New Delhi/Siliguri/Agartala, Feb 26 : External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that the mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) soldiers was an 'internal matter' of Bangladesh.

"This is the internal matter of a sovereign country. There is a regularly elected government, they are in full command of the situation. They know how to deal with it and they are dealing with it. We wish them all success. It is not our practice to make any comment on the internal matter of any sovereign country including our friendly neighbouring country. So far our border is concerned, it is totally safe and secure," Mukherjee told reporters here on Wednesday.

New Delhi, Feb 26 : Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin, presently on an official visit to India, met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here last evening.

This meeting is of significance after Russia signed more than 700 million dollars in deals to supply India nuclear reactors with fuel pellets.

New Delhi, Feb 26 : Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin, presently on an official visit to India, met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee here last evening.

This meeting is of significance after Russia signed more than 700 million dollars in deals to supply India nuclear reactors with fuel pellets.

Major nuclear powers -- including Russia, European states and the United Sates -- are scrambling to sell primary and ancillary nuclear services to India, which is trying to build new generation capacity to cope with a projected increase in demand for energy.

Having begun the preparations for the general polls, the Congress has started zeroing in on the issues which would be part of the election campaign in various parliamentary constituencies of the state and be part of the election manifesto for the coming elections.

The members involved with the manifesto have been asked to prepare a preliminary report with regard to identification of issues and submit the same to the central manifesto committee headed by Pranab Mukherjee.

New Delhi - The Indian government Tuesday announced a 2-percentage-point reduction in excise and tax duties to stimulate the slowing economy.

The general excise duty was reduced to 8 per cent while tax on services has been brought down to 10 per cent, India's acting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said.

The latest tax cuts would mean a revenue loss of 300 billion rupees (about 6 billion dollars) for the government, Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Chawla was quoted as saying by PTI news agency.

New Delhi, Feb 24: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that New Delhi would respond to Pakistani action on Mumbai dossier.