Women`s Bill: Sadhu Yadav suspended from Congress!

The Bihar unit of the Congress Wednesday suspended Sadhu Yadav for criticising the national leadership of the party for passing the women`s reservation bill.
Source: Zee News : States | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 am

1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar granted bail!

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, chargesheeted in 1984 riots cases has been granted bail.
Source: Zee News : States | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 am

Nitish may split JD(U), form own party!

The JD-(U) faces the danger of witnessing a split in its ranks over the Women`s Reservation Bill.
Source: Zee News : States | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 am

Pilibhit DM served with a show cause!

The Allahabad High Court has issued show cause notices to three officials for non-compliance of an order asking them to initiate steps to drive away dangerous monkeys from a village in the district.
Source: Zee News : States | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:10 am

Yadavs fume, fret but lack numbers to take on govt!

Lalu and Mulayam have backed off from thier plan to bring in a no-confidence motion against the govt citing `lack of numbers`.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am

Heavy security around Chinese embassy in New Delhi!

A day after Tibetan activists tried to storm the Chinese embassy here, heavy security was deployed to avoid any untoward incident on the 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule Wednesday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am

Oz to amend law in wake of racist attacks on Indians!

Oz will strengthen law to better protect international students, including Indians, and ensure world class quality education for them.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am

Ruchika case: Rathore`s bail hearing today!

The Chandigarh district court will on Wednesday resume hearing in CBI plea seeking extension of the six-month sentence awarded to former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, accused in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation and murder case.
Source: Zee News : India National | 10 Mar 2010 | 5:09 am

PE firms raise exposure to logistics sector

Private equity investments in India's logistics services sector are set to rise as it gears up to improve transportation - with costs among the most prohibitive in the world - and boost related infrastructure bottlenecks.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am

Advani favours compulsory voting

Observing that voting percentage among the educated section was far lower than that in the lower rungs of society, senior BJP leader L K Advani has favoured compulsory voting as a remedial measure.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:59 am

IL Transportation IPO price band at Rs 240-258/sh

IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd today fixed a price band of Rs 240-258 per piece for its initial share-sale offer, which will begin tomorrow.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:58 am

Mamata in favour of Women's quota, defends decision to abstian - Times of India


The Guardian

Mamata in favour of Women's quota, defends decision to abstian
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress chief and railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday attributed her party's abstention from voting on the Women's Reservation Bill in Rajya Sabha to a "communication gap" and said she was committed to the Constitutional ...
Govt rescues women's reservation bill, risks futureHindustan Times
Withdraw support, we are with you: BJP tells RJD, SPThe Hindu
Women's bill will impact caste struggle in India: ExpertsSify
MSN India -Moneycontrol.com -Express Buzz
all 3,382 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:56 am

Frank Lampard and Christine Bleakley go public with their romance

The couple has dated for six months but refused to be openly pictured together, until now.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:52 am

How Orangutans communicate through dense jungle

Researchers conducted an acoustic analysis of the calls, and revealed that the calls not only serve to attract females, but also contain information on the identity and the context of the caller.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am

MCX, NCDEX, ICEX revise trade timings for non-agri commodities

Commodity exchanges MCX, NCDEX and ICEX have reduced trade timings by 25 minutes for non-agricultural commodities to align with the US daylight saving times.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:51 am

Govt planning to procure ten C-17 transport aircraft

The Letter of Request (LoR) in this regard was issued to the US government on January 1 this year.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am

Uproar in Lok Sabha over eviction of RS members

Members of SP, RJD and JD(U) disrupted Lok Sabha proceedings over the forcible eviction of seven Rajya Sabha members opposing the Women's Reservation Bill. The Speaker finally adjourned the House for the day.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:50 am

Jammu Kashmir political parties hail women's bill passage in Rajya Sabha

CPIM state secretary, M Y Tarigami said women in the country will be empowered to have a greater say in the decision making apparatus in the country.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am

Realty major BPTP plans Rs 1,500 cr IPO in early FY11

Real estate developer, BPTP, plans to raise around Rs 1,500 crore through an IPO early next-fiscal, a top company official said.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:48 am

Fortis back in profit in 2009; unveils new name

Belgium-based insurance group Fortis returned to profit in 2009 and resumed its dividend, a year after its dramatic break-up, and announced it would be changing its name to ageas.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am

