UPA brought down fiscal deficit, says FM
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday claimed that the UPA Government had brought down the fiscal deficit from 4.5 per cent during the NDA regime to 3.1 per cent this year and said it would be the ruling coalition's endeavour to reduce it further to 2.5 per cent by next year.
Parliament panel recommends to increase grants for JNU, DU by ten-fold
A Lok Sabha panel has asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to increase grants for academic institutes like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Delhi University (DU) by ten-fold during XI Plan to develop state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.
Sonia Gandhi completes 10 years as Congress President
Women from all walks of life assembled at the office from morning to congratulate the "first woman and the first person to hold office in a senior party position for ten years." Prime Minister Manmohan Singh felicitates Sonia Gandhi for successfully completing ten years as party president.
Nandigram report: BJP assails US The BJP on Friday assailed the United States for commenting on internal matters of India, saying its report on human rights violations in Nandigram was unacceptable.
Boy burnt alive in Delhi A 10-year-old boy, who protested against his bicycle being damaged, was burnt alive here allegedly by a group of men belonging to a marriage party.
KARNATAKA
Delimitation of Constituencies completed
The Electoral authorities in Karnataka on Friday announced that they have completed the process of delimitation of 224 assembly constituencies in the state in a record period of two weeks. Govt clear Kabini Drinking Water Project
The Karnataka government will implement the Rs 110 crore Kabini Drinking Water Project under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Every Indian has right to settle any where in the country, says SC
"India is not an association or confederation of states, it is a union of states and there is only one nationality that is Indian. Hence every Indian has right to go anywhere in India, to settle anywhere, and work and do business of his choice in any part of India peacefully," a bench of Justices H K Sema and Markandey Katju remarked.
World Bank, India to jointly stamp out corruption in health sector The World Bank Group and the Indian government will launch joint action to stamp out corruption after a bank probe revealed indications of fraud and corruption in five Bank-financed health projects in India.
Indian in US admits to smuggling sensitive components to India
Parthasarathy Sudarsan, 47, CEO of Cirrus Electronics, entered his guilty plea in US District Court for the District of Columbia to the felony charge of conspiracy to violate various laws...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit receives a painting from painter Ananya Bannerji during an exhibhition titled 'Celebrating Womanhood' at Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi. PTI
Cards by Indian-origin designer a rage among British Asians
"The fresh and funky cartoons on my cards reflect the young, dynamic and fashionable British Asian community of today. I mean, look at the Masala Girls, the Desi Boyz and the Chutney Kidz, they're selling like hot cakes," Samantha Alfred said.
Hurt by Gill's remarks, hockey greats hit back WHAT GILL SAID: "There is a coterie of five or six former Olympians who are just professional mourners. They just know how to do breast beating, howling and crying whenever they get the chance. That is their choice, I cannot do anything." WHAT FORMER PLAYERS SAID: ''Gill had no right to ridicule the players who play for the country by dint of their merit'. We are selected and not elected.''- Ashok Kumar.
"To use such kind of language against the players who have played for the country speaks about one's stupidity.'' - Aslam Sher Khan.
"The players he is criticising have proved themselves and played for the country. You cannot point finger at somebody who has proved his worth.'' - Sukhbir singh Grewal. I will stay on for three more years, insists Gill MPs gang up to remove Gill, seek PM's intervention
''...All senior and new MPs have come together and I have collected signatures of around 100 members. The memorandum will be submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday or Tuesday. The number of supporting MPs could go up to 200," Aslam said.
CRICKER: IPL UPDATE
Aussies to play in IPL for only two weeks
The Australians will be required to leave the April 18-June 1 competion in its middle to return home for a national camp ahead of their series of West Indies, beginning in the second week of May. Performance in IPL may not get me back in ODI side: Laxman "I am not sure whether the performance in the IPL will help me get back to the one-day team. It will be a good challenge playing in the IPL and want to do well for my team," Laxman said. Dhoni keen to complete graduation
Dhoni met the principal of St Xaviers College, Nicholas Tete yesterday and expressed his desire to complete B Com from the institution. I've all bats with which I scored centuries: Tendulkar
"I have all the bats with which I have scored hundreds (in Tests and one-dayers). I don't know how many bats I have but I have kept all of them," he said. Tendulkar, who scored three centuries -- two in Tests and one in the tri-series finals -- singled out two shots against paceman Mitchell Johnson as his 'defining moments' of the tour Down Under.
Actor and owner of Kolkata Knight Riders ShahRukh Khan stands on a chair to hand over a golden helmet to team member Ishant Sharma in Mumbai on Thursday.
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"I am not sure whether the performance in the IPL will help me get back to the one-day team. It will be a good challenge playing in the IPL and want to do well for my team," Laxman said. 
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