New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI) Indian President Pratibha Patil
Saturday cautioned the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) against
unrestrained credit growth that may lead to bad debts, but at

Chandigarh, Jan 16 (PTI) Ace Indian shooter Abhinav
Bindra, who has created a flutter by threatining to quit the
sport, Saturday urged the administrators to let him follow his

The NRAI, however, dismissed Abhinav's allegations and
said the body never misinformed him about the trial schedule.

"NRAI's attitude surprises me. I have never said anything
against NRAI. I am not saying that I don't want to be
accountable. You can monitor my results. It's certainly

New Delhi/Chandigarh, Jan 16 (PTI) Frustrated with the
national federation's "attitude", disillusioned Olympic hero
Abhinav Bindra has created a flutter by threatening to quit

"Where does the NRAI come in all this? If the ministry
says that you cannot select someone without trial, how can we
flout that? Won't we get hauled up if we send names of

Bindra said he has requested both NRAI and Sports
Ministry to consider his scores in the international events
for selection.

Kolkata, Jan 16 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Saturday said the Centre was considering granting
functional autonomy and flexibility for effective running of

Turning to four premier cultural institutions in Kolkata
-- The Asiatic Society, Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial and
National Library, the prime minister said the ministry of

The prime minister regretted, "Many of our monuments,
works of art and historical remains are lying in neglect.
Despite our best intentions, the manner in which we preserve