Govt may do more to check inflation As part of ongoing exercise to contain inflation the government may consider further steps including adjustments in duty structures on essential commodities, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath indicated on Tuesday.
States should act to control price rise, says Sonia Congress president Sonia Gandhi has put the onus of controlling runaway rise in the prices of essential commodities on the states, saying they have to control black marketing and hoarding to protect the aam aadmi.
Indo-Africa Forum summit launched In an initiative to forge stronger links with countries of the African continent, India on Tuesday formally launched the first summit of the newly formed Indo-Africa Forum in the capital.
MPs salary: Speaker, govt on collision course The differences between the UPA government and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee over setting up an independent mechanism to determine salary and allowances of MPs, is likely to reach a boiling point next week with the resumption of the budget session of Parliament.
Officers leaving forces over pay panel report Officers in the rank of brigadier, major general and colonels now realise that their salary will now only be 15-20 per cent more than their existing salary.
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.
