New Delhi, Mar 2 : Vice President Hamid Ansari today stressed the need for providing vocational training and skill development to increase employability.

Delivering the Zakir Husain Memorial lecture in here, Ansari highlighted the need to reorganize and reorient the country''s fragmented vocational education system.

He suggested that in addition to the traditional functioning, teaching, research and leadership training, universities need to pay attention to community service and adult education.

New Delhi, Mar 2 : India on Monday eased the ban on import of Chinese toys provided they conform to international safety norms.

India, which had banned the import of Chinese toys on January 23 for six months on grounds of public health, today said imports could be allowed if the consignments were accompanied by certificates of international quality assurance.

New Delhi, Mar. 2 : With the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal arriving at a seat sharing arrangement in Western Uttar Pradesh, BJP President Rajnath Singh believes the alliance will act as a counterweight to the politics of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

Neither the BJP nor the RLD have disclosed the seat sharing formula. They claim it is being worked out and will only be announced after taking stock of social combinations and opponents.

New Delhi, Mar 2 : In a ‘hair-raising’ feat, a Chinese man in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, is all set to attempt a world record by pulling an 8-ton vehicle with his hair.

New Delhi - India on Monday relaxed a ban on the import of Chinese toys, saying goods certified by independent globally-recognized agencies would be allowed into the country.

A notification issued by India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade said shipments would be allowed if the the importer produced a certificate stating that the toys conformed to certain internationally-accepted quality standards.

New Delhi - Parliamentary elections in India will be held in five phases between April 16 and May 13, India's Election Commission announced Monday.

A new Lok Sabha, or lower House of Parliament, will be constituted before June 2, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami said at a press briefing.

The term of the current United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ends in mid-May and a new government will be constituted after the election results are announced on May 16.