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UNITED NATIONS: Recognizing Sulabh International's pioneering work in developing low-cost, environmental-friendly public toilet system, the United Nations has accorded its highest consultative status to the Indian NGO.

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: After dilly-dallying for several years, Pakistan Wednesday granted the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India in a significant step in improving bilateral ties and boosting two-way trade currently standing at US$ 2.6 billion.

WASHINGTON: The US Wednesday offered India partnership in the development of the world’s most advanced flying machine, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, months after losing the lucrative US$ 10 billion contract for 126 war planes.

UNITED NATIONS: Despite the Fukushima crisis, the number of nuclear reactors in the world will steadily rise in the coming decades, with the most growth happening in countries like India and China who need to meet their growing energy demands, the international atomic watchdog estimates.

KATHMANDU: Putting their differences aside, Nepal's main political parties have inked a historic deal that includes an agreement on integrating former Maoist combatants into the security forces, to take a major step towards concluding the stalled peace process.

WASHINGTON: Kim Kardashian has decided to make it up to all the guests who gave her expensive gifts at the “fairytale wedding” by donating 200,000 dollars to a charity.

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today lost his appeal against extradition from the UK to Sweden to face charges of rape and sexual assault in that country.

TRIPOLI: Libya's new prime minister pledged his interim government would set respect for human rights as its priority, as the UN warned against the proliferation of arms looted from Muammar Gaddafi's huge stockpile.

MOSCOW: Moscow will hold Wednesday its first contest for grandmothers, Moscow Super-Babushka 2011, authorities said.

WASHINGTON: The US President, Mr Barack Obama has nominated the  Indian-American, Mr Ajit Varadaraj Pai as Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission, the White House said.