Child Labor Targets Missed, Enforcement Tightened
Karnataka, home to India’s Silicon Valley, has said that it will most likely miss child labor targets but has promised that the new federal law aiming to curtail this inhuman practice will be enforced strictly and more vigor.<More>

OECD Asks India to Overhaul Regulations
An influential international body advised India to overhaul its outdated business regulations such as reservations for small firms, tariff structures, and labor laws for large companies to derive benefits from global economy such as investments and technology.<More>

India , China Asian Economic Growth Engines
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected India ’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 8.3% this year and 7.3% in 2007 but but cautioned financial managers on inflation due to oil prices and strong domestic demand and budget deficit.<More>

India Claims to be Yaws-Free
India ’s Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss claimed that Yaws, a common chronic infectious disease occurring mostly in the warm humid topical regions, has now been eliminated from India but eradication will take another two years.<More>

US to Convince China
After the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal through the Senate, the US will work on China to obtain its support to the deal in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) where it is bound to raise many questions about the deal and link it to Pakistan.<More>

18 Nuclear Emergency Response Centers
India has set up 18 emergency response centers that will augment existing emergency preparedness capacities to deal with nuclear-related emergencies that could be triggered by terrorism, nuclear attacks, transportation, or accidents.<More>

Military Coup in Thailand
The Thai Army took over administration from to break deadlock and stop “rampant corruption” in the 74 year old democracy but promised to return “power to the people” as soon as possible but after cleaning the political system.<More>

Diplomatic Pressure on LTTE
The new US Ambassador to Sri Lanka espoused the Sri Lankan Government (SLG) line claiming that there is intense diplomatic pressure on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to offer “credible guarantees” not to rearm while negotiating. <More>

Maoists Force Children to March for Peace
Maoist guerrillas and their once-banned ultra-leftist student union forced children, some as young as 10, to attend a 5-hour rally under scorching sun listening to diatribe against US imperialism and Indian expansionism. <More>

New Life to IPI Project?
After meeting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Havana summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he is willing to rework the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline once the feasibility study is complete.<More>

Iran Complains of US Negative Role
Signaling its willingness to temporarily suspend its controversial nuclear enrichment program, Iran complained of US’s negative role through its “unfounded accusations” even as UN bodies protested parts of a Congressional report as “outrageous and dishonest.”<More>

Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
At sharp variance with international mediators, Sri Lanka denied agreeing to hold unconditional talks with Tamil rebels but said it was committed to peace and negotiated settlement provided there is “a comprehensive and verifiable cessation of hostilities.”<More>

UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade
A draft resolution for an international arms trade treaty is being floated by Britain, Finland, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, and Kenya in the UN seeking to reduce human rights, limit the spread of terrorism, and reduce unintended suffering of millions.<More>

Satyam Looking for Japanese Acquisitions
Satyam Computers Services Limited revealed that it was actively seeking to acquire many Japanese companies and that it has already short-listed four to five companies and will close the deals soon.<More>

UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade
A draft resolution for an international arms trade treaty is being floated by Britain, Finland, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Costa Rica, and Kenya in the UN seeking to reduce human rights, limit the spread of terrorism, and reduce unintended suffering of millions.<More>

India Disagrees with IMF Quotas
India, Brazil, Argentina, and Egypt vociferously objected to International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) “quota calculation formula” as it “is opaque and flawed” and “reforms are possible only if” the “final outcome” is defined “followed by genuine consultations.”.<More>

IBSA Sets Goals
With the end of the India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) first summit in Brazil , the world’s largest democracies in developing countries set common goals in the world’s political, economic, and social forums and promised better calibration of policy making..<More>

Women CRPF for Liberian Peacekeeping
An all women Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) contingent with 125 officers are being deployed as part of the UN Formed Police Unit (FPU) to train Liberian National Police, participate in joint patrolling, and perform riot control duties. This is the first time, an all woman continent is being sent as part of a UN mission.<More>