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Without referring to the long pending women's
reservation bill which seeks to give 33 per cent reservation

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Tuesday said the growing number of regional and
sub-regional parties and a subsequent rise in coalition

Singh said if the tribal areas' problems were not given
the attention they deserve, then it could raise to naxalism as
has been seen in some parts of the country.

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) Listing terrorism, naxalism,
regionalism and communalism as four sources of strain in the
country's law enforcement, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan

Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI) The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark
index Sensex Tuesday surged by over 127 points to touch a
23-month high on sustained buying by funds in heavyweight

Karachi, Jan 4 (PTI) Pakistan on Monday described as
"absurd" and "irresponsible" Indian army's new doctrine which
includes scenarios such as a two-front simultaneous war with

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court of India on
Monday gave John Fernandes politician from India's coastal
state of Goa accused of raping a Russian girl a tongue lashing

New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) On the eve of an all-party meeting
on Telangana, TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao on Monday said
the Indian government should follow its announcement on

Bangalore, Jan 4 (PTI) Asserting that the Australian
government is "duty bound" to probe the fatal stabbing of a
youth of Indian origin at Melbourne and bring the culprits to

Hyderabad, Jan 4 (PTI) The Telugu Desam Party on
Monday nominated former minister Yanamala Ramakrishnudu and
senior MLA Revuri Prakash Reddy as its representatives for