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New Delhi: The royal couple of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck are expected to be on a honeymoon-cum-diplomacy trip to India from October 23.

NEW DELHI: Indian government has started a fresh appraisal of its Iran policy in order to do away with the impression that Indian stance on Iran has been influenced by the US pressure. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is known for taking tough position on Iranian nuclear issue, is himself questioning some of the views of the United States administration in recent days and he himself is encouraging this process of reappraisal of India-Iran relations.

Bravo, Pratip Chaudhuri! The unconventional State Bank of India chairman has indulged in doing something few top bankers in the world would dare do. And, he is, predictably, facing the wrath of the government, the international credit rating agency Moody’s and the stock market.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Hervé Joly, visited Senegal from October 5-19, 2011 to conduct the second review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) arrangement approved in December 2010. The members of the mission met with the ministers of economy and finance, budget, international cooperation, infrastructure, and energy; representatives of the BCEAO; other senior government officials; and representatives of the private sector, civil society and development partners.

New York: Nine countries are formally campaigning for elections tomorrow that will decide which States will occupy five non-permanent seats on the Security Council during 2012-13.

New York: Myanmar’s new Government must follow up on its release of 200 political prisoners earlier this month by freeing all remaining such detainees by the end of the year, a United Nations human rights expert said today.

New York: Lebanese mayors and local community leaders at a United Nations-backed meeting in Beirut have pledged to work together to increase disaster reduction measures in the earthquake-prone country.

New York: The world has little time to lose to come up with bold but pragmatic solutions to balance the need to provide an equitable, prosperous life for all with the imperative to save the planet from climate change and runaway over-exploitation, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.

New York: Corporate executives and prominent political figures today at a United Nations-backed meeting called for investment in emerging sectors that support sustainable development to reinvigorate the flagging global economy and address the deepening rift between rich and poor.

New York: One of the Khmer Rouge regime leaders facing genocide and other war crime charges has been diagnosed with dementia and may not be able to participate in court proceedings, the United Nations-backed tribunal in Cambodia heard today.