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London, November 24 (ANI): Guinness World Records has officially recognized a Nepalese man who climbed the Mt. Everest at age 76 as the oldest to conquer the world's highest peak.

Ottawa(Canada), Nov.24 (ANI): The Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has committed its support to Canadian athletes competing in the October 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): A majority of Indians across the United States feel that President Barack Obama gave too much deference to China during his recent Asia trip, and thus created doubts about whether Washington is on India's side, reports the Christian Science Monitor.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): While much has been discussed about Sarah Palin's book 'Going Rogue', there are facets of her life mentioned in the tome that have not yet been unravelled to the public.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that Pakistan need not worry about Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh's US visit, as the Obama administration is trying to strengthen its ties with all the three big countries of the region, which include China and Pakistan.

Kabul/New Delhi, Nov.24 (ANI): The first shipment of Afghan apples for sale in the Indian market - branded the 'the Silk Road Harvest' - left Kabul for New Delhi by an Air India Flight on November 11, 2009.

London, Nov. 24 (ANI): Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher came back to 10 Downing Street to attend the unveiling of her portrait.

Lahore, Nov.24 (ANI): The United States is in secret talks with the Afghan Taliban, with countries like Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Britain playing the role of mediators, sources have revealed.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Accepting that India was a latecomer to industrialization and has contributed very little to the accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said New Delhi is determined to be part of the solution on the climate change front.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): The United States has thanked India for extending hospitality to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, a comment and a situation that isn't going to please China, which views the latter as a renegade and a splitist.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Nicholas Burns, the lead negotiator on the U.S.-India nuclear deal in the Bush administration, has said that Washington must reassure New Delhi that it is a "valued strategic partner."

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Expressing his appreciation for the cooperation that India has received from the United States in the area of counter-terrorism in the recent past, particularly in the context of the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Monday that he was convinced that both countries had the wherewithal to expand cooperation in this area further.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Stating that the edifice of the India-US partnership is founded on many pillars, Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmhan Singh said on Monday that one of these pillars was the large Indian-American community, which has contributed enormously and significantly to building ties between the two countries.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Expressing confidence and optimism about the future of the India-US partnership, visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Monday once again called on the United States and other developed countries to take a leadership role in ensuring that reform takes place in the United Nations and its Security Council.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Monday that India has been committed to the goal of creating a world free of nuclear weapons since it gained independence from Britain in 1947.

Washington, Nov. 24 (ANI): Building blocks for deepening Indo-US economic cooperation were put in place on Monday with the signing of a dozen agreements and memoranda of understanding between different Indian and US partners in the presence of Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia and India's Ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar.

Washington, Nov.24 (ANI): India and United States inked two significant inter-governmental agreements at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Monday.

Washington, Nov. 24 (ANI): To have a peaceful South Asia, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Tuesday that Pakistan must make a break with the past, abjure terrorism and come to the table with good faith and sincerity.

Washington, Nov.23 (ANI): The Obama kids will be quite happy they aren't attending Tuesday's banquet hosted by their parents - Barack and Michelle-in honour of the Indian Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh.