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Concerned about vacant OBC seats in varsities: Sibal

New Delhi, June 30: Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal Thursday expressed concern over university seats for Other Backward Classes) not being filled and said that he will meet the Delhi University vice-chancellor soon to settle the issue.

PM should be covered by Lokpal bill: Karunanidhi

Chennai, June 30: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M.

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Lunch scoreboard: India vs. West Indies, Second Test, Day three

Bridgetown (Barbados), June 30: Scoreboard at lunch on day three of the second cricket Test between India and the West Indies at the Kensington Oval here Thursday.

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TRAI examining recommendation to cancel 17 licenses: Sibal

New Delhi, June 30: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is looking at the telecom department’s recommendation to cancel only 17 licenses instead of the 69 recommended by the regulator earlier and is yet to send its response, Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Thursday.

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Nitish to use Lokpal bill for Lokayukta in Bihar

New Delhi, June 30: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said Thursday that he would use the civil society’s Lokpal bill as a model to establish a Lokayukta in the state.

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PM admits to pressurising Ramesh to reverse stand

New Delhi, June 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has admitted to pressurising Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh to reverse his stand on many green issues, saying that poverty was a bigger ‘polluter’.

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Southern Railway plans to improve infrastructure

Chennai, June 30: Southern Railway will be spending around Rs.1,700 crore this fiscal on improving its infrastructure, an official said Thursday.

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Iran Navy to hold war games

Tehran, June 30: The Iranian Navy plans to hold a largescale war game this year, a navy official has said.

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Pakistani writer Naqvi to tour India

New Delhi, June 30: H.M.

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