Domestic news of the week

Kottayam (Ker): Two young bravehearts from Kerala, who were nurses in the fire-ravaged AMRI Hospital in Kolkata, saved eight patients before their own lives were snuffed out while trying to rescue another victim.

New Delhi: Congress to seek disqualification of MLAs who voted against party whip during no-confidence motion in AP Assembly: CM Kiran Kumar Reddy.

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar escaped an attempt on his life by militants who attacked his entourage as he entered his ancestral house in downtown Srinager killing one of his security guards.

New Delhi: Leaders of non-UPA parties share the dais with Anna Hazare during his one-day fast here backing him on a strong Lokpal but made it clear to him that it will be Parliament that will take the final call and civil Society cannot expect all its demands to be accepted.

New Delhi: US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, who is here on a visit, today held wide-ranging talks with Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai covering the issue of implementation of civil nuclear deal and other subjects like Afghanistan and Pakistan.

New Delhi: RLD, with five members in the Lok Sabha, formally joined the UPA amid speculation that its chief Ajit Singh would be included in the Cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister.

New Delhi: Delhi, the political and cultural capital of several empires including the Mughals, adds yet another chapter to its glorious history as it marked 100 years of its re-emergence as modern India's capital.

New Delhi: The ruling UPA constituents are understood to have broadly agreed on including the office of the Prime Minister within the ambit of the Lokpal Bill with some safeguards, as pressure mounted on the Government to widen the scope of the proposed legislation.

New Delhi: The Cabinet defers a decision on the draft Food Security Bill that seeks to give legal entitlement to subsidised foodgrains to about 64 per cent of the country's population.

New Delhi: Consensus eludes the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Lokpal with parties voicing divergent views on some key elements like inclusion of CBI and lower bureaucracy.

Badaun: Playing the Muslim card, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi allege that minorities Were not getting any benefits in Uttar Pradesh and accused the Mayawati government of ignoring their welfare.

New Delhi: Stepping up pressure, Anna Hazare announces a new agitation of filling up jails (jail bharo) from January 1 if Parliament does not pass a strong Lokpal law, amid indications that it is unlikely to be done before the scheduled conclusion of the current winter session.

New Delhi: Ten per cent of nearly 5,000 Vacancies in the ranks of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors in the paramilitary forces would now be filled by ex-servicemen.