The Maronite Bishops called on the Lebanese people on Wednesday to accept the results of the parliamentary elections and respect differences of opinions in the country. In a statement issued after their yearly conclave in Bkirki, the bishops said: "Accept

The National Democratic Institute, a US-based NGO fostering democracy and the rule of law, released a statement on Wednesday announcing the arrival of its 44 international election observers to Lebanon. "The observers come from 21 countries, and include current and

President of the Kuwait Transparency Society Salah Ghazali announced on Wednesday that a delegation of 35 Arab monitors and experts, representing the civil societies of 17 Arab states, arrived in Lebanon. In a statement to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA),

Hizbullah's number leader, confident of victory in Lebanese weekend elections, said his party would invite its opponents to join a national unity government if it wins. Sheikh Naeem Qassem rejected accusations that a government of Hizbullah and its allies would

The road descending from the presidential palace to Beirut's southern suburbs is dotted with competing campaign billboards - a strong indication of Baabda's importance in Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Stretching from the mountains to the sea, Baabda is one

To make the process of applying for scholarships easy, transparent and scientific, Karnataka State Minorities Scholarship Committee (KSMSC) has come up with a Centralized Single Window Scheme for students....

Murshidabad district in West Bengal with almost 65 percent Muslim population has been governed by both the Congress and the Left since Independence...

Was this surge due to some fundamental change in the working of the market? Was it because the companies had improved their profits...

Recalls Positive Muslim Role in UPA's Victory Despite Very Few Tickets, Suggests Reservation for Muslims in Legislature or Introduction of Proportional System...

Charity Alliance, an NGO headed by the MG editor, will start a school in the hunger belt in Murshidabad (West Bengal) starting from this coming school year.

The sensitive index of the Bombay Stock Exchange regained the 15,000 level in morning trade on Wednesday, after a gap of nine months, on increased capital inflow by funds after a positive infrastructure data for April fuelled hopes of an

British telecom major Vodafone's former chief executive Arun Sarin received 500,000 pounds (Rs 3.87 crore) to relocate to the US following his departure from the company.

Faced with slump in demand in key markets such as the US and Europe, India's exports plunged by 30 per cent in May as per the quick estimates, given by commerce secretary G K Pillai. The final figures will be

Private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank on Wednesday said Anand Mahindra has ceased to be a promoter of the bank but will continue to be associated with the lender as a non-executive director.

Announcing measures to tackle the impact of the global recession in his country, South African President Jacob Zuma pledged on Wednesday to create 500,000 jobs by the end of this year. Acknowledging that the economic crisis had hit the nation

With the state-owned BSNL's 93-million-line tender once again the subject of a controversy, it's but natural to elicit the views of Ericsson's global president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg on this