Islamabad, Apr 24: Pakistan Prime Minister’s Interior Affairs Advisor Rehman Malik on Friday warned militants not to test the patience of the government.

Malik further said the Talibanization should not only end in Mingora but also in every village of Pakistan.

Rajkot, Apr 24: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday slammed the Gujarat Government for dilly-dallying over advancing low interest loan to farmers.

Sonia Gandhi termed the BJP-ruled State Government’s attitude as pro-capitalist at the cost of the poor and rural folks.

Purnia (Bihar), April 24: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Lal Krishna Advani on Friday said if voted to power, his party would stamp out terrorism.

“If voted to power, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government would not compromise on national interest. Terrorism is the biggest challenge faced by our country. We will stamp out terror from our soil,” Advani said at an election rally here.

Advani accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of being soft on terror.

Mumbai, Apr 24: Samajwadi Party (SP) General Secretary Amar Singh on Friday said his party would support Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar as Prime Minister.

“The NCP is expected to win at least 15 of 21 seats in Maharashtra. Nobody can become Prime Minister with support of 15 MPs. But Pawar is one such person who has friends and supporters in all political parties. The SP will extend support to Pawar as Prime Ministerial candidate,” Singh said during a roadshow here.

It was another excellent session as the market ended the wek with a good rally today. The Bombay Stock Exchange 30-share index closed on a strong note for second consecutive day, on significant buying across various sectors.

The BSE Sensex closed higher by 194.06 points at 11,329.05 while NSE Nifty ended up by 57.05 points at 3,480.75. The Sensex touched intraday high of 11,362.88 and intraday low of 11,070.33.