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The much-awaited Companies Bill, 2008 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. Minister of Corporate Affairs, Shri Prem Chand Gupta introduce the Bill to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies.

New Delhi: Blaming the UPA government at the centre for the current economic meltdown the Communist Party of India on Thursday asked the government to take urgent anti-depressive measures like nationalisation of ICICI, and withdrawal of bill to allow the foreign direct investment.

The Draft “National Policy on Skill Development”, which would enable and anchor various initiatives and promote a coherent skill training implementation strategy, is ready for being placed before the Cabinet for approval.

New Delhi: With inflation declining in every successive weeks in the recent past from a record high of 12.67 per cent in the month of September to 11.04 per cent for the week ended 0ct 11, a hope for the better is in the air for people in genral and for the ruling party in particular.

New Delhi: A section of the congress leaders feels that general election to the 15th Lok Sabha should be held in the month of February ahead of scheduled date. However, defying all logic, the UPA partners are in no mood to oblige this section and instead insist on poll to be held in April 2009.

The number of investigations into the practice of dumping, or exporting a product at an unfairly low price, surged in the first half of this year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reported yesterday.

ALIGARH: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is all set to open five centers across the country. The union human resources development ministry has accepted the proposal of the university for the purpose. The project would cost Rs 2000 crores.

The impact of the illicit drug trade on Guinea-Bissau should not be underestimated, the top United Nations political official said today, warning that the scourge threatens to undo the important progress achieved by the post-conflict nation.

Drug trafficking and the violence committed by its associated organized crime is the biggest threat to public safety in the Americas, according to the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Popular Australian children's entertainers and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassadors, The Wiggles, have created a catchy tune to help motivate millions of children worldwide to transform the mundane act of handwashing into an enjoyable habit, thereby improving hygiene and reducing the risk of disease.