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New York: The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today welcomed the signing of an electoral Code of Conduct by the main political blocs ahead of next month's polls, calling on all parties and candidates who have yet to do so to join the initiative.

New Delhi: 521 schemes of Reclamation of Waterlogged Areas of various State Governments have been approved so far with an estimated area of 62030.57 Hectare (ha) to be reclaimed, out of which an area of 43,671.00 ha has been reclaimed till now.

New York: Social justice based on the values of fairness, equality and respect for diversity is more important than ever amid a global financial and economic crisis that has significantly increased unemployment and poverty and is straining social integration, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

New Delhi: Maldives today faces the greatest challenge for transforming itself into an effective stable democracy ensuring social justice alongwith is economic growth, according its Vice President, Dr Mohammed Waheed Hassan.

Dogri, the language spoken by the dogras living in J & K and elsewhere is a living and vibrant language. As part of mainstream Indian regional languages, Dogri too is now contributing significantly to Indian literature.

The UPA's functional dissonance, to use a rather soft term, is becoming more pronounced. The divergence in broad approach and emphasis on a variety of issues often takes the form of outright disconnect. More and more issues of differences are emerging with no sign of any honest efforts to find an agreed solution or engage in earnest dialogue.

The UPA Government's style of functioning is remarkable for its elitist and populist combination. The prices of essential commodities have been not only allowed to rise but the Government did nothing to curb it until it realised that things have gone too far, and that not to do something would pose a threat to its political-electoral interests.

The domestic political and global economic environment are far from reassuring for Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to rise to the myriad expectations, more than normal this year, when he presents the Union Budget for 2010-11 to Parliament on February 26. Amid challenges galore, his principal concern would be to produce a growth-oriented, pro-poor and fiscally prudent budget with modest but not spectacular steps.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth review of The Gambia's economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and approved a waiver for the nonobservance of the fiscal performance criterion based on corrective actions, notably the government's 2010 budget approved by the National Assembly, which aims for a near-zero basic balance.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the second and third reviews of Romania's economic performance under a program supported by a 24-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) which enables the country for immediate disbursement of SDR 2.18 billion (about €2.45 billion or about US$3.32 billion), bringing total disbursements under the program to SDR 8.26 billion (about €9.32 billion or about US$12.60 billion).