In the face of the Left opposition, the Bush administration has refused to set a timeline for moving the Indo-US nuclear deal forward, saying it will start work towards operationalising the agreement when New Delhi is ready.
"Unfortunately, the trend is in the opposite direction," Ambassador Ajai Malhotra said and demanded increased voice for the developing nations in the decision making process of international financial institutions.
Determined to continue their efforts for reforms in the United Nations, India, Brazil and South Africa have called for "immediate, element-based and result-oriented" inter-governmental negotiations for the expansion of Security Council.
The decision was taken during a ministerial meeting of the four countries on Monday on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly session.
Rejecting the suggestion that India is taking a difficult stand in the World Trade Organisation talks, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has said New Delhi only wants a multilateral trading system that corrects the existing structural flaws.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's scheduled visit to New York next week has triggered a controversy.
Both Sukinda and Vapi are new entrants on the Institute's list, but Ranipet in Tamil Nadu, which was included last year, is out of the top ten this time but still finds place in the top 30 contaminated areas identified by the survey.
He will probe the circumstances surrounding the recent discovery of a "potentially hazardous substance" at the world body's New York offices.
Atul Dodiya's Chickoo Drawing which fetched just over $3.19 lakh topped the lot in the auction by Saffronart which ended on Thursday.
The report also said that the productivity gap between the industrialised region and most others remains wide, even as productivity levels have been on the rise over the past decade worldwide.
Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, 35, and her husband Mahender Murlidhar Sabhnani, 51, walked out of the prison without handcuffs for the first time since they were arrested three months ago after they posted a bail for $4.5 million.
Rajan Zed, the priest who recited a Hindu prayer at the opening session of the US Senate on July 12, has been invited to do the same for the 40-member California State Senate.
The prime minister is also expected to hold high level meetings with several world leaders on issues of mutual importance.
Bhutto confirmed that her party and Musharraf were in negotiations but said no agreement has been reached so far.
Maliki has, in the past, seemed impatient for the Iraqi army and police to take over from the United States, perhaps to emphasise his nationalism in the face of an occupying army.
Despite that India has taken to further steps to cut down these emissions, he said, pointing out that the primary energy consumption growth rate is 3.4 per cent per year against GDP growth rate exceeding 9 per cent.
The charges, which relates to exporting of sensitive technology that can be used in civilian and military aircraft to the Engine Division of the Bangalore-based HAL, were filed in the US District Court in Santa Ana, California, Monday.
The sentencing was announced by US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J Garcia on Wednesday.
India, Japan, Germany and Brazil, collectively called Group of Four (G-4), are strong candidates for permanent seats in an expanded Council.
Thousands of people from nearby building evacuated, police closed more than 2 square kilometres area, underground local train services were suspended on several route and bus services disrupted at the height of evening rush hour.
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