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New Delhi: The US Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) is on a three-day port visit to Chennai in India. The Decatur is led by Commander Shanti Sethi, an American of Indian descent. Commander Sethi is also the first female commanding officer of a US Navy ship to visit Chennai.

BHOPAL: With the death of Arjun Singh, a void has been created in the political arena --not only in Madhya Pradesh but in the entire country. Arjun Singh enjoyed the reputation of an uncompromising secularist. In the political spectrum he occupied the left-of-the-centre slot. He always maintained close ties with the Left and nursed the ambition of reaching at the top with its help.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party through its recent success in three-day state-wide agitation against BSP government has unnerved chief minister Mayawati.

New Delhi: India’s Defence Ministry has proposed a proactive role under the United Nations flag to tackle the threat to maritime traffic from piracy.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Managua during March 1–10 to discuss policies in the context of the sixth review of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the fifth review of Burundi's economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement and extended the ECF arrangement to August 31, 2011. The decision enables the authorities to draw an additional amount equivalent to SDR 6.6 million (about US$10.4 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to an amount equivalent to SDR 39.6 million (about US$62.3 million). The Board’s decision was taken on a lapse of time basis.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sierra Leone during March 2-15, 2011 to conduct discussions for the second review of the program supported under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) which was approved by the IMF Executive Board in June 2010. The mission met with His Excellency, President Ernest Bai Koroma; Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Samura Kamara; Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Mr. Minkailu Mansaray; Minister of Trade, Dr. Richard Konteh; the Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, Mr. Sheku Sesay; other senior officials of the government and the central bank, representatives of the business community, and development partners.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Costas Christou visited Kosovo during March 7–15 to continue discussions with the authorities on the first review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA).

New Delhi: The Government proposes to invite private sector participation in agriculture supply chain, in order to eliminate the existing marketing inefficiency due to multiplayer structure of intermediaries.

New Delhi: Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India is constantly monitoring the situation at Japan’s Nuclear Sites in the aftermath of unprecedented earthquake and tsunami. Technical information are coming in as the situation is evolving and a clearer picture will emerge progressively. A detailed review of the entire situation will be taken up by AERB as full information becomes available.