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Minister
exits as part of Cong rejig
New Delhi, December 21
 As
part of the structural changes Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi
promised on December 8, the day of defeat in four states, the party
today recalled senior minister Jayanthi Natarajan to work in the
organisation ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Nation page: NCP flexes muscles as Congress watches
Taming
inflation top priority: Rahul
 New
Delhi, December 21
Expressing confidence that the
Congress would bounce back from the recent electoral reverses, party
vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said beating inflation was the top
priority of the UPA government.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addresses FICCI members. Tribune photo
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On
Sundays
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On
Saturdays
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 Punjab
jails run out of ration
Patiala, December 21
With no budgetary allocation for
jails, Punjab prisons are facing an acute shortage of ration. Providing
two square meals to inmates is turning out to be a herculean task for
officials who are forced to buy items from the market on credit.
The Central Jail in Patiala. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar
Beant
case
3 Sikh
detainees agree to come out on parole
Mohali, December 21
A day after the release of Lal
Singh from Nabha jail, the three Sikh detainees —Lakhwinder Singh,
Gurmeet Singh and Shamsher Singh — who are lodged in Burail Jail for
the past 18 years in the Beant Singh assassination case have finally
agreed to come out of jail on parole.
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US adamant, not
to drop charges against Devyani
December 21, 2013
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Drop case against
Devyani: India
December 20, 2013
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Parliament clears historic Lokpal Bill
December 19, 2013
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India
downgrades US diplomats’ privileges
December 18, 2013
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Lt Governor recommends President’s Rule in Delhi
December 17, 2013
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Cong open to compromise on passage of Lokpal Bill
December 16, 2013
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Delhi tussle: AAP raises 18 points for Congress, BJP
December 15, 2013
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Indian diplomat’s arrest in US upsets Delhi
December 14, 2013
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A day
after, govt weighs options to de-criminalise homosexuality
December 13, 2013
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Gay sex illegal, rules SC
December 12, 2013
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The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) has upheld India’s right to divert water from the Kishenganga river for power generation in Jammu and Kashmir.
In its final award announced at The Hague last evening, the seven-member court, headed by Stephen M
Schwebel, unanimously decided that India must also release a minimum of 9 cumecs of water into the Kishenganga river below the Kishenganga Hydro Electric Project
(KHEP) at all times to maintain the environment downstream.
