Saturday
New Delhi: Announcing further liberalisation of FII investment norms, Finance Minister P Chidambaram says government is "steadily and surely" working on next generation of reforms to put the economy back on high growth path.
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy asks the Centre to set up the special court at Kollam district to conduct the trial of the two Italian marines charged with the killing of two Indian fishermen.
Sunday
New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry is mulling a probe into the controversial arrest of Liyaqat Ali Shah, suspected to be a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist by Delhi Police, which releases the sketch of a second Hizb ultra allegedly linked to the 'fidayeen'(suicide attack) plot here.
New Delhi: Former Telecom Minister A Raja, the main accused in 2G spectrum scam, tells the JPC that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was in the loop over policy decisions and has accused Attorney General G E Vahanvati of telling a "series of untruths" against him.
Monday
New Delhi: An Army Court of Inquiry (CoI) recommends disciplinary action against 168 personnel including the then Commanding Officer (CO) of an artillery unit for their role in a clash between officers and jawans in May last year in Nyoma in Ladakh.
New Delhi: The Centre is considering a virtual overhaul of the policy of amnesty for militants In the wake of the arrest of former Kashmir militant Liyaqat by the Delhi police last week.
New Delhi: Demands for pardon for Mumbai blasts convict Sanjay Dutt grows louder with more politicians and filmstars joining the chorus though Congress virtually distanced itself from party leader Digvijay Singh's remarks in strong support of the actor.
Tuesday
Mumbai/Shimla: In a double blow to Sahara, Sebi summons group chief Subrata Roy on April 10 to finalise list of assets to be sold for Rs 24,000-crore refund to investors, while the Himachal Pradesh High Court restrained five Sahara entities from raising of money from the public.
Durban/New Delhi: France orders a high-level inquiry into the killing of two Indians in firing by its troops in Central African Republic (CAR) as it conveyed its regrets to India, which expressed distress over the incident.
New Delhi: BSP leader Deepak Bharadwaj, the richest candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha polls with declared assets of over Rs 600 crore, is shot dead this morning in his south Delhi farmhouse by three men who fled after the incident.
Wednesday
New Delhi/Jammu: Days after an Indian prisoner is allegedly tortured to death in a Pakistani jail, the Jammu and Kashmir government says it will take up the matter with the Centre even as the BJP demanded that a strong message be sent to Pakistan that such "inhuman" act will not be tolerated.
New Delhi: After seeking pardon for actor Sanjay Dutt convicted in a 1993 Mumbai blast case, Press Council of India (PCI) chairperson Justice Markandey Katju says he would now appeal to the President to grant pardon to another convict Zaibunissa on humanitarian grounds.
Thursday
On Board PM's Aircraft: Notwithstanding pledges to take the bilateral relationship to a new level, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his first meeting with new Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought a joint mechanism to assess the construction work on dams on Brahmaputra river in Tibet.
New Delhi: Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Justice Markandey Katju writes to President Pranab Mukherjee and made an appeal to pardon actor Sanjay Dutt and 1993 Mumbai blasts case convict Zaibunnisa.
On board PM's special aircraft: Hailing the BRICS summit's decision to launch a development bank and a contingency Reserve Arrangement (CRA), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says India's initiatives in these projects made a significant progress.
Friday
New Delhi: The government rejects the resolution passed by Tamil Nadu assembly that had asked the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as a friendly nation and to slap sanctions on it while demanding a referendum for a separate Tamil Eelam.
