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February 25, 2010 5:05 PM

Sri Krishna committee set to begin discussions next month

Justice Srikrishna committee mandated with the task of profiling separate Telangana State out of Andhra Pradesh will begin discussions with the Political parties and other civil society groups next month. <br/><br/>Former Judge of Supreme Court Justice B. N. Sri krishna, who head...

February 25, 2010 2:10 PM

India asks Australia to improve security for Indian student

<br/>New Delhi says it will continue to monitor the situation closely to ensure safety and security of Indian students in Australia. Making a suo moto statement in the Lok Sabha today that External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M. Krishna said that India will work with Australia closely to improv...

February 25, 2010 2:03 PM

GEAC authority to address all scientific issues related to Bt brinjal

The government has said that the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee GEAC is the authority to address all concerns for resolving scientific issues relating to Bt brinjal. It also decided to set up a National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority. The decision was taken late last night at a meeting o...

February 25, 2010 1:59 PM

Govt accepts 13th Finance Commission recommendations

<br/>The Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee has said that the major recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission have been accepted by the government. Talking to reporters after tabling the Economic Survey in Parliament, he said that the Commission has recommended 32 per cent of the n...

February 25, 2010 1:38 PM

Opposition demands probe by JPC into food scam

<br/>Opposition has demanded a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) into the alleged food scam. Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha on the price rise, the Leader of the Opposition, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj said that the JPC should also enquire into the export and import of essential...

February 25, 2010 12:44 PM

BJP charges govt for rising food prices

<br/>The opposition BJP today charged the government with failure to effectively deal with the rising food prices. Initiating the debate in the Lok Sabha the leader of the Opposition Mrs. Sushma Swaraj alleged that there are large scale scams in rice, wheat, pulses and sugar. This, she sai...

February 25, 2010 11:47 AM

Discussion on price rise in Parliament today

<br/>The stand off between the Opposition and the government on the procedure of the debate on price rise issue has ended. Parliamntary Affairs Minister, Pawan Kumar Bansal said that the Opposition has agreed to take up the discussion under a rule which does not entail voting. The discussi...

February 25, 2010 11:32 AM

India to seek access to Lakhvi during FS talks

<br/>India will seek access to Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and other handlers of the 26/11 terror attack during the Foreign Secretary-level talks. Speaking to a private TV in New Delhi, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said these talks will be without a preset agenda with both sides bringing the is...

February 25, 2010 10:17 AM

Terrorism high on agenda of Indo-Pak talks: Krishna

The Foreign Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan will be held in New Delhi today. External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has said that the talks will essentially focus on India's core concern of terrorism. In a reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Mr Krishna said India has consis...

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