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March 5, 2010 9:05 AM

Sonia Gandhi backs Finance Minister on Budget

The Congress President Mrs Sonia Gandhi today backed the Finance Minister on the Budget presented in Parliament last week. Addressing the Congress parliamentary Party meeting in New Delhi today, Mrs Sonia Gandhi complemented Mr Pranab Mukherjee for what she said a budget which is in Public Interest....

March 4, 2010 9:44 PM

Political parties are divided on Women's Reservation Bill issue

Political parties are divided on the issue of Women's Reservation Bill which is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha on International Women's Day on Monday. While the pro women reservation political parties are keen to see an early passage of the Bill providing 33 per cent reservation t...

March 4, 2010 9:42 PM

Menon to visit Afghanistan to review Security of Indians

The National Security Advisor Mr. Shiv Shanker Menon will be going to Kabul tomorrow to review the Security of the Indians working on several developmental projects across Afghanistan. <br/><br/>The visit comes in the wake of terror attack in Kabul on Friday in which 6 Indians we...

March 4, 2010 9:36 PM

Srikrishna Committee panel would take common man’s view

Justice Srikrishna has said the committee, set up to study the situation in Andhra Pradesh in the wake of the agitations over statehood issue, would take common man's view into consideration to a maximum extent possible.<br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad during ...

March 4, 2010 9:19 PM

Political parties divided on Women's Reservation Bill

Political parties are divided on the issue of Women's Reservation Bill which is scheduled to come up in the Rajya Sabha on International Women's Day on Monday. While the pro women reservation political parties are keen to see an early passage of the Bill providing 33 per cent reservation t...

March 4, 2010 9:15 PM

Centre to establish 137 nursing and midwifery schools across the country

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given green signal for the establishment of 137 General Nursing and Midwifery schools. These institutes will be setup at the cost of 1370 crore rupees. While the centre will bear 85 per cent of the financial burden, 15 per cent will be shared by the stat...

March 4, 2010 8:57 PM

Four militants killed, Army captain martyred in J&K gun battle

In Jammu and Kahmir, security forces today eliminated four militants including Divisional Commander of the Hizbul Muzahideen outfit in a 36 hour long gun battle in Dadsara village of Pulwama district.<br/><br/>During the encounter, a captain of Rashtriya Riffle, Deepak Sharma als...

March 4, 2010 8:49 PM

India expresses concern over US smart-bomb kits to Pak

India has expressed concern over the reported decision of the United States to supply a whole array of sophisticated Laser Guided Bomb kits, Surveillance drones and late-model F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan.<br/><br/>In a statement, the Defence Minister Mr. AK Antony today said, g...

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