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New York: The top United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has sounded the alarm over the illnesses of girls attending schools in parts of the country, allegedly due to chemical contaminants.

BHOPAL: It was not that anybody was under any illusion vis-a-vis the status of Dalits in the society in Madhya Pradesh but it still came as a shock when a local English daily reported that Dalits were not allowed to enter the temples or draw water from the public wells and ponds in the Chief Minister's ancestral village. The official machinery got cracking and managed to extract a denial from the Dalits of the village that they were not subjected to any discrimination. But the proverbial cat was out of the bag.

LUCKNOW: The Congress is taking advantage of tussle between Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh to take support for UPA-2 whenever the alliance is in trouble.

Mastering technology and production of heavy water - the key material indispensable in operations of India's indigenous nuclear reactor system, the pressurized heavy water reactor - is a complex scientific and engineering assignment not many countries can tackle. Yet India had to meet this challenge, for heavy water is the mainstay of India's nuclear power programme, valuable also in areas of industrial build up. The results are astounding - a veritable miracle is unfolding.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has constituted a Committee headed by Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General FICCI to review existing Television Rating Point (TRP) system in India and suggest measures to bring in place an effective mechanism for a transparent TRP system in the country.

New York: The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fans out across the globe to not only ensure that nations are adhering to international pacts on security and other issues, but also to help them decide whether or not to make the leap to nuclear power.

New York: The heads of the three committees set up by the Security Council to support the efforts of Member States to combat terrorism has reported increased cooperation within the past six months among their respective bodies and their expert groups, and voiced the need for the Council's guidance to better coordinate future efforts.

Despite difficult external and domestic circumstances, economic growth has been resilient in Guinea-Bissau and macroeconomic performance has improved in recent years. Directors commended the authorities for the implementation of their 2009 economic program, supported by the Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance provided by the Fund, and welcomed the medium-term program of economic reforms aimed at accelerating growth and reducing poverty. To help ensure the successful implementation of the program and the full engagement of donors, Directors stressed the importance of political stability, effective governance, and strong commitment to reform.

Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Ms. Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation, signed an agreement for a contribution of US$10 million by Switzerland to the IMF's capacity building in Africa, Asia, and South America.

New York: The United Nations and its international partners have pledged full “technical, logistical and material” support to help Haiti hold timely elections, viewed as a crucial step in renewing the State after the huge human and material losses suffered in January's devastating earthquake.