Top Stories

• NATO Set to Take Over Afghan Security

• India Wants Bird Flu-Free Label

• Thai Bid for Myanmar's Natural Gas

• Special Highlight  
  Tiruvarur Temple Inscriptions

• Fiscal Deficit Worsens
  Runaway unplanned expenditure far exceeding receipts has increased fiscal deficit to over 50% at Rs 77,740 crores (USD 16.9 billion) more than budget estimates of Rs. 148,686 crores (USD 32.3 billion) in the very first quarter. < More >

• India Corporate Says No to Quota
  Senior members of the Indian industry met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and conveyed their opposition to legislated cased-based quota regime but promised that will fund training programs, introduce ethical hiring codes, and adopt alternative solutions. < More >

Democracy, Politics and Judiciary

• Govt Withdraws Dismissal Move against Venugopal
  A highly embarrassed Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss withdrew the controversial order   to dismiss All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Director Dr. P. Venugopal but counsel said that the Government would file fresh charges later. < More >

• OoP Pitches Parliament against President, SC
  The Federal Government and its communist allies, usually at odds on many issues, joined ranks to assert that the Parliament is “supreme” and some even went to the extent of suggesting that the President has only rights to advice and not over-rule the Parliament. < More >