New Delhi, Oct 10 : Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar today said there is a need to strike a balance between environment and development as we cannot opt for one in favou

Islamabad, Oct. 10 : Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has told Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki that India can join the multi-billion-dollar Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project whenever it desires to.

New Delhi, Oct. 10 : Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta has told the three-member Election Commission that the Central Government is ready to hold Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir next month in three to four phases.

Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami made an assessment of the situation for holding polls in the sensitive state when Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta met the full Election Commission.

During the meeting, the availability of central forces was discussed in detail considering the militancy situation in the state.

New Delhi, Oct. 10 : Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday assured the cash-strapped markets that Government will inject more funds into the system within
10-12 days through the supplementary demands for grants.

In an interview to private TV channel, he said, when the supplementary is passed by Parliament, a substantial amount of liquidity will be infused into the market.

Chidambaram said, between now and October 20 or so, if further steps are required to infuse liquidity, the RBI Governor will take those steps.

New Delhi, Oct 10 : The UPA Government should not be complacent on the global financial crisis, BJP spokesman Prakash Javadkar said on Friday.

Addressing a press conference in the capital, Javadekar said the increase in inflation, slow growth rate in the agriculture sector and downfall in industrial production were clear indications of a homebound crisis.