India

NEW DELHI - A Special Rapporteur for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) concluded a ten-day visit to the country on Thursday, where he was set the task of assessing the impact of toxic and dangerous waste.

NEW DELHI - Responding to comments made by Pakistan Interior Minister A Rehman Malik with regard to the non-selection of Pakistani players in the third season of the Indian Premier League. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Thursday said the Centre had no role in the selection of players for the tournament.

ISLAMABAD - Two days after seeking a ban on the free movement of Abdul Qadeer Khan, who mentored Pakistan's nuclear programme and was accused of proliferating nuclear secrets abroad, a high level meeting was held here Thursday to discuss the security that should be provided to him.

NEW DELHI - Thakur Balbir Singh, the chief of the Delhi Janata Dal- United (JD-U) on Thursday criticised the new rule formed by the Maharastra Government that stresses on the fact that in order to get a taxi permit, taxi drivers need to have 15 years of domicile of Maharashtra.

NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure on Thursday accorded in principle approval for the establishment of the National Knowledge Network (NKN) to be implemented by the National Information Centre (NIC).