London, Nov. 21 : Ecologists, academics, scientists and religious leaders from around the world will gather in London next week. Their aim will be to prevent the destruction of the Gulf of Mannar, one of the last remaining intact ecosystems on earth and home to the famous Ram Sethu or Adam''s Bridge, a site sacred to one billion Hindus worldwide.

New Delhi, Nov. 21 : The alleged involvement of homegrown Hindu militant Pragya Thakur and Lt. Col. Purohit can reverberate in the Indo Pak talks, which begins next week.

There are fears in the South Block that India has to face some embarrassing questions regarding the probe in the Samjauhtha blasts when Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi arrives here in New Delhi next week.

New Delhi, Nov. 21 : Regional parties have the possibility coming together to form the next government, Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Yadav said on Friday.

Revealing that he was in touch with leaders of various regional parties, Yadav told participants at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here that he would not disclose the details just yet.

He said there was no doubt about coalition politics remaining embedded in India, and added that new political parties are cropping up every now and then.”

New Delhi, Nov 21 : The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a prominent corporate group of Oman: Omar Zawawi Establishment LLC (OMZEST) to promote an institute of cost and management accountants in Oman.

OMZEST has diverse commercial interests including promoting higher education in Oman

Bangalore, India - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday opened the first foreign consulate in India's information-technology hub of Bangalore.

More than 120 German firms operate in or near the southern city of 8 million people, including carmaker Daimler AG and software company SAP AG.

Srinagar, Nov 21 : To foil any untoward situation in the Kashmir valley due to separatists’ call to stage a protest march to Jamia Masjid, the authorities on Friday deployed thousands of security personnel to the city which resulted in curfew-like situation.

Deployment of the security personnel’s has been made to Srinagar and other major towns of the valley as the Chairman of the Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, is likely to lead the protest march to Jamia Masjid.