New Delhi, Nov 14 : Twenty-eighth ''India International Trade Fair (IITF) -2008'', one of Asia''s largest trade expositions organized by India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) kick started in New Delhi on Friday.

Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the fair that has for over two decades provided a single venue outlet for showcasing the potential and achievements of not only all the Indian states but for various other countries as well.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : The Bharatiya Janata Party''s Prime Ministerial candidate, L K Advani, on Friday asked voters in Ghaziabad to elect party president Rajnath Singh by a record margin to the Lok Sabha.

Addressing a public function organised by the Ghaziabad unit of the BJP at the party headquarters here, Advani said: "I will appeal you all to elect Rajnath Singh to Parliament with a record margin. It is not one person''s contest. He is the party head and his victory would be a reflection of party''s winning streak."

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Tamil Nadu''s Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, seeking reports within four weeks in the alleged incident of beating of a student by more than 20 other students wielding dangerous weapons in the presence of police officials in the Dr. Ambedkar Law College in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on the twelvth of this month.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : The World Economic Forum’s 24th India Economic Summit, held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), will take place in New Delhi next week from November 16 to 18.

Nearly 700 participants from over 35 countries will work under the theme Securing India''s Future Growth.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : “India needs a public-private civilian nuclear strategy that establishes sound, transparent policies that lay the groundwork for large scale and competitive electricity production,” said United States Ambassador to India Dr David Mulford.

He was delivering the keynote address on ‘India’s Civilian Nuclear Passport’ at the conference on ‘Indo-US Co-operation in Nuclear Energy: The Path Forward’, organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi today.

New Delhi, Nov. 14 : Turkey''''s Ambassador to India, Levent Bilman, on Friday cautioned United States President-elect Barrack Obama against a hurried withdrawal of American troops from Iraq.

Speaking on "India and Turkey: Past and Emerging Relations" at the Observer Research Foundation on the eve of the visit of the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to India, Ambassador Bilman said a hurried and poorly thought out withdrawals by the US would lead to a power vacuum in the region.