Adding salt to injuries of hapless farmers smarting under weather god`s curse, the Faizabad disrtrict administration has issued compensation cheques for as paltry sums as Rs 63 and Rs 84. Beside that Delhi has gone ahead to enhance relief to Rs 20,000 per acre from its own kitty. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a new compensation for the Capital`s farmers in light of destroyed crops in unseasonal rains. |
Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai attacks, walked out of a Pakistani jail on Friday after a court ordered his release, a move that drew swift condemnation from India. |
Union minister General V K Singh ran into a fresh row on Tuesday as he was criticized by several political parties for describing the media as `presstitutes`. |
In a controversial move, the BJP- Shiv Sena Government in Maharashtra is set to enact a law to make it mandatory for multiplexes in the state to screen Marathi movies during prime time slots. |