New Delhi, Sept 12 : The Mahanagar Telephone Nagar Limited (MTNL) will test launch the first ever 3G mobile services by the end of this month here while the commercial launch will be completed by D

New Delhi, Sept 12 : Union Minister for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Sharad Pawar will inaugurate a two-day conference on warehousing here today.

The conference is being held to discuss the impact of the Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act, 2007 on the warehousing scene in the country.

Besides the Central Warehousing Corporation, Food Corporation of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and FICCI, a large number of other stakeholders will participate in the conference.

New Delhi, Sep 11 : The Union Cabinet today approved a Rs. 500 crore special scheme which will be launched by the government during the 11th Plan in the Naxal-affected states.

The Centrally sponsored scheme was approved today at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, an official spokesperson said.

For the current financial year, Rs. 100 crore has been earmarked for the scheme.

New Delhi, Sep 11 : Inflation fell for the th

New Delhi, Sep 11 : Pres

New Delhi, Sept 11 : Describing India as a committed champion of multilateralism, Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said on Thursday that New Delhi should be given a permanent seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council, so that the world body reflects the modern international geo-political reality.

He said that the extent to which India will be a rapidly growing is indicative of the positive force and influence it will have on the future of Asia.

Delivering a speech at the Indian Council of World Affairs here, Smith praised India''s ‘Look East’ policy, saying it clearly reflected the country''s growing engagement in Asia.