New Delhi, July 30 : Tibetan exiles living in India staged a demonstration here today outside the office of United Nations against Chinese occupation of their homeland.

Protesters, wearing yellow headbands and shirts with slogan "Save Tibet" written on them, carried Tibetan flags to symbolize their struggle for Tibetan independence.

They shouted slogans against the Chinese government and submitted a memorandum asking the United Nations to intervene and help in fulfilling the demands of six Tibetans sitting on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi for their cause.

New Delhi, July 30 : Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has condemned the serial bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad.

New Delhi, July 30 : The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is disappointed over the inability of Trade Ministers to bridge their differences at the Doha WTO negotiations in Geneva.

In a statement, R Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, CII WTO and Trade Agreements Committee and Executive Director, Tata Sons Limited, said: "It is disheartening to know that the talks collapsed over the issue of a reasonable trigger point needed to safeguard the livelihood concerns of millions of subsistence farmers in developing countries.

New Delhi, July 30 : The Centre told the Supreme Court today that it is seriously considering the possibility of pushing the Sethusamudram shipping canal project through an alternative alignment to avoid any damage to the Ram Sethu.

Senior Advocate Fali S Nariman told the bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan about the government''s view.

New Delhi, July 30 : A proposal to constitute a National Commission for the Welfare of Ex-Servicemen is under the active consideration of the government.

This was stated by the Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare) in the Ministry of Defence, Deepa Jain Singh in her inaugural address to the annual conclave of the Directorate General of Resettlement (DGR) here today.

“The measure will expedite issues of rehabilitation, welfare and help resolve grievances of retired soldiers, martyrs and their families,” she said.

Nearly 60,000 personnel retire from the three wings of the armed forces every year and most of them are in the productive middle age group. There are nearly 14 lakh Ex-servicemen and over 2.5 lakh widows.

New Delhi, July 30: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today expressed shock over the tragic death of ''Voice of India'' contest winner Ishmeet Singh, who was considered as a promising singer for the Bollywood.

The Prime Minister was saddened after hearing about the tragic death of Ishmeet Singh, a PMO official said.

Dr. Singh shares the grief of Ishmeet''s parents and other family members, the official said.