Prime Minister calls for quality education to allLamenting that considerable part of public debate was presently focussed on short-term problems, PM Manmohan Singh asked the political leadership to understand the importance of education in the country's development. |
 Rescue and rehabilitation work in full swing in Bihar Relief and rescue work have been made available in every possible way by the Centre and other States for flood affected Bihar while the overall flood situation still remains grim even though it show signs of improvement.
 President to launch portal on Teachers' Day On the occasion of Teachers' Day, President Pratibha Patil will launch a portal in New Delhi on Friday which will act as a forum for teachers to know the best practices and update them in emerging areas.
 Chautala, son get bail in teachers' recruitment scam case Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay were granted bail by a Delhi court which had issued summons against them in a case related to alleged irregularities in recruitment of over 3,000 junior basic teachers in the state.
 N-deal: India allays NSG`s proliferation fears India on Friday issued suo moto statement to allay NSG fears. “India is committed to concluding the Fissile Material Cut off Treaty (FMCT),” External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said. The statement of New Delhi came as the NSG meeting for a waiver to India for nuclear commerce underway in Vienna.
 Pakistan choosing Musharraf replacement The winner of Pakistan's presidential election is pretty much a foregone conclusion. The real question is whether the new leader will be any more successful than his predecessor in tackling extremism, economic malaise and a myriad of other ills plaguing a nuclear power on the front lines of the war on terrorism.
 Strong ties with Pak, to jointly fight terror: US Two days after Pakistan lodged a strong protest over a US raid inside its territory, Washington has said the two countries maintain "strong" ties and would closely work to fight the Taliban and al Qaida elements.
 Fresh rivals to Aso floated in Japan PM race Former foreign minister Taro Aso, frontrunner to become Japan's next leader, faced a growing field of would-be rivals on Friday, a development that was helping the ruling party dominate media ahead of a possible general election.
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