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Pre-emptive intelligence policy will be pursued: Advani
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. Accused of lacking vision in internal security matters, and failing to deal with terrorism, the Government today defended itself by saying that its policy of "pre-emptive intelligence'' had borne fruit as many a plan had been ...

Linking rivers by 2016: Centre tells SC
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Centre has submitted an action plan in the Supreme Court stating that it would be possible to complete the proposed inter-linking of major rivers by the end of 2016. The plan was placed on Monday before a three-Judge ...

Army revokes decision on compressing manpower
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Government has revoked a five-year-old decision on compressing manpower in the Indian Army due to ``unacceptable levels of deficiency and the emerging operational situation along the borders.'' The ...

Telecom tribunal's approach erroneous: SC
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Supreme Court, while permitting Fixed Service Providers (FSPs) to provide Wireless Local Loop (WLL) and take in new subscribers, noted that the "bald" conclusion of the Telecom Disputes Special Appellate Tribunal that ...

20% of Foreign Office budget goes to Bhutan
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17.Bhutan may be a tiny nation, but it receives over 20 per cent of the annual budget of the Ministry of External Affairs. According to the 10th report of the Standing Committee of the Ministry of External Affairs, presented to ...

Secular veneer of NDA allies exposed: CPI(M)
NEW DELHI, DEC. 17. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today said the reaction of the NDA constituents to the massive mandate secured by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat had torn apart the "secular veneer" of some of them. Referring to ...