Apollo to buy Citi's property investment unit: report

US private equity player Apollo Management has inked a preliminary agreement to buy Citigroup's property investment unit, says a media report.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:45 am

Indians die in suspected arson of Malaysian shop - Times of India


Indians die in suspected arson of Malaysian shop
Times of India
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities suspected arson in a fire on Wednesday that razed a textile shop and killed four Indian nationals in southern Malaysia. Police said unknown assailants were believed to have doused a row of double-storey shops with petrol and ...
Arson suspected in death of four Indians in MalaysiaSify
4 Indians killed in Malaysian fireDaily News & Analysis
Four Indians Killed In Textile Shophouse FireBernama

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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:37 am

OilMin for compensating PSU oil retailers

After Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee altered duties on auto fuels to raise revenues, the Oil Ministry is pressing for new ways to compensate state-owned retailers for losses they suffer on selling fuel below cost price.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:35 am

Importers abandon deals as sugar prices fall

Indian sugar mills have backed out of import deals to the tune of 100,000 tonnes, and traders have diverted cargoes, as tumbling prices make overseas purchases unviable, sources with sugar firms and traders said on Wednesday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:34 am

Coal India seeks equity, alliances

State-run Coal India, the world's largest coal mining entity, is urgently seeking strategic alliances, its director of marketing told Reuters today.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:31 am

Dalai Lama risks Chinese ire to back Uighurs

DHARAMSALA (Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama voiced his support on Wednesday for an ethnic minority in China's troubled Xinjiang province, risking worsening further his fraught relations with Beijing.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:29 am

Militants attack US-based NGO in Pak, 6 employees dead

Lobbing grenades and firing from their automatic weapons, the militants struck the premises the NGO World Vision in Oghi sub-division of Manshera district early this morning
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:28 am

Karkardooma Court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case - Oneindia


Oneindia

Karkardooma Court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case
Oneindia
New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Wednesday granted bail by the Karkardooma Court in connection with cases registered against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. All the other nine accused were also granted bail. ...
Anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar gets bailTimes of India
Sajjan Kumar gets bail in anti-Sikh riots caseThaindian.com
Anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar granted bailOneindia

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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:25 am

Light from lamps could one day encode a wireless broadband signal

As of now, the majority of wireless in homes and businesses is achieved through a radio-frequency WiFi connection.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:23 am

How mosquitoes find a host

Researchers have discovered that the mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:22 am

Michael Clarke needs to choose between cricket and love: Peter Roebuck

According to Roebuck, Clarke's decision to leave the national squad mid-way in New Zealand to attend to his fiancée Lara Bingle makes his position untenable.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:19 am

Michael Owen told his England career is not over

The Manchester United striker's slim hopes of a summer call-up were ruined when he pulled a hamstring in the Carling Cup final last month.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:17 am

Temple priest allegedly raped minor girl, strangulated her to death

25-year-old Narendra alias Kallu, a priest at the Guteshwar temple in Shivrajpur area, took the minor girl from her house last night on the pretext of offering 'prasad'.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:15 am

INTERVIEW - Russia sees over $10 bln in deals with India

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to sign over $10 billion worth of deals with India during the visit of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin later this week, Putin's deputy, Sergei Sobyanin, told Reuters in an interview.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:13 am

Ruchika case hearing adjourned till April 15 - Sify


World News

Ruchika case hearing adjourned till April 15
Sify
A Chandigarh court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, which involves former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore till April 15 on the plea that his lawyer was still recovering from an assault on ...
Court adjourns Rathore's case till April 15Hindustan Times
Ruchika case: Hearing on Rathore's appeal next monthPress Trust of India
After attack, Rathore back in court todayIndian Express

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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:09 am

4 students held for smearing colour on Maya's poster - Times of India


Indian Express

4 students held for smearing colour on Maya's poster
Times of India
LUCKNOW: Four students of UP Sainik School have been arrested and sent to juvenile home for allegedly smearing colour on chief minister Mayawati's posters here during Holi. The four, who are appearing for their XII board exams, were arrested on Holi ...
Students throw colour on Mayawati's poster, arrestedIBNLive.com
Students held for smearing colour on Maya's posterOneindia
Congress alleges misuse of MGNREGP funds in UPThe Hindu
Press Trust of India -World Socialist Web Site -Thaindian.com
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:03 am

4 students held for smearing colour on Mayawati's poster

Four students of a school in Lucknow have been arrested and sent to a juvenile home for allegedly smearing colour on UP chief minister Mayawati's posters during Holi.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:54 am

