Madrid serial blasts kills over a hundred
Madrid: About 190 people have been killed and over 1,000 injured in a series of bomb explosions in crowded commuter trains in the Spanish capital, Madrid, during the commuter rush hour this morning. The toll is expected to rise further. A total of 13 bombs were planted, of which 10 went off while three others were detonated by the police.

While the Spanish Government has accused the Basque separatist organization, ETA, for the attacks, Batasuna, the ETA's political wing, has denied the charges outright. The ETA, for its part, blamed "Arab resistance" for the attack. Spain had been one of the earliest and most prominent endorsers of the recent US led campaign against Iraq.
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FIEO signs MoU with the Irish Exporters Association
Kolkata: The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asia Trade Forum of Irish Exporters' Association in Dublin recently. The bilateral trade between India and Ireland during 2002-03 was at euro 192.2 million.
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