Defence Minister compares both countries' infrastructure
China far superior: Antony A visit to the Sino-Indian border gives one a clear picture of the preparedness of both the sides on guarding the strategic Himalayan border.
Claims of mistreatment are false: Malaysia PM Malaysian Premier Abdullah Badawi has described the claims of mistreatment of ethnic Indians as lies intended to divide the races in the country and offered to step down if proved wrong.
Financial sector reform unsatisfactory says FM "Strong economic growth of over eight per cent may be the best achievement of India's ruling coalition government, but financial sector reforms remain largely unattended," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said here on Sunday.
Prithvi-II to be tested India succesfully undertook a "dummy" test on Sunday for the Air Defence Exercise (ADE) of surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missiles, which will be carried out later in the week.
Aaja Nachle in theatres again Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit's comeback film "Aaja Nachle" was back in theatres in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, on Sunday, with the state authorities deciding to give it a green signal after some controversial lines were removed from the title song.
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
