Washington, May 5 (ANI): Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said he has received assurances from the US Central Intelligence Agency's station chief in Kabul that it will continue delivering cash to his offices.

Johannesburg, Apr 30 (ANI): The ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have been criticised on the social media after new footage of former president Nelson Mandela was released clearly showing that he is ailing, despite the party's earlier assurances to the contrary.

London, Apr 27 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has said that he has the assurance of the club board that star player Gareth Bale will not be sold if the club can qualify for next season's Champions League.

New York, Feb 23 (ANI): Injured Lady Gaga went into hip surgery this week after reassurance from Alex Rodriguez, who is recovering from the same medical procedure, it has been revealed.

Islamabad, Feb 14 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that Gulzar left for India despite his assurance that he would be provided fool proof security in Karachi.

New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): Accusing the government of going back on its assurances to give a strong Lokpal Bill, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare on Friday threatened to start another country-wide agitation to achieve his demand of a pro-people Jan Lokpal.

Patna, Jan. 29 (ANI): Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said that he was not at all impressed with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's assurances that the Lokpal Bill will be passed in the upcoming Budget Session, and added that the ruling Congress Party at the Centre has no intention of having a corruption free country.

Lahore, Jan. 23 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has sought assurance from President Asif Ali Zardari that he would not hold political activities in his office.

London, January 21 (ANI): Arnold Schwarzenegger, who promised his fans that he'd be back with a bang, seems to have failed to resonate that reassurance as his latest movie, 'The Last Stand,' fell flat at the box office during its opening weekend and came in at ninth in total Friday grosses.

Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 23 (ANI): Malaysia's Education Ministry has given an assurance that it will carry out a study on the suitability of English teachers from India before hiring them.

New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Despite the UPA Government being in the driver's seat in the Rajya Sabha following assurances from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the

New Delhi, Dec. 5 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday rubbished the opposition's charge that the government had gone back on its promise of reaching out to all stakeholders on the issue of allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.

Karachi, Oct. 9 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has claimed that U.S. officials had given him an assurance to review the policy of using drones in tribal areas of Pakistan, following opposition against drone strikes from the country's government.

London, Sept 28 (ANI): Human rights organisation Amnesty International has asked the Swedish authorities to issue assurances that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be handed over to the US.

Islamabad, Sept. 19 (ANI): Pakistan premier Raja Pervez Ashraf's assurance to the Supreme Court to write to Swiss authorities asking to reopen graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, is nothing but a mere 'trick' by the government to buy more time from the court, sources have revealed.

Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Despite being pressurized by the United States and its own assurance to act against militants inhabiting its safe havens, Pakistan has hinted at launching combat operations only against the Taliban, conveniently sparing the Haqqani Network.

New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): In an endeavor to ensure a smooth Monsoon Session of Parliament scheduled to begin from August 8, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for an all-party meeting here on Monday. Today's meeting has been convened to seek assurances from leaders of various political parties that proceedings of the month-long session would not be disrupted.

London, July 22 (ANI): Wall Street analysts have demanded an assurance from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg that he is fully committed to driving the sales and profits of the social networking site, as the firm prepares to release its first results as a public company this week.

Washington, June 15 (ANI): India's Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. (532286.BY) has taken the first steps toward shutting down its iron-ore mine in Bolivia, even as it held 11th-hour talks with the Bolivian government to rescue a joint venture aimed at developing a local steel industry.

New Delhi/Patna/Lucknow, June 13 (ANI): With the Supreme Court questioning the decision to give 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities on the basis of religion in central educational institutions out of 27 percent reservation for OBCs, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday charged the Central Government of deceiving the people of the country by making false assurances.

Damascus, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): With recession and sky-high unemployment, the Syrians officials, while confessing that the European Union (EU) and U.S. sanctions have hit the Syrian people hard, are still sending assurances that the country's economy is stable.

Patna, Apr.7 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Yadav on Saturday told media here that Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has assured him that the interests of jewellers vis-a-viz the levelling of increased excise duty would be protected.

London, Mar 21 (ANI): British Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that his spotlight shy wife Samantha needed reassurance that she was 'brilliant' in public and 'looked amazing' on her first official visit abroad.

London, Feb.21 (ANI): Manchester United stars have reportedly sought assurances from the club management about how long Sir Alex Ferguson intends to continue at Old Trafford before committing their future to United.

Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz, a key person in the Memo Gate scandal, has sought an assurance from Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry for his safety during his visit to the country.