Four killed in Kashmir violence!

Authorities have clamped a Valley-wide curfew to prevent violence.
Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:07 am

Court frames charges against Gawli in extortion case!

A special MCOCA court on Friday framed charges against gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli in an extortion case filed against him by a city-based builder.
Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:07 am

Student commits suicide for Telangana; Osmania Univ tense !

Osmania University was tense as yet another student committed suicide in the campus.
Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:07 am

Heavy rains in Delhi, traffic woes again !

Delhi has so far received a total 242.2 mm of rains this monsoon.
Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:07 am

Batch of 2,589 pilgrims leave for Amarnath !

A new batch of 2,589 pilgrims left from here on Saturday for their onward journey to cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Source: Zee News : States | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:07 am

India, US sign nuclear reprocessing deal !

India and the US have taken another crucial step in implementing their civil nuclear deal.
Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:04 am

EC working to make NRI voting practical: Quraishi!

The Election Commission is discussing the various "logistical issues" to make voting rights "practical" for non-resident Indians (NRIs), the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi said on Friday.
Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:04 am

`Obama`s India visit to take ties to new level`!

US President Barack Obama`s visit to India in early November would take the bilateral relationship to a new level, India`s envoy here has said.
Source: Zee News : India National | 31 Jul 2010 | 6:04 am

BCCI rejects CWG demand for Rs.100 crore donation

The working committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday rejected an appeal from the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CGOC) to give a donation of Rs.100 crore.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:10 am

Train hits car, two killed in Jharkhand

The car was hit by the speeding train when the vehicle was trying crossing the track at high speed, sources said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:07 am

'Black box' of crashed Pakistani plane found

Recovery workers scouring the accident site of Pakistan's Airblue flight today found the "black box" and cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of plane that crashed into Margalla Hills earlier this week.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:07 am

Iran quake injures 274; new tremor further south

The first quake with a magnitude of 5.7 hit the city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh, about 700 km (435 miles) east of Tehran, at 6:20 pm (1350 GMT) on Friday, and had its epicentre around 7 km from the city.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:06 am

Chief justice of India attacks govt on appointment of public prosecutors

CJI SH Kapadia today virtually attacked the government for withdrawing the consultation process in the appointment of public prosecutors who play a key role in the criminal justice delivery system.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:04 am

TRS sweeps Telangana by-polls, wins 11 of 12 Assembly seats - IBNLive.com


The Hindu

TRS sweeps Telangana by-polls, wins 11 of 12 Assembly seats
IBNLive.com
PTI Similarly, the victory margins of E Rajender and K Vidyasagar Rao have more than tripled in Huzurabad and Korutla Assembly segments as compared to the 2009 general elections. Rajender secured a majority of 55360 votes this time compared to 15035 ...
TRS sweeps Telangana bypolls, wins 11 of 12 Assembly seatsTimes of India
TRS chief demands separate statehood after massive poll winSify
BJP to use by-poll results to press for TelanganaOneindia
The Hindu -India Today -Express Buzz
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Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:03 am

Urban haat set up in Hazaribagh

The Centre has provided 70% of the Rs five crore project and the rest borne by Jharkhand, the sources said.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:01 am

Orissa launches online service to address grievances

Orissa Saturday launched an online service to address the grievances of its citizens, an official said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am

Severely stabbed body of student found in Chandigarh

The severely stabbed body of a 22-year-old female student was found Saturday under mysterious circumstances in Sector 38 here, police said.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 4:00 am

Death sentence to six in double murder case in Uttar Pradesh

According to prosecution, village head Mubarak Hussain was shot dead in Teewari village by nine persons, all members of a family, over an old enmity on August 25, 2000.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:59 am

Sex is good for your brain

The study by Princeton scientists was conducted to see if pleasant but stressful experiences could have an opposite effect.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:58 am

Two insurgents arrested in Assam

Two 9-mm pistols with ammunition and documents were recovered from the two ultras identified as Manabendra Basumatary and Ramesh Rava.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:57 am

Australian PM vows to fight after poll predicts defeat

Julia Gillard is heading for a shock defeat at elections on August 21, an opinion poll showed on Saturday, as government infighting and damaging cabinet leaks threatened to derail her campaign.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:51 am

Arunachal Pradesh CM calls for change in disposal process among Monpa tribes

Dorjee Khandu said the state government has plans to introduce electric crematorium to dispose off bodies economically and save forest and rivers from degradation.
Source: Daily News & Analysis | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:46 am

Panjab University gears up to control campus violence

Marred by increasing incidents of violence involving student leaders of rival political parties, Panjab University (PU) here is set to introduce stringent measures to curb them.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:40 am

