AP minister demands separate state for Dalits Andhra Pradesh Marketing Minister M Mareppa has suggested that a solution to the problems faced by SCs would be to create a separate state for SCs and STs.
HAL to upgrade 47 Mirage-2000 After years of experience with the Russian and British aircraft, Bangalore-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is all set to get an opportunity to have an experience with the French fighters.
Arjun trains gun on Sonia In a remark being seen as a critique of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's style of functioning, senior Congress leader Arjun Singh has alleged that there has been erosion in the democratic process within the party.
Protesters threaten fresh Goa SEZ stir Goa's anti-SEZ lobby, which has the backing of the Catholic Church, says it will revive its public agitation if the state government fails to recover land allotted to the SEZ promoters.
Around the world... BV Narayan, 48, a resident of Banglore on his specially modified motorbike at Amritsar on Thursday. Narayan intends to undertake a world tour on his modified motorbike. PTI
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