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It is traditional and stylish to “say it with flowers.” You can send flowers to say welcome; I am sorry; I love you; and many more. Beautifully arranged and fragrant flowers can brighten up a person’s day. It is traditional and stylish to “say it with flowers.” You can send flowers to say welcome; I am sorry; I love you; and many more. Beautifully arranged and fragrant flowers can brighten up a person’s day. World over, flowers have been in use since ancient times to decorate palaces and homes, in rituals, during spring dances, as a part of weddings, and more. Flowers are not selected randomly, over the years they have developed meanings. For example, the acacia means concealed love, chaste love or beauty; the aster symbolizes both love and daintiness; a pink carnation means says I will never forget you; while the yellow says rejection or disappointment; the tulip says you have sunshine in your smile. Then of course there are “birthday” flowers. Those born in February have the primros...

SAO PAULO: The G20, representing the biggest developed and emerging nations, pledged "all necessary steps" to boost sagging market confidence and to give a bigger voice to developing countries in global economic affairs. Although no specific proposals emerged, the G20 said in a statement, "We agreed that we must draw policy lessons from the current crisis and take all necessary steps to restore market confidence and stability and to minimize the risk of a future crisis." The statement said "the global crisis requires global solutions and common set of principles," and added that "we stand ready to urgently take forward work and actions agreed by our leaders." John Kirton, director of the G20 Research Group at the University of Toronto, said the G20 "substantially delivered" on its promise to play a role in battling the global economic maelstrom. "The G20 is emerging as an effective center of global financial and economic governanc...

WASHINGTON: Newly-elected president of the United States Barack Obama with his wife Michell reached the White House.The newly-elected president and his wife were received by the US president Bush and his wife Lara Bush on arriving at the White House.This is the first meeting between Barack Obama and president George Bush after the latter won the US presidential elections.US president Bush and his wife Lara Bush had invited Barrack Obama for this meeting.Besides discussing the matters of mutual interest, the procedure of the transfer of power in a better way will also be discussed in this meeting

MALE: Former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed was sworn in Tuesday as the first democratically elected president of the Indian Ocean atoll nation of the Maldives. Nasheed, 41, took his oath of office at a ceremony televised live from a convention centre in the capital Male. Former president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, who had led the nation for 30 years and was Asia's longest-serving leader, was beaten by Nasheed in an October 28 run-off election held in line with democratic reforms launched in August 2005.

NEW DELHI: Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona will visit Kolkata, India on Dec. 6 on Tuesday.The new Argentina coach will inaugurate a soccer academy and participate in a charity dinner where some of his playing gear would be auctioned, Shamik Lahiri said.Thousands of fans are expected to attend a public reception planned for the 1986 World Cup-winning captain, he added.Soccer - Mali captain Mahamadou Diarra will miss his country's friendly against Algeria in France next week because of injury, his club Real Madrid said on Monday.Diarra suffered a thigh injury in Saturday' 4-3 win over Malaga in the Spanish league.