Sidhi (MP), Apr. 4 : Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh''s daughter, Veena Singh, has filed her nomination papers as an Independent candidate for the forthcoming elections.

Veena, accompanied by her husband VP Singh alias Raja Baba, filed her nomination from the Sidhi Parliamentary seat in eastern Madhya Pradesh.

Singh''s nephew Amar Singh also accompanied her to the district returning officer''s office.

New Delhi, Apr 4 : Senior Congress leader Arjun Singh on Saturday expressed regret on the detention of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act.

Talking to reporters about the recent controversy on Varun Gandhi''s anti-Muslim remarks in an election rally in Pilibhit and the slapping of NSA against him by the Mayawati-led Uttar Pradesh government, he said, " It is unfortunate."

Ropar (Punjab), Feb 24: Union Minister of Human Resource Development Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, in Punjab today.

This new IIT is part of the eight new IITs that have been established in the country by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development during XIth Plan.

Indore, Feb 17 : Union Human Resources Development Minster Arjun Singh on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Simrol here.

Simrol is about 25 kilometers from Indore.

With the opening of this institute, Indore has now become the first city in the country to have both an IIM and an IIT.

The institute will be opening on 525 acres of land at Simrol.

IIT Mumbai''s Director and Registrar in the same capacities will look after IIT Indore as well.

Indore, Feb 17: Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Indore today.

State Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan will preside over the function.

With the opening of this institute, Indore will be the first city in the country to have both IIM and IIT.

The seven other new IITs have been set up in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Gujarat, Orissa (Bhubaneswar) and Himachal Pradesh.

Bhubaneswar, Feb 12, : Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Thursday missed the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bhubaneswar in Orissa's Khorda District.

Singh could not come and the ceremony was held in his absence at Kansapada.

IIT, Bhubaneswar is among the eight new IITs that are to established in the country by the Human Resource Development Ministry.