Before 1951, slave owners made up only five per cent of the total population of Tibet but controlled 95 per cent of its wealth. But today there is no dearth of millionaires in rural Tibet.

A second-generation doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, Chen Jjianmin will begin the life-challenging adventure on March 20.\n\n

China became the biggest producer of mobile phones, colour televisions and monitors in the world last year and its high-tech exports reached a record $110 billion, according to official statistics.

Satyam Computer Services Ltd plans to expand its operations into smaller Chinese cities to meet the growing outsourcing requirements.

The capital started receiving rain since 4 am and the downpour intensified as the day progressed, Dr H R Hatwar from the Indian Meterological Department said.

Indian gold imports could spurt briefly higher during the current slack season if global prices fall, giving jewellers the opportunity to replenish depleted stocks, traders said on Monday.

Police suspect it to be a sectarian attack as all the cadets were from the Shiite sect.