The Pokhran-2 controversy

India’s leadership and armed forces are satisfied with nuclear deterrent Exclusive article by K Subrahmanyam (Details on Opinions page)

Prez signs education bill into law
States will have three years for implementation
New Delhi, September 2
The 62-year-old Indian striving of imparting free and compulsory to children acquired body today, with the President granting assent to the Right to Education Bill, passed by Parliament on August 4.

CJI, judges’ assets under RTI ambit: Delhi HC
New Delhi, September 2
Holding that the Right to Information (RTI) Act “is premised on disclosure being the norm and refusal an exception”, the Delhi High Court today delivered a landmark judgment, ruling that the Act mandated providing details of Supreme Court judges’ assets to RTI applicants.

Punjab oblivious to women’s plight
Chandigarh, September 2
For a state notorious for female foeticide, condition of women and girls, too, seem to be of little concern to the Punjab government. In a startling revelation, members of the Punjab State Commission for Women has found that the state government had not implemented a number of women and girl child-specific schemes of the Centre.

Pakistan going beyond N-deterrence, says Army chief
Pune, September 2
Pakistan is “going beyond nuclear deterrence” if reports of it having a large stockpile of nuclear missiles with India specific delivery system are true, Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said today.

AQ Khan is still a threat: US Washington, September 2 Concerned over a Pakistani court directing authorities not to restrict movements of A Q Khan, the US has insisted that the disgraced nuclear scientist remains a "proliferation risk" and said it had made its views clear to Islamabad. World page: Curbs on AQ Khan again