New Delhi, Apr 8 : President Barack Obama''s Special Envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, clarified on Wednesday that he would not press India for resuming peace talks with Pakistan.

Addressing a joint press briefing in New Delhi with Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Holbrooke said, "We did not come here to ask India to do anything."

New Delhi, Apr.

New Delhi, Apr. 8 : Noise. That is the first thing that strikes us when we, urban Indians, wake up in the morning. Hardly any of us is blessed to be woken up to the sounds of birds chirping or waves lashing against the shore, or winds crashing against hilltops. More often than not, we wake up to alarms ringing or to dogs barking, vendors shrieking, cars reversing, servants shuffling, kids complaining, pressure cookers whistling. Jarring sounds that bring a frown to the face.

What is the origin of sound? According to Hindu mythology it began with the vibrations of cosmic movements. These movements originated from Lord Shiva's drum. Noted Bharatanatyam exponent Jayalakshmi Eshwar recently in New Delhi's India Habitat Centre presented this theme.

New Delhi  - US special envoy Richard Holbrooke held discussions on regional security with top Indian officials Wednesday following a visit to Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials said.

Holbrooke, President Barack Obama's special representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen met with India's Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor MK Narayanan in New Delhi.

Ludhiana/ Mumbai/New Delhi, Apr 8 : Sikhs distributed sweets to mark the defiant act of a journalist from their community who threw a shoe at Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram during a news conference after getting angry with the Minister''s reply to a question about 1984 riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were killed.

The Sikh Students Federation (SSF) said the incident highlighted the fact that those responsible for the riots have not been punished so far.

New Delhi, Apr 8 : United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke arrived in New Delhi late last night and is expected to brief the Indian leadership about his recent visit to Pakistan and President Obama''s new strategy on Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Holbrooke is being accompanied by the Chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen.

Holbrooke will meet with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M. K. Narayanan.