A snub for Pak as UK woos India - Times of India


Telegraph.co.uk

A snub for Pak as UK woos India
Times of India
This week,British prime minister David Cameron declared in public what his predecessors have restricted to private conversation: that Pakistan has been running with the hare and hunting with the hounds in the war against terror. ...
Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's commentsThe Associated Press
Pakistan protest over PM commentsBBC News
Pakistan's ISI cancels Britain visitSify
AFP -The Guardian -Telegraph.co.uk
all 442 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:39 am

Going gets tough for Narendra Modi - Times of India


The Hindu

Going gets tough for Narendra Modi
Times of India
Politics, like life, has a strange way of getting back at you. Especially when you least expect it. A harried Narendra Modi may be realising this truth even as he presents a picture of bravado while defending his closest aide and disgraced former ...
Modi blasts Centre over Sohrabuddin fake encounter caseThe Hindu
Is Gujarat a part of enemy country? Modi asks govtOneindia
Narendra Modi slams the CBI, again!NDTV.com
Daily News & Analysis -www.newsworms.com -Times of India
all 493 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:39 am

Three crore pending cases Patil wants review

President Pratibha Patil Saturday called for a review of figures that put the number of pending cases before Indian courts at a staggering 3 crore. She also stressed on innovative ways to clear the backlog.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am

BCCI turns down Kalmadi's request of Rs.1 bn for CWG

After allegations of financial irregularities, the Commonwealth Games organising committee received yet another set-back Saturday after the Indian cricket board turned down its request to become its lead partner for the Games by donating Rs.1 billion ($20 million).
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:30 am

IBM woman staffer found murdered in Pune

A 21-year-old woman, working with a software company here, was found murdered near her residence at Bavdhan, police said.
Source: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:06 am

Indefinite curfew in major towns of Kashmir Valley

Indefinite curfew was clamped in all major towns of the Kashmir Valley today in the wake of protests, even as the death toll in the violent clashes between locals and security forces rose to four.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:03 am

CWG organising committee asked to explain delays, deals

Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar is understood to have asked the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee to submit details about the delays in the completion of games projects, cost overruns and deals that have attracted adverse media attention, even as a report of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) about suspected irregularities hit headlines in India and London.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

Madhya Pradesh to add 5,486 MW power by 2014

Power-starved Madhya Pradesh will add 5,486 MW power by 2013-14 with several under-construction thermal power projects to be commissioned by then, an official said Saturday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

Police to seek Interpol help

The Himachal Pradesh Police will approach Interpol to crack the 2006 murder case of a British charity worker in this town and seek extradition of the prime suspect from Scotland, an official said Saturday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

NALCO floats tender to buy two lakh tonne coal

The state-owned National Aluminium Co. Ltd. (NALCO) has floated a tender to buy 200,000 tonnes washed coal for its captive power plant in Orissa's Angul town, a company official said Saturday.
Source: India News latest RSS headlines - India's News.Net | 31 Jul 2010 | 3:00 am

BCCI refuses to give 100 crore donation to CWG

Grappling with allegations of widescale corruption, the Commonwealth Games suffered another blow with the BCCI refusing to give a Rs 100 crore donation sought by the oraganising committee.
Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:53 am

Young Indian-origin man stabbed to death in UK

A 23-year man of Indian-origin, a son of a taxi driver in the East Midlands, died of a stab wound following which police has charged two persons for murder.
Source: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:36 am

Union Bank raises BPLR to 12.25%

The bank has increased deposit rates by 0.25-1 per cent across maturities. It has also upped the Benchmark Prime Lending Rates (BPLR) by 0.5 per cent to 12.25 per cent from 11.75 per cent, a release said here.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:36 am

Kalki is 'That girl in yellow boots'

Anurag Kashyap's latest movie to be screened at Venice Fest
Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:35 am

Aamir had to play lead in film based on my life: Charles Sobhraj

"Aamir Khan came down to Paris twice to meet me and I gave the project my blessings. Unfortunately, they couldn't start shooting because of Aamir's packed schedule," said Sobhraj.
Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:20 am

Modi slams centre over Sohrabuddin encounter case

Modi said, CBI's plea to to shift Sohrabuddin case outside Gujarat was an insult to the judicial system of the state.
Source: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2010 | 2:13 am

International News of the Week

Berlin: A stampede inside a tunnel crowded with techno music fans crushes 15 people to death and injured dozens at Germany's famed Love Parade festival.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 1:51 am

Religare board approves $431 mn fund raising, posts loss

The board of financial services group Religare Enterprises has approved raising additional capital worth Rs 2,000 crore ($431 million), the firm said on Saturday.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 1:41 am

Infotel raises $500 mn from RBS consortium: report

Infotel Broadband Services, owned by India's largest firm by market value Reliance Industries, has raised $500 million in loans from a Royal Bank of Scotland led consortium, a newspaper report said on Saturday, quoting three sources.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 1:16 am

