New Delhi, Feb. 6, : Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said on Friday that Pakistan must stop pointing to red herrings and drawing attention away from the central issue of action against those responsible for the Mumbai terror attacks.

Reacting to reports from Pakistan's investigators that Bangladesh based terror outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) could be connected to the Mumbai attacks, Sharma said, "Pakistan must stop obfuscations, deflections and pointing to red herrings. There has to be a demonstrated action against the organization and individuals that have been named."

New Delhi, Feb 6, : The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday decided not to accept the report filed by its member Nirmala Venkatesh on the Mangalore pub attacks.

However, Venkatesh has said that she stands by her report on the pub assault.

NCW chairperson Girija Vyas held a meeting here on Friday and took stock of the entire report and decided not to accept it.

The Commission will not send a fresh team to Mangalore as an independent commission from the Women and Child Development Ministry has already visited there.

New Delhi, Feb 6 : Finance and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today urged global financial institutions to put in more resources into the rural economies of developing countries for the economic uplift of the poorest sections the world over.

New Delhi - Top England players Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff Friday became the most costly cricketers in the Indian Premier League after being bought for
1.55 million dollars each at a players' auction.

The Twenty20 tournament will be played from April 10 onwards and features teams from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Jaipur, Chennai, Chandigarh and Hyderabad.

New Delhi - India on Friday said the United Nations should ensure that Pakistan fulfils its commitment to end terrorism emanating from its soil as the UN chief was given evidence linking Pakistani nationals to the Mumbai terrorist attacks.

India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said he apprised the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday about the details of investigations into the November attacks which were carried out by elements based in Pakistan.

New Delhi, Feb. 5, : The National Child Awards for exceptional achievements in various fields including academics, arts, culture and sports were conferred here on Thursday.

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi distributed the awards in recognition of their exceptional abilities for 2007 and 2008 that comprised a medal, cash prize and a citation for each child.

Sonia Gandhi on this occasion said that the children are the assets of the country and all efforts should be made to protect their rights.