New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Indian Government is planning
to start a scheme for providing nutritional support to
adolescent girls that aims to benefit about two crore girls in

Betwa Sharma
New York, Mar 18 (PTI) Warning that the Taliban is
part of the "very negative presence" in Afghanistan, India has

Washington, Mar 18 (PTI) India and US have entered into a
pact that will pave way for increased participation of the
private sector in areas like infrastructure, healthcare and

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Cheaper vegetables and pulses
pulled down food inflation to a four-month low of 16.30 per
cent in the first week of March, but there are expectations

Rao said relations between India and the US should not
be characterised solely on the basis of security needs in
India's neighbourhood.

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) As the two-day water talks
began here, Bangladesh Thursday hoped to reach an interim
agreement on the vexed issue of Teesta river water sharing at

China must understand that censorship in normal times
does not serve any purpose and must be done away with, the
Dalai Lama said.

Bhopal, Mar 18 (PTI) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai
Lama Thursday said he favoured good relations between India
and China to ensure peace in the region.

Islamabad, Mar 17 (PTI) Pakistan has said the world
community should nudge India to resolve all "core" bilateral
issues, including Kashmir and sharing of river waters, arguing

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Mar 17 (PTI) Iran and Pakistan have signed
a deal in Turkey paving the way for constructing the much-