'Take growth benefits to all' President Pratibha Patil on Friday said that the underprivileged and disadvantaged in society should get the benefits of country's economic growth, and called for accountability and transparency in delivering social welfare schemes.
Padma awards: Proximity to Delhi helps! Critics of the countrys Delhi-centric politics often say that a quarter of Central government's budgetary allocation gets spent in the national capital either directly or indirectly.
State roll of honour An IT Czar, a banker par excellence, a popular poet and a Mutt administrator: Karnataka's share in this years Padma honours list is as variegated as the States rich and diverse past and present.
'Burns retirement to hit nuke deal' The surprise retirement of US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, who played a seminal role in finalising the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, will take "some of the focus away" from the accord but his continuation as Special Envoy will help in its early conclusion, experts said.
To the Centre-stage... Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati (Centre) is surrounded by security personnel as she walks towards a news conference in Lucknow on Friday. Months after an outright poll win in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati, a Dalit leader, is gaining political momentum nationally and could hold the balance of power after a general election slated for 2009. EUTERS
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