New Delhi, Dec 15 : Director CBI Ashwini Kumar today exhorted media to maintain impartiality and integrity in reporting.

Speaking at the inaugural function of week long training module for press persons today, Kumar said that at times, news value is not given pre-eminence in the items reported in view of the marketing strategies of the media organisations.

He called upon the participants to take up this as a challenge and always stand by truth. Like CBI, impartiality and integrity must be maintained at every cost, he added.

New Delhi, Dec 15 : President Pratibha Patil today said that government should frame policies and programmes for ensuring welfare of handloom and handicraft artisans who have contributed in preserving and promoting India''s heritage.

After conferring National Awards for Master Craftpersons and Weavers and Shilp Guru Awards here, Patil said, "I would like to suggest that the government could bring in certain policies and programmes, which apart from addressing the developmental needs, should also address welfare concerns of artisans and weavers."

New Delhi, Dec 15 : India and China have decided to work collectively to tackle terrorism during their second Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) held here today.

Both sides also agreed that international cooperation was vital to defeat terrorism and non-traditional threats sponsored by religious fundamentalism.

Defence Secretary Vijay Singh led the Indian side while Lt. General Ma Xiaotian, Deputy Chief of General Staff; People's Liberation Army (PLA) headed the Chinese delegation.

New Delhi, Dec. 15 : Senator John Kerry, a close aide of US President-elect Barack Obama, on Monday said that India has the right to expect that Pakistan should take steps to shut down terrorist training camps on it soil.

Addressing a news conference here after interactions with the Indian leadership, Kerry said that Islamabad should take on both the Lashkar-e-Toiba and the Jaish-e-Muhammad, both of whom are being linked to last month''s terror attacks in Mumbai.

Terming the Mumbai attacks as a turning point, Kerry said business cannot go on as ''usual''.

New Delhi, Dec 15 : Beijing police conducted an anti-terror drill at a local hotel to boost response capabilities against Mumbai-style militant attacks.

Members of the Beijing Special Armed Police Unit dropped on Saturday from helicopters and broke through windows to rescue "hostages" in the hotel, Xinhua reported.

"They then shot swaying eggs targets 15 m away and did it within 1.5 seconds to practice shooting terrorists," Xiao Yong, the head of the unit said.