Politics

The Punjab Assembly also urged the Centre to take steps to secure the release of Sarabjit Singh.

UPA's presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee will also meet DMK's MPs and MLAs in Chennai.

Other BJP leaders along with Yashwant Sinha also surrendered and all were granted bail.

Bihar has demanded a special package of Rs 4,000 crore every year during the 12th Five Year Plan for its development work.

The Prime Minister said, "In the short run, we need to revive investor sentiment, both domestic and international."

He said that although the letter of intent was signed by him, it was done only because the revenue, finance departments had cleared it.

Gadkari's statement has come against the backdrop of comments by BJP secretary Balbir Punj against JD(U) on Monday.

In an article in the CPI(M) mouthpiece, the Left leader said that abstaining from vote would be politically damaging and unacceptable for the party.

Not just the UPA allies except for the Trinamool, the NDA allies Shiv Sena and JD(U) will also support Pranab Mukherjee.

Karunanidhi expressed concern over reports about Lanka's attitude towards India and demanded that New Delhi give greater attention to Lankan Tamils issue.

The four parties could not arrive at a consensus at an hour-long meeting attended by top leaders of the parties.

They were granted bail by a Lokayukta court in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of land.

The TDP said that it was looking for a 'Third Front' candidate and that it was unfortunate that there wasn't one.

The Speaker of the Kerala Assembly chided the MLA, saying bringing in or displaying explosive material were against the rules of the House.

N Srinivasan is the MD of India Cements Limited, which had invested in companies promoted by jailed Jagan Reddy.

Key NDA allies are divided over putting up a candidate against UPA's Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee.