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New Delhi: The Annual Plan of Punjab for the year 2010-11 has been approved in a meeting between the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia and the Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Parkash Singh Badal, here today. The Annual Plan size was agreed at Rs.9150 crores.

New Delhi: Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal today met with the Education Minister of Orissa, Shri Pratap Jena, of Chhatisgarh, Shri Brijmohan Aggarwal and of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Nanikya Varaprasadh in separate meetings here today. The meetings were held in the backdrop of the implementation of the Right to Education Act which has been notified on 1st April, 2010. The three States informed of the progress made towards implementing of this Act, while the Minister urged upon them to put in place the requirements mandated by the Act especially with regard to closing the gap in teacher requirement and training in these States.

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) today issued a consultation paper on 'National Broadband Plan”.

The world economy has entered a cycle of 'bust' after the “unstable and unsustainable international conditions of the boom period”, says the World Bank, which has warned against new risks and uncertainties from the European crisis whose “depth and duration” continues to be a source of concern.

If any one expected the first ever minister level strategic dialogue between India and the US to produce dramatic results, he has been proved wrong. Last week's meeting between the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, was more of hype and atmospherics .However, it certainly took the bilateral interaction to a new level. Obama administration made all the right noises about India's strategic importance and its rising status as a global power.

New York: The United Nations human rights office in Nepal will continue to work out of the nation's capital for another year, but will close down field offices outside of Kathmandu, according to an agreement announced with the Government.

New York: Setting up economic, social, cultural, sports and other ties between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities can play a crucial role in promoting progress in the reunification talks under way on the Mediterranean island, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today the first and second reviews of Ghana's economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The approval will enable Ghana to draw SDR 81.50 million (US$119 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR149.15 million (US$218 million).

New York: The Security Council voted to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

New York: As football fever spreads with the kick-off of the World Cup in South Africa this Friday, the United Nations labour agency has urged the world not to forget the plight of an estimated 215 million children who have to work for survival and miss out on education and sports.