New Delhi, Nov 18 : A 10 member Indian Army delegation today left for Beijing to attend the final planning conference to decide the exact theme, setting and level of participation for first-ever Sino-Indian military combat exercise to jointly counter terror and insurgency.

The exercise is likely to be held in hilly training areas near Belgaum in Karnataka. It is to be conducted for a duration of two weeks and will commence from either second or third week of December. Exact dates will finalised after all the modalities are discussed with the visiting Indian delegation.

New Delhi, Nov. 18 : DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, today announced its partnership with UNICEF and the Government of India in support of efforts to reduce malnutrition and infant mortality in the Nandurbar District of Maharashtra, India.

DHL’s grant will fund a three-year UNICEF project to empower communities to improve child survival rates in 1,000 villages in Maharashtra.

New Delhi, Nov 18 : Reacting to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram''s call to reduce prices to boost demand, Industrialist Rahul Bajaj today said that there is no scope for price cuts in two wheeler industry in near future.

Speaking on the sidelines of an Economic Summit here, Bajaj said the firm''s scope for price cuts was limited by tight margins on motorcycle sales, which were likely to contract in the year ending in March.

New Delhi, Nov 18 : Union Tourism and Culture Minister Ambika Soni today said that all efforts are on to have inclusive growth in the tourism sector in the country.

Addressing the meeting of Consultative Committee attached to Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Culture here, Soni said schemes are being formulated and implemented in a manner that urban rural divide is bridged and every social and ethnic group is included in the promotion of tourism in the country.

New Delhi, Nov. 18 : Joseph Caron has assumed charge as Canada''s new High Commissioner to India. High Commissioner Caron presented his credentials to President Pratibha Patil on November 10. He will present his credentials as Canada’s Ambassador to Nepal on November 21 in Kathmandu.

On the occasion of the presentation, Caron stated, “I am pleased to see the strength of the bilateral relationship and the people-to-people ties arising from our history of immigration, and welcome future cooperation between Canada and India. It is in this spirit that I officially undertake my role as Canada’s High Commissioner to India.”