Pranab backs quota for 'creamy layer' in OBCs

Saturday, April 19, 2008, 18:22 [IST]

New Delhi, Apr 18: India's Foreign Minister, Pranab Mukherjee has said that the government is in favour of opening up opportunities to the more affluent section among OBC"s, the creamy layer as well.

However, he said that decision of the apex court on affirmative action for students of the socially and educationally backward classes is binding.

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'War call' from India sends Pak into tailspin

Saturday, December 6, 2008,11:17 [IST]

Islamabad, Dec 6: Pakistan went into a state of 'high alert" last weekend after President Asif Ali Zardari received a threatening phone call made by someone who said he was Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.Several political, diplomatic and security sources have confirmed to the Dawn that for nearly 24 hours last weekend, the incident continued to send jitters across the world. To some world leaders the probability of an accidental war appeared very high.It all started late.....

Indo-Sino army exercise to counter terror begins

Saturday, December 6, 2008,11:25 [IST]

Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 6: The first-ever Sino-Indian military combat exercises on Indian soil to counter terror and insurgency began on Sarurday, Dec 6 morning.“The Sino-Indian military joint exercises are drills. We are looking for confidence-building measures," said. Major General V K Narula, Additional Director General (Public Information) at the Army Headquarters, here. “The joint training exercise is based on a Memorandum of Understanding signed by the defence ministers of two countries," said the leader of Chinese Army delegation,.....

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'Live bomb found in Nagpur's Crescent hospital'

Sunday, December 7, 2008,12:56 [IST]

Nagpur, Dec 7: Nagpur police on Sunday, Dec 7 has said that they have found explosives in a hospital. Reports say that a man warned Aziz Khan, a doctor at Crescent Hospital that a bomb had been placed near the hospital entrance and threatened of dire consequences within ten minutes. Patients were evacuated and a police bomb squad and sniffer dog were called in. Police said they recovered the explosives and an investigation was on. “While searching after the.....