Dhaka, Sept 16: The Indian government today donated Bangladesh flood assistance worth about 10 million US dollars.

The Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pinak Ranjan Chakraborty, formally handed over the cheque to Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, here.

This donation would be used for flood relief and post-flood rehabilitation.

The Indian government earlier in June offered the assistance when rain-triggered mudslides killed at least 125 people in the country's south-eastern Chittagong city.

New Delhi: For benign enlargement of the prostate gland, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today went through a surgical operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Sanjaya Baru, Manmohan’s Media Adviser stated that the operation took place to treat benign prostatic dysplasia of the prostate gland.

“The Prime Minister was recovering and has had a stable post operative course,” Mr. Baru added.

For the next two days, Mr. Singh will stay at hospital, and it is likely that he will go back home by Monday morning.

Shenzhen (China): ZTE is making exploratory survey for Indian partners in order to start research and development in broadband and internet protocol TV (IPTV) products.

New Delhi: Two functionaries of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been suspended over Ram Setu affidavit controversy.

One of the suspended officials was the director administration whereas the other was of the grade of assistant director.

Both were accountable for the drafting of the affidavit with the divisive citations to Ram that resulted to a storm of protestations.

After a controversial false TV sting operation that kicked up public fury in the capital over a fortnight ago, one more sex case came up Friday, in which a woman teacher has been charged with sexua

New Delhi: Household paint samples taken from Delhi and Mumbai markets, are tested positive for presence of heavy metals’ high levels.

On Wednesday, a non-government organization “Toxics Link” released the study: “A Brush with Toxics: An Investigation on Lead in Household Paints in India.”

The study claims to have found high levels of lead in household paint samples. The samples were tested in as Indian laboratory as well as in New York Laboratory.