Firing in Sambha sector, BSF protests The border observation post (BOP) of BSF in Sambha sector in this region came under heavy firing late Thursday night from the Pakistani side. Following the attack the force on Friday lodged a strong protest with Pakistani Rangers.
VENUGOPAL'S DISMISSAL
SC calls it 'naked discrimination' In a major blow to the UPA government, the Supreme Court has termed the dismissal of noted cardiologist P Venugopal from the post of the director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) a "naked discrimination" against a particular person.
'No war with India over J&K' Pakistan does not want another war with India over Kashmir, Defence Minister Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar has said while describing the current status of bilateral relations as the "best" the two countries ever had.
Nod for means-cum-merit scholarship Aiming at stemming the dropout rate among school students belonging to economically weaker sections of the society, the government on Friday gave the green signal to an ambitious, Rs 3,000-crore scholarship scheme to be implemented during the 11th Plan period.
More freedom of speech during Indira-Sanjay time: Arjun Senior Congress leader Arjun Singh said on Friday that there was more scope for freedom of expression in the party during Indira Gandhi and Sanjay Gandhi's time than now.
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi with film director Mrinal Sen (L) and Mayor of Kolkata Bikash Ranjan Bhattaacharya during a function at Nanadan Film Complex in Kolkata on Friday. PTI
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