory as a ''golden temple'' by 2010.

The famous temple’ Trust is carving and gold-plating the Sabha Mantap, the place where devotees gather and will also embed porous Bella stones on the outer structure that will be coated with fungus resistant paint.

The Somnath Temple that is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas (prime shrines devoted to Lord Shiva) and located at Prabash Patan in Gujarat’s Junagadh district.

Guwahati, July 8 : The flood situation in Assam continues to remain grim today, even as the Central Water Commission has warned of the rising water level in the Brahmaputra in lower Assam.

The cool Kerala beau Vidya Balan and Pradeep Sarkar recently patched up

New Delhi - Communist partners of India's ruling United Progressive Alliance Tuesday announced the withdrawal of support to the government over the civilian nuclear deal with the United States. 

New Delhi - India's benchmark Sensex shed more than 450 points, a loss of 3.48 per cent on Tuesday on heavy selling by funds and investors in blue-chip stocks.