Militants gaining strength in Swat, admits Pakistan Lt. Gen

Peshawar, Nov 14 : Scores of foreign mercenaries are intensifying their activities in Swat, a Pakistani Lieutenant General said.

Vijay L. Kelkar to head XIIIth Finance Commission

New Delhi, Nov 14 : Vijay L. Kelkar, former Union Finance Secretary and adviser to the Finance Minister, has been appointed as Chairman of the XIIIth Finance Commission.

The President constituted the XIIIth Finance Commission under Article 280 (1) of the Constitution.

Other full time members of the Commission are Indira Rajaraman, Emeritus Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Abusaleh Shariff, Chief Economist, National Council of Applied Economic Research, and Atul Sarma, former Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University.

B. K Chaturvedi, Member of Planning Commission will be a part time member of the Commission. Sumit Bose will be the Secretary of the Commission.

Booming healthcare sector needs PPP model, says Kamal Nath

New Delhi, Nov 14 : Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday said that the healthcare revolution is waiting to happen in the country, and called for developing new infrastructure in the sect

27th edition of India International Trade Fair begins in New Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 14 : President Pratibha Patil today inaugurated the 27th edition of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here at Pragati Maidan on Wednesday amidst fanfare and cultural fiesta.

Shakeel Ahmad releases special stamps on Children's Day

New Delhi, Nov 14 : Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, Shakeel Ahmad, today released a set of two postage stamps, a miniature, a first day cover and three maxim cards

Judith Regan files $100 million lawsuit against News Corp over smear campaign

New York, Nov 14 : Controversial publisher Judith Regan has filed a 100-million-dollar suit against her former bosses at HarperCollins and News Corp alleging them of launching a smear campaign agai

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