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It was not Enron’s falsified statements in its books of accounts alone which caused losses of billions of dollars to the former US energy giant’s shareholders and creditors after the utility company suddenly collapsed in 2001. The undisclosed financials of a host of Enron’s subsidiaries in the principal company’s balance sheet was equally responsible for the investors’ woes.

New Delhi: Ship-launched Dhanush Missile was successfully test fired from the Indian Naval Ship “INS Suvarna” off the coast of Orissa on Friday at 10.03 am, according to the Indian Defence Ministry.

NEW DELHI: India is making efforts to rescue the remaining 53 Indian sailors who are still captive of Somali pirates. On Wednesday only 11 Indian sailors of RAK Afrikana were released by the Somali pirates.

New York: The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced its growing concerns over the civilian impact of the continuing operations by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) against a rebel group operating in the country’s south.

New York: With the financial crisis having reversed many development gains and the world once again facing rising food and energy prices, top United Nations officials today underscored the need for concerted action to advance development, equity and prosperity for all.

New York: A top United Nations official warned today that human rights violations, including rapes, abductions and killings, are escalating amid the ongoing post-electoral crisis in Côte d’Ivoire, with at least 27 people killed in just the past week.

New York: Voicing his concern at the apparent impasse in launching a national dialogue in Bahrain, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to work together to address political reforms and advance reconciliation.

New York: The potentially disastrous decline in bees, a vital pollinating element in food production for the growing global population, is likely to continue unless humans profoundly change their ways, from the use of insecticides to air pollution, according to a United Nations report released today.

New York: The United Nations office assisting countries with disaster risk reduction is calling for more coordinated and coherent action across different sectors of government to reduce setbacks caused by hazards such as droughts, earthquakes and hurricanes.

There is someting about which the Non-resident Indians (NRIs) may have to cheer. They now have the right to vote and those hailing from five poll-bound states will be voting for the first time.