Sibal, Obama’s top technology man to attend Pan-IIT summit

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday began its probe into the allegations against the Director General of Hydrocarbons, V.K. Sibal, that he took favours from Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries.

October 7th, 2009 TORONTO - The seventh annual Pan-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Global Conference is set to open with a bang in Chicago Friday. A high-energy laser show followed by a sight-and-sound performance will open the three-day annual summit at Schaumburg on the outskirts of Chicago.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A senior Left party leader has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "immediately" launch a probe against Director General Hydrocarbons V.K. Sibal, who allegedly took favours from the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).

September 9th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Despite the country's struggle against the existential threat posed by the Taliban and other extremist groups and the economy in shambles, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has been busy in touring the world. According to a report, Zardari has spent almost 94 days out of Pakistan.

August 13th, 2009 Obama to attend APEC conference in SingaporeWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will attend a meeting of Asian and Pacific leaders in Singapore in November. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs announced the trip Thursday.

August 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - Former American President Bill Clinton will be among many top leaders to address the seventh Pan-IIT Global Conference being held in Chicago in October. Kapil Sibal, Indian minister for human resource development; Sam Pitroda, Indian Knowledge Commission chairman; Aneesh Chopra, America's chief technology officer; and Meera Shankar, Indian ambassador in the US, will be among other keynote speakers at the Pan-IIT Global Conference to be held in Chicago from Oct 9-11.

July 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Government is proposing to rationalize the parameters for the Mid-day Meal Scheme, as a step towards further benefiting the children covered under this scheme, according to Union Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD) Kapil Sibal. Inaugurating the conference of State Education Secretaries and Project Directors being held to review matters related to school education and literacy here today, Sibal said that while the mid-day scheme has been seen, through studies, to improve enrolment of children in school substantially, a rationalization of its parameters is now required.

July 10th, 2009 PARIS - Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal met UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura and impressed upon him India's keenness for establishing the Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Peace Education and Sustainable Development. During the meeting in Paris on Thursday, Sibal said this proposed Category-I UNESCO institute should be a symbol of rich heritage and values of peace and diversity that India stands for.

July 8th, 2009 FLORENCE - Chinese President Hu Jintao cut short his stay in Italy and left for home early Wednesday without attending the G8-G5 summit following the violence in Xinjiang region that has left at least 156 people dead and over 1,000 injured. State Councillor Dai Bingguo will attend the summit meetings in the central Italian city of L'Aquila on Hu's behalf.

July 8th, 2009 ROME - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived in Rome on a four-day visit on Tuesday to attend the G-8 summit.

July 7th, 2009 Basketball court ready for Obama at G-8L'AQUILA, Italy — A summit held in a police barracks in a quake-stricken city may not provide Barack Obama with the luxury to which a U.S. president is accustomed.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Global economic recovery was closely linked to the success of the economies of the four BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday before leaving for the Russian city of Yekaterinburg to attend a summit of the grouping. Stressing that the four countries would play a crucial part in overcoming the ongoing economic slowdown, the prime minister said: The countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) together account for 40 percent of the world's population and 40 percent of global GDP.

June 15th, 2009 Ford executive chairman helps kick off summitDETROIT — Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford says the worst economic crisis in decades has been a wake-up call to the nation that its industrial base is eroding and should be rebuilt.

April 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is in a better situation than any other country in the world when it comes to fiscal deficits and beating the slowdown, Science and Technology Minister Kapil Sibal said here Wednesday. Speaking at a CNBC seminar on Impact of Polls on Markets, Sibal said: 'I feel that we are in much better situation compared to other countries.

March 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With his health showing steady improvement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will attend the G-20 Summit in London April 2 - an occasion that will also be marked by his first meeting with newly installed US President Barack Obama. Ending uncertainty over the prime minister's forthcoming visit, his office confirmed Thursday that he will go to London on a four-day visit starting April 1 in view of the importance of the meeting that is expected to forge a collective strategy to deal with the global economic meltdown.