Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group on Wednesday bought back 4.99 per cent direct stake from UK's Vodafone at an estimated 1.4 billion dollar, raising its holding in Bharti Airtel to over 50 per cent.

Yahoo Inc. has acquired a stake in Indian Internet advertising company Tyroo Media Pvt. Ltd. to help it capture more of the country's fast-growing online ad market.

Your Excellency, Mr. Celso Amorim, Minister of External Relations of Brazil,
Your Excellency, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Africa,
Distinguished delegates,
Ladies and Gentleman,

We have just concluded our very fruitful and productive deliberations of the 4th IBSA Trilateral Commission meeting.

The 8th World Hindi Conference is being held from 13-15 July 2007 in New York, USA. About 800 delegates are expected to attend the conference including Hindi scholars, litterateurs, and teachers from across the world. Official delegation comprising eminent Hindi writers, journalists, and representatives of Hindi Organizations including those from non-Hindi speaking regions will attend the Conference. Minister of State for External Affairs Shri Anand Sharma will lead the delegation. Official delegation from Mauritius, Nepal and other counties will also participate in the Conference. The Mauritian delegation is being led by Shri D. Gokhool, Minister of Education and Human Resource and the Nepalese Delegation is being led by Shri R. Mahato.

Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said Ethiopia is benefiting from India's capacity building and technology transfer assistance. Holding talks with the Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here Thursday, Zenawi said various Ethiopians are receiving educational trainings in India owing to recognition on both sides of the need for the capacity building sector.

India's federal cabinet Thursday approved the country's participation in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project aimed at demonstrating the feasibility of controlled nuclear fusion as a source of energy.

External Affairs Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee today chaired a Conference of Heads of Indian Missions from sub-Saharan Africa that was held at the Indian Embassy in Addis Ababa.

The fourth round of Home/Interior Secretary Level Talks between India and Pakistan on Terrorism and Drugs Trafficking, as a part of the continuing Composite Dialogue process between the two countries, was held in New Delhi on July, 3-4, 2007. The Indian delegation was led by Shri Madhukar Gupta, Union Home Secretary while the Pakistan delegation was headed by Syed Kamal Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Interior.