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LUCKNOW: The Congress Party is facing a difficult task in Uttar Pradesh to achieve its Mission 2012 which means capturing power in the next assembly elections by unseating Ms. Mayawati from the chief ministership. This is the target set by AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and this is the dream of every Congress worker in the state.

New York: Officials from the United Nations health agency and the Beninese Government are urging the West African nation's citizens to be extra vigilant in observing good hygiene amid a recent cholera outbreak that has already claimed several lives.

New York: Sanitation has become a pressing need in Haiti and the lack of it could pose health problems for the nearly 1 million people living in temporary settlements ahead of the rainy season, United Nations officials has warned.

New York: Iran has teamed with the United Nations anti-crime agency to set up a financial intelligence unit tasked with tackling the spread of money-laundering in the country, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced.

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on authorities in Sri Lanka to ensure the rights and safety of the defeated presidential candidate and former army chief that was arrested yesterday, and said he intends to speak to the country's President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss the issue.

New York: The top United Nations humanitarian official in Pakistan has called on the international community not to forget the vulnerable civilians displaced in the country's northwest, urging donors to contribute to a $537 million appeal launched to meet immediate relief needs.

New Delhi: The Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Mukul Wasnik has urged the State Chief Ministers as also all Central Ministries to implement the “accessibility” related provision of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) with special priority and in a time-bound manner within 2010-11.

New Delhi: Indian Armed Forces, in a major step towards enhancing Joint Fighting Capabilities, promulgated three joint operational doctrines, namely Joint Doctrine for Sub Conventional Operations, Joint Doctrine for Electronic Warfare and Joint doctrine for Maritime Air Operations. The Doctrines were released by General Deepak Kapoor, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), who is also presently the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee at a simple function here today.

New Delhi: Following a series of nationwide consultations, the Minister for Environment and Forests (I/C) today announced his decision on the production and use of BT Brinjal. He also made public a copy of his exhaustive report which relies on inputs received from stakeholders from all across the spectrum of scientists, civil society, academics, Chief Ministers of various states and others concerned.

The Government of India has arranged to bring Shri Vayalar Ravi Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs back to India by a special aircraft with the required medical support on board and is expected to reach Chennai on Wednesday midnight from Abidjan.