Price rise: Left, UNPA warn of protests Continuing their joint tirade against the UPA government on peoples issues, the Left parties and the UNPA said on Sunday that the Congress-led government might have to pay a heavy political price if it failed to contain further price rise.
NDA vows to remove minority-based schemes BJP has said if NDA comes to power at the Centre in next general elections, it will cancel all the schemes being implemented by the UPA government to "appease a particular community".
PM: More steps to curb inflation Noting that the Government was concerned about inflation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said more steps could be taken to contain it.
IIM-C not for fee hike now The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) that raised its fees in February this year to Rs seven lakh for the 2008-09 batch, will not go for further hike of fees at the moment.
Over 3.2 lakh to write IIT exam Nearly 3.2 lakh students would appear in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) on April 13 for admission into IITs across the country, registering an increase of about 70,000 candidates over last year.
President Pratibha Patil administers the oath of office and secrecy to the newly inducted ministers at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI
Did Tamil Nadu act in haste in taking up the Hogenakal project in the Cauvery basin? Since it is supposed to be only a drinking water scheme, does it hurt Karnataka’s interests? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue.
Most believe that although the drinking water provision is legal, the current row is a manifestation of political interests in TN, and that Karnataka has been unfairly targeted. Some feel that as Hogenakal falls within the disputed territory, the problem should be resolved amicably without damaging public life in both states.
