Beijing, March 9 : British Foreign Secretary David Miliband will visit China next week to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual concern, Chinese foreign ministry said Tuesday.

New Delhi, March 9 : Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari, a relative newcomer to politics, won praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and others for the manner in which he controlled the ruckus in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday over physical eviction of seven

Shimla, March 9 : The opposition Congress Tuesday staged a walkout in the Himachal Pradesh assembly to protest a 30 percent fare hike in state-run bus services.

New Delhi, March 9 : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Tuesday expressed regret over the disrespect to Vice President Hamid Ansari in the Rajya Sabha by some parliamentarians opposing the women's reservation bill.

New Delhi, March 9 : As India took a decisive step towards giving its women one-third representation in legislatures, many women keenly watched history being made on their TV sets, celebrated the moment in their own small ways and said their country has made them proud.

Lucknow, March 9 : The Congress Tuesday alleged large-scale corruption and irregularities in the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in Uttar Pradesh, and announced a series of agitations against the "corrupt" Mayawati regime.

Ghaziabad, March 9 : Over 80 children have been reported missing from Ghaziabad in the last one year, police said Tuesday.

As many as 83 children are currently missing from the city. This year, so far 25 children were reported missing and of them police managed to recover 17.

New Delhi, March 9 : India's diplomatic and economic ties with Africa are set for a surge at a three-day conclave starting March 14 in New Delhi in which ministers, business people and experts from 34 African countries will discuss business projects worth $9 billion.