Infosys says outsourcing deal pipeline improving

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Infosys Technologies, India's No. 2 software services exporter, is seeing a rise in outsourcing deal flows due to a recovery in the global economy, a top official said on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:50 am

PCB end Yousuf and Younus' Pakistan careers

KARACHI (Reuters) - Former captains Younus Khan and Mohammad Yousuf will no longer be considered for selection by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after an inquiry into reports of infighting on the disastrous tour of Australia.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:48 am

Pakistan's campaign on water issue against India, Real or a Charade

The Kashmir issue which has been the main rallying point to galvanize support across the social, political and military spectrum of Pakistan for decades seems to be loosing its magic to stoke anti -India sentiments.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:40 am

Shortage of 14,448 officers in Army, Navy and Air Force

The Armed Forces are no more considered a viable career option and implementation of the Sixth Pay Commission to make the Services more attractive has not been able to reduce the shortage of 14,448 officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am

Magic of '70s and '80s recreated at grand finale of Lakme India Fashion Week

The grand finale of the Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFW) saw designer Suneet Verma spectacularly recreating the magic of the '70s and '80s with his collection titled 'Night Fever'.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am

Pak boxing team's participation in CWG unsure

The Pakistani boxing team's participation in the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is under doubt as the government is yet to give a green signal for their visit to India.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am

Mamata Banerjee takes a dig at Left parties on Women Reservation Bill

Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday charged the Left parties of taking undue credit for the successful passage of the Women Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:20 am

Another OU student dies for Telangana - Express Buzz


The Hindu

Another OU student dies for Telangana
Express Buzz
HYDERABAD: A chemical engineering student allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on the Osmania University campus here on Tuesday, to further the cause of Telangana. Meegada Saikumar, a second year B.Tech student, was found hanging from the ...
Another student commits suicide for separate TelanganaSify
Funeral procession of Andhra student taken to assemblyThe Hindu
Telangana: OU student's body taken to AP assemblyOneindia
Times of India -Economic Times -Daily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:18 am

In Pics: Shah Rukh Khan's XXX tie-up

In Pics: SRKs XXX tie-up
Source: The Times of India | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:15 am

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 p.m.

The Lok Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned till 12 p.m. due to the chaos created inside the House by members of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party and the Samajwadi Party over the successful passage of Women Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Karkardooma Court grants bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

Congress leader Sajjan Kumar was on Wednesday granted bail by the Karkardooma Court in connection with cases registered against him in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Lalu Yadav to withdraw support to UPA

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav is expected to hand over a letter to President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday withdrawing his party's support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on the issue of the Women Reservation Bill.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Distinguished themes mark the fifth day of Lakme India Fashion Week

Elegance and grace marked the fifth day of the Lakme India Fashion Week (LIFw) in Mumbai.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 10 Mar 2010 | 1:00 am

Dhillon admits to accidentally knocking down Indian toddler - The Hindu


Sydney Morning Herald

Dhillon admits to accidentally knocking down Indian toddler
The Hindu
PTI Indian national Gursewak Dhillon, accused in the death of three-year-old Gurshan Singh Channa, has reportedly told Australian police that he accidentally knocked the toddler down when he opened the house door. Dhillon, 23, admitted disposing of the ...
Alleged toddler killer denied bailSify
Indian toddler killed by mistake:AccusedOneindia
Gursewak's parents say he hit toddler with door, panickedIndian Express
NDTV.com -Calcutta Telegraph
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:57 am

Pak water cry against India: Charade or Real? - Sify


SINDH TODAY

Pak water cry against India: Charade or Real?
Sify
Kashmir issue which has remained a main rallying point to galvanize support across the social, political and military spectrum of Pakistan for decades seems to be loosing its magical formulae of stoking anti India sentiments. ...
India had no hand in Lahore blast: KrishnaOneindia
Pakistan Uses Water Sharing Issue Against Indiaindia-server.com
Involvement in Lahore blasts, New Delhi rubbishes Islamabad's allegationsAll India Radio
Press Trust of India -Economic Times -Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:27 am

Double digit inflation unlikely by end-March - official

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's wholesale price inflation is unlikely to touch double digits by end-March, M. Govinda Rao, a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, told reporters on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:18 am

