Repreive for Sarabjit Pakistans government has delayed until further order the execution of an Indian man on death row over terrorism charges, a jail official said on Friday.
Inflation: Cong shows signs of concern Congress on Friday showed real signs of throwing up its hands on the inflation issue, admitting that it was sounding like a "stuck record" and claiming that the runaway prices would be checked within a "few weeks time".
India to import cement from Pak Fighting a three-and-a-half-year high inflation of 7.57 per cent, the government on Friday said it would import more cement from Pakistan, besides asking the domestic manufacturers to hold prices.
Greenpeace claims illegal GM food items are being sold in India
Modified DNA in chips Environmental activist group Greenpeace on Friday claimed to have found GM components in packets of corn chips, being sold under Doritos brand name. The manufacturer is PepsiCo.
SARABJIT CASE
Murder of humanity: Burney "I cant allow the government to hang Sarabjit Singh on the basis that he is a non-Muslim and a non-Pakistani, and because of pressure from extremist fundamentalist groups," Burney said.
Policewomen arrest BJP activists during a protest in front of Civil Supplies Corporation in Hyderabad on Friday during a nationwide general strike. AFP
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