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New Delhi: The Fourth India-Russia Forum on Trade & Investment was organized by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, held here today. Mr. Sergei Ivanov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and Shri Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce & Industry of India, participated in the meeting of the Forum.

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual understanding and cooperation in the field of elections on 21st December, 2010 in New Delhi. The Memorandum will be signed by the Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. S. Y. Quraishi and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Yevgenyvich Churov. The Memorandum of Understanding follows a long tradition of bilateral exchanges and cooperation between the two Electoral Commissions.

New Delhi: A meeting of the Price Fixation Advisory Committee (PFAC) for fixing the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of onion was held today.

The Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has released a draft scheme of Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) based on the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO) SAFE Framework of Standards to secure and facilitate global trade. The SAFE Framework of Standards was adopted by the WCO, an organization of 178 Customs administrations, in 2005 to address growing concern among the Customs administrations about the threats posed to national as well as global security through the misuse of channels of import and export.

Is the former Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal’s exit from his uncle Parkash Singh Badal’s ministry and his expulsion from the ruling Akali Dal changing the perceptions about the poll-bound Punjab’s politics? The answer will be in the affirmative if the past few weeks developments are any indication.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The development of North Malabar region in Kerala is set to get a tremendous boost with Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan laying the foundation stone for the Kannur airport on Friday.

New York: Delegations from Morocco and the Frente Polisario have attended a fourth round of informal talks in New York on ending the conflict in Western Sahara at the invitation of the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has emphasized his warning against attacks on the United Nations peacekeeping force Côte d'Ivoire or attempts to obstruct their work, saying there will consequences for those who perpetrate acts of aggression.

New York: The United Nations panel tasked with monitoring the forthcoming referenda on the self-determination of Southern Sudan arrived in Khartoum today for a series of meetings with officials involved in preparations and other key stakeholders.

New York: Armed men in military uniform fired shots in the direction of a patrol vehicle of the United Nations peacekeeping troops in Côte d'Ivoire overnight, the mission said today, reiterating its call for calm in the West African country where a tense standoff over the outcome of the presidential election resulted in violence this week.