http://www.rediff.com/news/ India's largest news and entertainment service online. en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:06:00 GMT Copyright: (C) 2008 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rediff.com/uim/red_log.gif http://www.rediff.com/ 144 28 Visit rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05indore.htm A delegation led by the Amethi MP, who was on a day-long visit to Bhopal, met Governor Balram Jakhar at Raj Bhavan on Saturday evening and urged him to act in accordance with the Constitution and dispatch a report to the Centre concerning the disturbances. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05ndeal10.htm The United Progressive Alliance government will sign the civil nuclear deal with the US in time 'come what may' and there was no threat to the Manmohan Singh government, Union Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi said in Raiganj on Saturday. "There is absolutely no threat to the UPA government, which will sign the nuclear deal with the US in time, come what may. There is no hesitation in this regard," Dasmunsi, information and broadcasting minister, told reporters. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05ndeal9.htm In a damage control exercise, the Samajwadi Party on Saturday claimed that majority of Muslims in the country are not against the Indo-US nuclear deal, and also alleged that the canards being spread in this regard are merely "political stunts" of Mayawati. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05pak1.htm Pakistani security forces on Saturday temporarily suspended a crackdown against militants in the troubled tribal belt bordering Afghanistan to allow local elders to negotiate with them. An 18-member peace jirga met Lashkar-e-Islam chief Mangal Bagh at Tirah Valley in the Khyber Agency to discuss http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05ndeal8.htm "If somebody wants to precipitate a crisis, we might have to withdraw support from the government even before the http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05ndeal7.htm The government on Saturday heaved a sigh of relief with the Samajwadi Party clearly indicating that it would back it in a trial of strength in Parliament as the Bharatiya Janata Party mounted pressure asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately seek a vote of confidence. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05jk2.htm "The revoking of land transfer order to the SASB by the government is unfortunate and shameful," BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters in Jammu. Alleging that the government had succumbed to the separatist forces on the issue, Rajnath Singh said the state government and the Centre were equally responsible for the situation arising out of the cancellation of land to the shrine board. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05tibetrow.htm Special envoys Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen said they have told Chinese officials during the two-day talks in http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05jk1.htm Fresh tension gripped Srinagar on Saturday afternoon after a historically revered shrine was partially damaged in a fire. The shrine, located in the Soura locality on the outskirts of Srinagar, houses the relics of the Holy Prophet, his Caliphs and some saints. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/05tdp.htm The Telugu Desam Party continued to suffer the jolts with another senior leader from coastal Andhra region indicating that he was on the way out. M Pedda Rathaiah, four time legislator and former minister from Guntur district, held a meeting with his supporters and followers at his residence on Saturday to take a final decision about his political future.