Pakistan Cricket Board bans Younis, Yousuf from international cricket

Taking action against the players for their poor performance on the Australian tour, PCB has imposed life bans on Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan. Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved have been banned for a year.
Source: The Times of India | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:04 am

ESIC office for central districts likely


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Student's “suicide” leads to tension


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

The vote-at-all-costs strategy


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Ban on night traffic through Bandipur park to remain


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

“Statement of Kasab cannot be used against accused”


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Women's Bill: on to the Lok Sabha


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Lalu withdraws support


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

We took a huge risk: Sonia


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Private bus operators in State postpone indefinite strike plan


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Sericulture cluster to come up at Berigai


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 10 Mar 2010 | 12:00 am

Gunmen attack Western aid agency in Pakistan; 5 dead

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a U.S.-based Christian aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesday with a bomb and gunfire on Wednesday, killing 5 people, police said.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:51 pm

Congress faces turmoil over women's bill

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's ruling Congress party officials met on Wednesday to douse a political standoff over a contentious women's quota bill after two of its allies quit and left the government less elbow room to pass economic legislation.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:34 pm

Militants storm US charity building in Pak, 5 killed

Militants stormed a building used by a US-based charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, sparking heavy clashes with police.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 11:15 pm

LFW: Suneet Varma lights up the finale


Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:59 pm

Anti-Sikh riots case: Sajjan Kumar gets bail

A Delhi court has granted bail to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar for his alleged involvement in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The leader appeared in court after being 'missing' for almost a month.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:42 pm

Govt has no plans now to sell stake in ONGC, IOC - Oil secy

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The government has no immediate plans to sell stake in state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Oil Secretary S. Sundareshan told reporters on Wednesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:36 pm

Heavy security around Chinese embassy

A day after Tibetan activists tried to storm the Chinese embassy here, heavy security was deployed to avoid any untoward incident on the 51st anniversary of Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule Wednesday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:30 pm

Raj Thackeray's MNS turns four, celebrations subdued - IBNLive.com


Rediff

Raj Thackeray's MNS turns four, celebrations subdued
IBNLive.com
TURNING A NEW LEAF? Raj sounded confident but was not aggressive while addressing a rally. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos be a Citizen Journalist. Log on to m.ibnlive.com NOW! Addressing a rally of MNS workers in Mumbai, ...
MNS men target cell co for not using MarathiTimes of India
Airtel bows before Raj ThackerayEconomic Times
Raj needs to look beyond Marathi agenda: ExpertsHindustan Times
india-server.com -The Hindu -Daily News & Analysis
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:19 pm

Toyota, U.S. officials investigate runaway Prius

LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators and Toyota dispatched teams on Tuesday to inspect a Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway a day earlier, as the automaker struggled to reassure consumers shaken by its recall crisis.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Mar 2010 | 10:05 pm

INTERVIEW - Tata Steel sees iron ore prices rising

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Iron ore prices are headed as much as 35 percent higher this year and will likely pressure the profit margins of steel companies, Tata Steel Ltd Vice Chairman B. Muthuraman said on Tuesday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 9 Mar 2010 | 5:39 pm

'Pak state actors behind 26/11' - Times of India


Indian Express

'Pak state actors behind 26/11'
Times of India
MUMBAI: The prosecution opened its final arguments in the 26/11 trial on Tuesday pointing a direct finger at "state actors involved in the security apparatus of Pakistan" and blaming them for planning and executing the terror strike on Mumbai that left ...
Pakistan sponsored 26/11 attack, says prosecutionThe Hindu
26/11 'state' slur on PakCalcutta Telegraph
Pakistan's 'State Actors' Involved In 26/11 Attacksindia-server.com
Daily News & Analysis -Indian Express -Sify
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Source: Nation - Google News | 9 Mar 2010 | 4:29 pm

Lashkar, Naxals undertook recce of power plants

Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Naxalites had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack CISF armouries located at power plants, minister of state for home affairs M Ramachandran told Lok Sabha.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:34 pm

IIM-Calcutta grad bags Rs 1.6cr offer

Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) has turned out to be the first choice of recruiters with the best pay packets in this year's campus placements.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 2:09 pm

Women's Bill: Sonia gambled big, pushed hard

As the opponents of the women's bill upped the ante, Sonia Gandhi did not allow herself to be swayed by the threat to the government. "Having come so far, going back is simply not an option for us," she is learnt to have told her colleagues.
Source: The Times of India | 9 Mar 2010 | 12:50 pm