Mumbai, Aug 1: Indian Navy''s e-procurement portal was launched by Vice Admiral K Raina AVSM, Chief of Logistics at Material Organisation in Mumbai.

The adoption of the dynamic procurement model is a pioneering step towards bringing about greater objectivity, accountability and openness in procurement activities.

This e-governance initiative allows for faster, more efficient handling of tendering action, receipt or evaluation of Quotes and placement of orders.

Integrated with the Navy''s Integrated Logistics Management System (ILMS), it is expected to greatly improve workflow, speed, accuracy and data integrity.

New Delhi, Aug. 1: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will pay a three-day state visit to India from August 4.

A spokesman of the Indian External Affairs Ministry said that Karzai would be visiting New Delhi after attending the 15th SAARC Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Afghan Foreign Affairs Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta and the country’s National Security Advisor Dr. Zalmai Rasoul.

The visit assumes significance in the wake of the recent bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul in which over 50 people, including an Indian diplomat and an Indian Army brigadier were killed.

New Delhi, Aug 1 : The condition of Union Minister for Human Resource Development Arjun Singh, who is suffering from a stomach infection, is improving, the doctors attending to him said today.

The veteran Congress leader was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) two days ago following complaint of severe stomachache.

“His condition is stable and he is improving,” said Dr. D K Sharma, Medical Superintendent, AIIMS.

New Delhi - At least 23 Nepalese pilgrims were killed and 10 were missing and feared dead after their bus crashed into a river in India's northern mountainous state of Uttarkhand, police said Friday.

The bus, which was carrying 38 passengers, skidded off a mountain road Thursday night and fell about 46 metres into the Alaknanda River near Chamoli.

Five people survived and were being treated at a government hospital in the town 160 kilometres east of the state capital, Dehradun.

Lahore, Aug 1: Pakistan has been ranked fourth and India fifth in the list of countries most hit by terror in the second quarter of 2008, a report released by the Centre of Excellence - Defence Against Terrorism (COE-DAT), a Turkey based anti-terror organisation, has said.

According to the report based on a worldwide research, a total of 2396 terrorist incidents occurred across the world during the said period, thereby killing a total of 4204 people and injuring 7614.

Finnish giant Nokia has made announcement about the launching of its Nokia 6210 Navigator mobile phone, which it showcased during the Mobile World Congress, in the Indian market.

The newly launched mobile handset comes packed with astounding features including a 2.4 inch 16-million color QVGA display (320×240 resolution), a digital compass, Nokia Maps, quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) and a 3.15 MP camera with auto focus, flash and video recording.