SANA'A, Jan.23 (Saba)- President Ali
Abdullah Saleh received here on Saturday a letter from his Egyptian counterpart
Mohamed
Hosni Mubarak .

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Bengali film "Antaheen" was
Saturday named the best movie and Tamil filmmaker Bala best
director at the 56th National Awards which saw Bollywood

Ashutosh Gowarikar's epic love story "Jodhaa Akbar"
won the best costume design award (Neeta Lulla) and best
choreography (Chinni and Rekha Prakash).

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) Environment Ministers of four
major developing countries, including India, meet here on
Sunday in a bid firm its strategy in the wake of the January

New Delhi, Jan 23 (PTI) A number of Muslim groups
Saturday backed the Supreme Court of India's rejection of the
argument that women cannot be asked to lift face-covering

India among other BASIC nations had brokered a deal with
the US to take note of the Accord thus ending the impasse at
the Copenhagen summit in Denmark in December last year.

Bangalore, Jan 23 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister B S
Yeddyurappa Saturday said that the southern state would not
allow the commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal as it would

"What will be the relevance of a photo I-card with burqa.
This is not a general situation in which purdah is essential.

Dhaka, Jan 23 (PTI) Bangladesh is seeking to ink an
interim pact with India on water sharing of Teesta river to
lay the "foundation for the desired long-term deal" on all

With regard to the counter terrorism pacts inked with
India during Hasina's visit to New Delhi, Quayes dismissed all