New Delhi, Sept. 8 : The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday issued guidelines for provisioning of Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Services in India in pursuance of a Union Cabinet decision of August 21.

IPTV services facilitate delivery of television content to the viewer through the technologies used for computer network instead of traditional format and cabling.

It would require either a computer and software media player or an IPTV set top box to decode the images in real time. IPTV is a system where a digital television service is delivered using the Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection.

New Delhi, Sept 8 : Emphasizing the role of literacy and education in overall human development, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today said that literacy and education confer a wide set of benefits not only on individuals and families but also on the communities as a whole.

New Delhi, Sept. 8 : Minister of State for Defence, M M Pallam Raju, will pay a three-day visit to Lebanon from September 10 to 12.

Raju will visit the Indian peacekeeping contingent of nearly 900 personnel. He will interact with officers and troops and review the contribution and role of Indian troops in the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Major General B V Nair, Additional Director General (CW) will accompany him.

New Delhi, sept. 8 : India remains committed to a just and transparent multilateral trading regime and is in favour of continuing the Doha Round of trade negotiations, said Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Industry, on Monday.

Kumar, however, stated that New delhi could not be expected to carry a disproportionate burden for the difficulties in negotiations.

New Delhi  - India and China began high-level talks Monday amid a new strain in bilateral relations over Beijing's perceived negative role that threatened Indian efforts for civilian nuclear trade with the world.

Indian officials criticized China for objecting to a trade waiver for India at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on the weekend.

The waiver, clinched after hectic lobbying by the United States, was crucial to allow India to trade in fissile materials and technology to meet its soaring energy needs.

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in New Delhi Monday for talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his residence.

New Delhi, Sept. 8 : The US can be an attractive investment destination for Indian companies seeking to capture the North American and Latin American markets.

Stating this, David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary of State in the Department of Commerce, said that the US could be a strong market, consuming as it does nearly 42 per cent of all consumer goods produced in the world.