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New York: Serious human rights violations were committed during the demonstrations held in Côte d'Ivoire in February following the dissolution of the Government and the national electoral authority, according to the United Nations mission in the West African nation.

Is your bank also a promoter of a life insurance company? Like HDFC Bank is linked with HDFC Standard Life. Were you ever approached by an HDFC employee to buy a unit-linked insurance policy (ULIP) or a pension policy from HDFC Standard Life? With all probability you were. Private insurance companies are aggressively using their promoter-bank connections or bank tie-ups to sell policies among bank customers. Call it an innovative marketing or whatever, the practice may not stand the scrutiny of either the banking or insurance regulations or the provisions of labour laws, premises act, competition act, etc., apart from business ethics.

BHOPAL: Over the last one week, the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mr. Shivraj Singh Chauhan has suffered serious setbacks on two counts. The first was a crucial judgment of the Madhya Pradesh High Court and the other the rejection of a proposal put up by the Chief Minister by the state Cabinet.

KOLKATA: For West Bengal, the last fortnight has been a revelation. There have been times when it seemed there was no government in the state!

New Delhi: The indigenous bovine breeds have genetic potential for higher milk production which can be achieved through implementation of systematic and scientific genetic improvement programmes.

New Delhi: National Dairy Research Institute, N.D.R.I, Karnal has achieved yet another feat by successfully cloning a male buffalo calf named 'Shresth'. Scientists of N.D.R.I Karnal made this achievement during early hours today through the new and advanced 'Hand-guided Cloning Technique'. The hand-guided cloning technique developed at NDRI, is an advanced modification of the “Conventional Cloning Technique”.

New Delhi: Under the Jute Technology Mission, Government has a scheme for establishing Jute Parks. 9 Jute Parks have been sanctioned. Six of them will be in West Bengal, One in Bihar, and two in Assam.

New York: The new chief of the United Nations agency tasked with promoting sustainable cities and towns has stressed the need for governments, civil society and the private sector to all work more closely together to improve the world's urban areas.

New York: Nine toxic chemicals have been added to an international convention on organic substances that persistently pollute the environment and harm human health, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced today as the updated agreement entered into force.

New Delhi: The Government has approved the proposal for introduction of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) in place of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination.