New Delhi, Sept 14 : Vice President Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the 4th North East Business Summit in Guwahati tomorrow.

The two-day summit is being organised by the Department of North East Region, DoNER in collaboration with the Indian Chamber of Commerce, ICC, Kolkata.

The main objective of the summit is to showcase the potential of the NE States and to promote private sector investments.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : Insecurity and outrage prevailed in the national capital on Sunday, a day after serial blasts ripped through the city killing around 30 people and injuring around 125.

The bombings in New Delhi came after serial blasts in Jaipur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad, which claimed more than a hundred lives and injured many more.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : "Hindi Diwas" is being observed today across the country.

The Department of Official Language in the Ministry of Home Affairs will organise a function where President Pratibha Patil will be the chief guest.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will preside over the function, while Minister of State for Home Shakeel Ahmed will also be present at the function.

A total of 45 prizes and awards in the form of shield or cash will be given away on this occasion to Hindi litterateurs.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias ''Prachanda'' will arrive here on a five-day official tour this evening.

During his visit, Prachanda will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, and Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.

He is also scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Opposition Leader LK Advani, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD (United) president Sharad Yadav, and NCP chief Sharad Yadav, besides former prime ministers VP Singh, Dewe Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : The death toll from the series of five bomb blasts that rocked market places on Saturday evening has climbed up to 30.

Around 125 people were injured in the blasts that took place in New Delhi’s prime market places like Karol Bagh’s Gaffar market, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash-I’s M-Block market and Barakhamba Road in a span of 40-50 minutes.

Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil announced an ex-gratia of Rs eight lakh to the next of the kin of those killed and Rs 50,000 as compensation to the injured.

New Delhi, Sept 14: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will inaugurate a two-day ''International Seminar on Terrorism'' here tomorrow.

The seminar is being organised by the Asia Pacific chapter of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). India presently chairs the Asia Pacific World Regional Office of the IACP, and in that capacity, is the organiser of the seminar.