New Delhi - India launched an inexpensive computing and internet access device Wednesday, as officials dismissed earlier reports that it would unveil the world's lowest-priced laptop computer, local media reported.

The device was unveiled at the "National Mission on Education through Information and Computer Technology" in the southern city of Tirupati on Tuesday, the Hindu newspaper reported.

New Delhi, Feb 4 : President Pratibha Patil today called for an effective waste management policy of plastic to save the environment from its ill effects.

Inaugurating the seventh International Plastic Exhibition and Conference here, Patil said this could be achieved by adopting a proper recycling technology.

"There are technologies which can address the issue and appealed to take all inputs from the exhibition for adopting suitable technologies effective waste management and cleaning up of the environment," she added.

New Delhi, Feb 4 : Kelly Clarkson has said that she's not a lesbian, but sometimes wished she was one because "often times men are very hard for me."

Clarkson, the first and one of the most successful winners of TV talent show "American Idol", told AOL''s pop culture news site, PopEater. com, that she was accustomed to being asked if she was secretly gay, reports the China Daily.

"Lesbians tell it to me all the time. I''m like, ''I''m glad it works for you and I wish I liked women like that because often times men are very hard for me, but I happen to like boys.''

New Delhi, Feb 4 : Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee expressed his agitation over the inner rivalry in the Election Commission by criticising Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami''s repeated insistence on the removal of Chief Commissioner from the Election Commission.

Chatterjee said that there is a defined line for every institution and all should remain within that as per the Constitution.

New Delhi, Feb 4 : Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has expressed concern over the killing of Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka.

He told reporters here on Tuesday that incidents such as self-immolation, which took place in Tamil Nadu, should not be encouraged, while at the same time the sentiments of the people should be taken into consideration.