Cong leaders discuss Telangana, Food Bill
New Delhi: In the face of a fresh agitation on the issue of Telangana and continued uncertainties over the food security bill, the Congress top brass — including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party chief Sonia Gandhi — deliberated on the way ahead. Top sources in the party said that the meeting of Congress core group discussed both the issues at length. The meeting took place close on the heels of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde holding discussions with leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj and SP general secretary Ramgopal Yadav over the food bill issue.
Argentinian foreign minister on 3-day visit
New Delhi: India and Argentina will next week review the entire gamut of their bilateral relations besides exchanging views on regional and global issues. Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Marcos Timerman will arrive here on Friday on a three-day visit to co-chair, along with External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, the 4th India- Argentina Joint Commission Meeting (JCM).
Army CoI rejects officer’s charges
New Delhi: An Army Court of Inquiry (CoI) has rejected the charges levelled by a serving officer that his colleagues in a Military Intelligence unit had shot dead three civilians inside the unit’s premises. “Court of inquiries have been conducted and the charges have been found to be baseless,” an Army source said here.
The Major belonging to the 3 Corps Intelligence Signal Unit in Jorhat had written to the then Army Chief Gen VK Singh and the Eastern Army Commander alleging that his colleagues had killed three civilians inside the unit’s premises.