India, France agree to boost defence ties
New Delhi: India and France on Friday discussed their ongoing military cooperation, including the progress over Rs 50,000-crore 126 multirole combat aircraft deal, during the Defence Minister-level talks here. In a joint statement issued after the deliberations between Defence Minister A K Antony and his French counterpart Jean-Yves le Drian, the two sides said they have agreed to further strengthen their defence ties as they were mutually beneficial.
Bench to hear death convicts’ pleas
New Delhi: A larger Bench of the Supreme Court will hear from October 22 a batch of petitions seeking commutation of their death sentence into life imprisonment on account of delay in carrying out the execution following the dismissal of their mercy petitions by the President.
pm assures b’desh on water, border issues
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday assured Bangladesh that India will do nothing inimical to its interests on the issue of waters and said he intends to take the Indo-Bangla land Boundary Agreement (lBA) to Parliament for ratification. Singh, who met Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni, told her that the Government is seeking a national consensus on the Teesta river water-sharing issue.