Pay Pangs
Defence men line up to quit
New Delhi, April 8
In what seems like the after-effects of the Sixth Pay Commission, the ministry of defence has been hit hard with the sudden exodus of officers. Sources said the matter of officers seeking pre-mature retirement after the commission announced its recommendations was a matter of concern. An official spokesperson refused to comment in this regard.

Panel to examine problems of defence men

Delhi prepares its own battle plans

New Delhi, April 8 Due to disruptions during the Olympic torch relay in London, Paris and protests ahead of its arrival in San Fransisco, the Indian government is ensuring foolproof security for the Olympic torch here on April 17.

The govt has declined the Chinese govt’s request to allow its elite Red Guards to guard the torch

IOC may abandon global torch relay
Beijing, April 8
A senior Olympic official today raised the prospect for the first time of abandoning the international legs of the Beijing Games torch relay, amid a wave of protests targeting the flame overseas.

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India offers preferential market access to woo Africa

New Delhi, April 8 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today came out with a package of schemes, projects and proposals at the first ever India-Africa Forum Summit to woo the people and leaders of the mineral-rich African continent for building up a long-term mutually beneficial structure and relationship.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh speaks during the inauguration ceremony of the India-Africa Forum Summit — 2008 in New Delhi on Tuesday. — Reuters photo

Cong sets up panel for ‘Deshmukh successor’
Mumbai, April 8
Detractors of Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh have begun yet another effort to unseat him and bring about a change in leadership in the state. Congress sources said today that the party leadership has set up a panel to screen potential successors to Deshmukh. Those said to be part of the panel include defence minister A.K. Antony and Pranab Mukerjee.

Irregularities in Judicial Academy
Ex-sessions judge booked
Chandigarh, April 8
Less than four months after a complaint was forwarded to the Chandigarh police for probing “various acts of omission and commission” allegedly committed by under-suspension director of Chandigarh Judicial Academy N.S. Saini, it today registered a cheating and criminal breech of trust case.

‘Mistress’ on par with wife: HC
New Delhi, April 8
In a judgment that expands the ambit of the Domestic Violence Act, the Delhi High Court has held that the law protects not only a man’s wife but also a ‘mistress’ or a live-in partner.