New Delhi  - A group of 200 Indian Jews are set to emigrate to Israel in January after the Israeli government approved their request, news reports said Monday.

The newly recognized Jews belong to the Bnei Menashe tribe of India's north-east and live in Mizoram and Manipur states, IANS news agency reported.

Rabbinical leaders in Jerusalem said the Israeli government approved the request for 200 people to emigrate from the states of Mizoram and Manipur, IANS quoted community members as saying.

New Delhi, Nov 17 : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath on Monday stated that there is a need to develop diversified economic relations and at the same time continuous efforts are needed at bilateral and multilateral levels.

During his bilateral meeting with Martin Riman, Czech Trade Minister, here today, he informed that today our bilateral trade has crossed one billion dollar and is increasing rapidly.

Chennai, Nov 17 : The Communist Party of India (CPI) convened an ''All-Party Meeting'' in Chennai on Monday to decide their further course of action after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa''s statement in New Delhi on November 13 ruled out any possibility of a ceasefire till the rebels laid down their arms.

Participants at ''all-party meeting'' decided to mobilize people to mount pressure on the Central government to intervene in the ongoing conflict in Sri Lanka and to stop the war.

New Delhi - After dipping by over 3 per cent in early trade, India's stock indices staged a smart recovery on assurances by the country's federal bank that it was committed to ensuring adequate liquidity in financial markets.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's benchmark 30-share Sensex saw a day of volatile trading. Beginning on a positive note, it hit the day's lowest of 8,956 points after Japan announced it had slid into recession. It then recovered to close at 9291.01 points, about 1.01 per cent below its previous close.

New Delhi - Two Dutch tourists were duped into paying 200 dollars for a plate of samosas, an Indian snack which usually costs less than 15 cents, at a cattle fair in eastern Bihar state, a newspaper report said Monday.

The young couple ate four samosas while visiting the annual cattle fair in Sonpur on the outskirts of Bihar capital Patna.

Once they were done, they were told by the stall owner that the samosas were special ones made of herbs with aphrodisiac qualities and cost 2,500 rupees (about 50 dollars) a piece, the Hindustan Times reported.

New Delhi, Nov. 17 : U. S. President elect Barack Obama''s remark suggesting Washington''s scope in facilitating a solution to decadesold Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, has generated a new optimism in Pakistan.

In an article titled "Obama for Kashmir solution" published in The Nation, former Pakistan Foreign Secretary Shamshad Ahmad states Obama realises that no strategy or roadmap for durable peace in the region including in Afghanistan would be comprehensive without focusing on the underlying causes of conflict and instability.