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Menon, Hillary discuss Mumbai terror attacks

Menon, Hillary discuss Mumbai terror attacksWashington, Mar 10 : Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Tuesday. Menon, who is on a four-day visit to the U. S, met Clinton at the State Department and discussed with her key bilateral and regional issues including the situation in Sri Lanka, progress on the Mumbai terror attacks and the next steps to be taken for the implementation of Indo-US nuclear deal.

Earlier, Menon met Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg.

Pak blames India for using Afghanistan soil against Pakistan

Islamabad, Mar. 10: In a bid to come clean on the Lahore terror attack, Pakistan has reiterated the role of a foreign hand in it, and accused India of using Afghanistan's soil against Pakistan.

Addressing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior Affairs, Advisor on Interior matters, Rehman Malik, said investigations have not found any evidence of the Lashkar-e-Toiba's involvement.

Rehman asserted there is enough evidence to prove that a `foreign hand' was behind the attack.

"India was using Afghanistan's soil against Pakistan," The Daily Times quoted Rehman, as saying.

Malik also admitted that security personnel guarding the Lankan convoy were not well equipped to counter the attack.

Child marriage leading to rampant multiple fertility risks in India: Lancet

Child marriage leading to rampant multiple fertility risks in India: LancetLondon, March 10 : Despite India''s law giving 18 as the minimum age for marriage, a large proportion of children - particularly girls - are still married off at an early age, imposing higher risks of unwanted pregnancies and female sterilization, concludes a new study.

SanDisk To Launch 64 GB USB Drive In India

 SanDisk To Launch 64 GB USB Drive In IndiaSanDisk is eyeing to strengthen its Indian market significantly in tune with the growth in the market for consumer electronics.

As a part of its positive evaluation of the flash memory market in India, SanDisk is ready to launch USB flash drive with a maximum storage capacity of 64GB.

Available in different capacities including in 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB, the company said that the new flash drive would allow backup of files by just touching a button.

SanDisk claims it to be the first drive having such a facility.

Pfizer To Launch 600 Smoking Cessation Clinics In India By 2010

Pfizer To Launch 600 Smoking Cessation Clinics In India By 2010Pharmaceutical major Pfizer is also in line to help smokers who are trying their best to quit this deadly habit.

The company said that it will set up 600 smoking cessation clinics across India by 2010 in partnership with private sector hospitals and clinics.

Clinton holds talks with Indian counterpart

Clinton holds talks with Indian counterpart Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon on Monday for the first high level talks between the two countries under the Obama administration.

US State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters before the meeting that the two leaders would discuss the conflict in Afghanistan and other issues, including the investigation into the November terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 170 people.

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