Monday, April 9, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Don’t overstep limit, PM to judiciary
New Delhi, April 8
Pointing out that the dividing line between judicial activism and judicial overreach is thin, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that all organs of the state must respect the roles and functions of others and cautiously exercise powers accorded to them.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the conference of CMs and Chief Justices of High Courts in New Delhi on Sunday. — AFP photo

All laws open to judicial review: CJI

Plan to improve judicial infrastructure
New Delhi, April 8
The Centre has drawn up a 10-year perspective plan for improving judicial infrastructure under which states will be provided 50 per cent cost of the projects taken up by them.

One killed, 12 hurt in blast as PM arrives in Guwahati
Guwahati, April 8
A blast and boycott by entire Guwahati-based media persons over police highhandedness marred Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s much-hyped two-day visit to the state here this evening.
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India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Maoists strike again in Bihar
Patna, April 8
After storming Bokaro in Jharkhand on Friday killing six persons, armed Maoist rebels today organised simultaneous attacks at two places in Bihar killing two security personnel and injuring three others.

Pranab in Army hospital
New Delhi, April 8
It will take a couple of weeks before external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who sustained head injuries in a road accident last night near Krishna Nagar in West Bengal, can resume his usual hectic schedule of government and party work.
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Truck driver held

Amarinder to return today
New Delhi, April 8
Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who is facing graft case in the Ludhiana city centre scam, is likely to return here from London tomorrow.

Ad curbs: BCCI open to dialogue
Mumbai, April 8
After its tough stance against badly-performing players, the Board of Control for Cricket in India today stepped back today, saying that its decision to limit cricketers’ endorsements was not “sacrosanct” and that it was open to a reconsideration.

Editorial: Cricket overhauled

2.4 lakh students take IIT exam
New Delhi, April 8
Examination for entrance to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology was held today amid a cloud of uncertainty over the OBC quota issue, with about 4,000 seats up for grabs to the seven institutes of excellence.

HIV+ plan: Time to make political assertion New Delhi, April 8 People living with HIV/AIDS are now intending to take their fight against the disease beyond the anti-retroviral line of control.