Domestic news for the week

Kolkata: Providing some cushion to people hit by Centre's decision to hike cooking gas price by Rs 50 per cylinder, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee decides to withdraw cess of Rs 16 per LPG cylinder in the state with immediate effect.

New Delhi: In a move that could have a bearing on India, the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) decides to strengthen its guidelines on the transfer of sensitive enrichment and reprocessing technologies (ENR).

New Delhi: After a not-so-pleasant experience of engaging with Anna Hazare's team in drafting of the Lokpal Bill, the government says that there will be no such experiment in the future.

New Delhi: Delhi has its date with South-West Monsoon, three days ahead of its normal onset in the city bringing cheers to citizens reeling under severe hot and humid conditions.

Mumbai: Underworld don Chhota Rajan ordered the killing of senior crime journalist Jyotirmoy Dey 16 days back and seven persons including two sharp shooters have been arrested, says Mumbai police but remains tightlipped about the motive.

New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Ranjan Mathai, India's ambassador to France, will be the next Foreign Secretary, succeeding Nirupama Rao.

New Delhi: Tata Motors approaches the SC challenging the Calcutta HC order refusing its plea to restrain WB government from distributing land to farmers in Singur.

Puttaparti: Sri Satya Sai Central Trust says the over Rs 35 lakh recently seized by police belonged to devotees and the money was given to a consultant for construction of a memorial of Sai Baba.

New Delhi: Dismissing talk that he is a "lameduck" Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh says he has been entrusted with the job by the Congress party from which he has not heard "any contrary view".

New Delhi: PM Manmohan Singh rules out inclusion of higher judiciary within the ambit of Lokpal.

New Delhi: The US says it "strongly and vehemently" supports the NSG clean waiver for India and hopes that the civil nuclear deal between the two countries will continue to move in a positive direction.

New Delhi: Danish citizen Kim Davy cannot be extradited to India to face trial for his alleged involvement in the sensational dropping of arms in Purulia in 1995 with the High Court in Denmark rejecting a plea by the government there.

Mumbai: Kannada actress Maria Susairaj gets a maximum three years' imprisonment while her boyfriend and former Navy officer Emile Jerome gets a 10-year jail term in the brutal killing of Neeraj Grover.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court declines to give any immediate direction on discrepancies in implementation of the reservation policy relating to OBC quota in central varsities and posted the matter for hearing on July 4.