Teenager killed in firing as protests rock Kashmir Valley - The Hindu


Oneindia

Teenager killed in firing as protests rock Kashmir Valley
The Hindu
PTI Violence gripped parts of Kashmir Valley on Saturday as protestors attacked a CRPF patrol party, tried to set a railway station on fire and clashed with security forces who fired to quell the mob, leaving a teenager dead and over 10 others injured. ...
Police fire on protesters defying Indian Kashmir curfewAFP
Violence in Kashmir claims another lifeOneindia
Violence continues in curfew-bound Kashmir, toll fourSify
Stock Market Today -Kashmir Observer -Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 1:11 am

Maha EC, SIBM launch training module for women panchayat members

The Maharashtra Election Commission has launched an ambitious project using a special training module to prepare women members of village panchayats in the state for their challenging job.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:51 am

Hrithik, Priyanka back with Agneepath


Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:46 am

Domestic Digest for the week

Jalpaiguri (WB): A MiG-27 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashes in Bhotputti village in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, injuring the pilot and 25 villagers on the ground.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:37 am

India, US sign nuclear energy agreement - new agency - RIA Novosti


Oneindia

India, US sign nuclear energy agreement - new agency
RIA Novosti
NEW DELHI, July 31 (RIA Novosti) - India and the United States have signed in Washington an agreement on using US nuclear fuel rods for nuclear energy plants in India, Indo-Asian News Service reported on Saturday. New Delhi and Washington signed an ...
India, US sign nuclear reprocessing pactSify
India, US ink nuclear reprocessing dealindiablooms
Obama's India visit to take ties to new level: ShankarTimes of India
The Hindu -Hindustan Times -AFP
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Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:24 am

BlackBerry to launch iPad rival in November

Research In Motion Ltd, maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, plans to introduce a tablet computer in November to compete with Apple Incs iPad, according to two people familiar with the companys plans.
Source: The Times of India | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:16 am

Obama to address joint session of Parliament - India Today


The Hindu

Obama to address joint session of Parliament
India Today
British Prime Minister David Cameron did not get his wish to address a joint session of Parliament during his India visit. But US President Barack Obama will get the honour during his first state visit to India. He will address Indian lawmakers on ...
Obama to address Parliament on Nov 9Express Buzz
Obama to address House in NovemberIndian Express
Obama will address joint Parliament sitting on Nov 9Times of India
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Source: Nation - Google News | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:14 am

What is Pak doing now is the real question: US

In the wake of revelation by WikiLeaks on the war in Afghanistan, the real question is what Pakistan is now doing, US has said.
Source: Top Headlines | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:11 am

5 CRPF men killed, 40 injured in Goalpara blast


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

New bus stop set up at railway station


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

S.A. Raja acquitted in Aladi Aruna murder case


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

Panel suggests bodies on the lines of CMDA for Coimbatore, Madurai


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

Obama to address Parliament


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

Man gets three-year RI for arson


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

“Full-fledged AUT-T campus in Ariyalur in a year”


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

TRS set for clean sweep in by-elections


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

Trinamool protests breach of privilege notice against MLAs


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

Five Taliban members off U.N. sanctions list


Source: The Hindu - Front Page | 31 Jul 2010 | 12:00 am

What's your real zodiac sign?

It's not a great feeling to be fooled by the stars, those distant guardians of our destinies. But a growing group of astronomers say we've been following the wrong sun signs.
Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:53 pm

US bank failures total 108 after five shut on Friday

US bank failures reached 108 so far in 2010 on Friday as regulators seized five small banks in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast, none publicly traded.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:49 pm

US House approves oil spill reform bill

The US House of Representatives on Friday approved the toughest reforms ever to offshore energy drilling practices, as Democrats narrowly pushed through an election-year response to BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:45 pm

ADAG, Universal near deal on $1.5 bn theme park: report

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's entertainment group is close to signing an agreement with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion film-themed amusement park, a business newspaper reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the talks.
Source: Business Standard | News Now | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:37 pm

My father was taking Rahul's side: Dimpy

"My father kept telling me that Rahul is a nice guy. I broke down and called my mother. I felt all alone as my father was taking his side," said Dimpy Mahajan.
Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:20 pm

AR Rahman pays homage to Lata Mangeshkar

Images of Lata singing Lukka chuppi flashed on the monitor as Rahman joined her live at the stadium.
Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:13 pm

5 'frenemies' to watch out for!


Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:48 pm

Bangalore school circular sparks row over RTE - IBNLive.com


Higher Education In India (press release)

Bangalore school circular sparks row over RTE
IBNLive.com
Bangalore: An elite school in Bangalore has landed in controversy for saying the Right to Education Act which reserves 25 per cent seats in schools for underprivileged children will compromise discipline and the quality of education. ...
RTE Act fixes 65:35 Funding Pattern between Centre and StatesBreakingNewsOnline.
`Swalpa adjust maadi' factor worries schoolsTimes of India
RTE: Focus on out-of-school kidsIndian Express
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Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:28 pm

Price rise stalls first week of monsoon session - Express Buzz


The Hindu

Price rise stalls first week of monsoon session
Express Buzz
NEW DELHI: The first week of Parliament was knocked off without any work as the government and the Opposition was lost in rules to debate on price rise. The Opposition remained firm on vote on price rise but the government was not prepared for it. ...
Govt, opposition adamant on price debate, House logjam continuesEconomic Times
Price rise: Oppn protest continues, both Houses adjourned till MondayIndian Express
Government hopes Parliament impasse will end on MondayThe Hindu
Hindustan Times -Sify -Deccan Herald
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Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 10:13 pm

Reliance, Universal near deal on India park - FT

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Anil Ambani's entertainment group is close to signing an agreement with Universal Studios to build a $1.5 billion film-themed amusement park, the Financial Times reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the talks.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 7:30 pm

NBC hopes outsourcing is 'in' with TV audiences

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The controversial practice of outsourcing jobs to India has inspired a new comedy on U.S TV in a striking departure from the dysfunctional families and romantic entanglements that typically make Americans laugh.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 6:54 pm

U.N. panel to probe further Kyoto CO2-cut projects

LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations climate panel will ask a working group to investigate further claims that a Kyoto Protocol scheme may be incentivising participants to emit more greenhouse gases, it said on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 5:20 pm

Amit Shah said forget about probing officers: Cop to CBI

“Shah e kahiyu kai ek PI ni su taakat che kai e senior officers same tapas kare? Papers javaa do (Shah said how dare a Police Inspector conduct a probe against his senior officers? Forget those papers).”....
Source: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2010 | 4:58 pm

Complaint to PM works, govt cuts red tape for foreign media

Two months after a journalist from Japan’s largest newspaper complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the difficulties faced by foreign correspondents in India in getting media accreditation....
Source: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2010 | 4:49 pm

EC working on curbing role of money in polls: Quraishi - Economic Times


The Hindu

EC working on curbing role of money in polls: Quraishi
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner SY Quraishi on Friday said the EC was working on guidelines for political parties and candidates to prevent the misuse of money power to influence polls. Stating that restricting the role of money power in ...
Due priority to curb money power, says new CECThe Hindu
New CEC rules out early elections in BengalHindustan Times
S Y Quraishi assumes charge as 17th CECOneindia
BreakingNewsOnline. -IBNLive.com -Times of India
all 110 news articles »

Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 4:44 pm

‘Will we give the next Google, Facebook, or Twitter?’

Which Indian companies today have the capacity to strike fear into the hearts of the innovators and would-be innovators across the world....
Source: Top Headlines | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:57 pm

Decline of Brahmin dulha bazaar in Bihar

For the last 10 years, Ram Kumar Jha has been trying to get married without much success. He blames his mother and elder brother who, he says, "always quoted a high price" (read dowry).
Source: The Times of India | 30 Jul 2010 | 2:43 pm

NIA to probe Samjhauta case link with 3 other blasts - The Hindu


Oneindia

NIA to probe Samjhauta case link with 3 other blasts
The Hindu
The National Investigation Agency's probe into the Samjhauta Express blasts will cover links with the explosions in Malegaon, Ajmer Sharief and the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, Home Minister P Chidambaram said here on Friday. There was no move as yet to ...
NIA to look into Hindu terror angle in Samjhauta caseTimes of India
NIA probing Samjhauta blast links with other casesHindustan Times
Centre to hand over Samjhauta Express case to NIAOneindia
Economic Times -Sify -Indian Express
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Source: Nation - Google News | 30 Jul 2010 | 11:59 am

Police open fire at Kashmir protesters, two killed

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police on Friday fired at thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in Kashmir, killing two demonstrators, officials said, in the latest flare-up of violence in the disputed Himalayan region.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 8:43 am

Monsoon seen 107 pct of normal in Aug-Sep

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's crucial monsoon rains are likely to be above normal in the remaining two months of the June-September season, the weather office said on Friday, boosting prospects of strong harvests of rice, cane and oilseeds.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 8:37 am

Sri Lanka and India complete high scoring draw

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka preserved their 1-0 lead in the three-match series against India when the second test ended in a high-scoring draw on Friday.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 8:16 am

Jailed "Bikini killer" Sobhraj loses Nepal court battle

KATHMANDU (Reuters Life!) - