Debt waiver to miss June deadline The much publicised agriculture loan waiver scheme announced by the Congress-led UPA government is likely to miss its June deadline owing to the delay in issuing operational guidelines by the Union Ministry of Finance.
Centre mulls guarantor role for education loan In what may come as a big relief for needy students, the government is considering a proposal to provide counter-guarantee for students seeking bank loans for higher education.
Undettered Rahul visits Dalit household again Undeterred by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawatis scathing attack on him for his attempts to woo the Dalits by visiting their houses, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi again spent a night at the house of a Dalit in his Lok Sabha constituency of Amethi.
Godman tots gun at cops Himaval Maheswara Bhadrananda, yet another self-styled godman, caused a big scare in a police station in Kochi on Saturday by brandishing a gun and threatening to shoot himself.
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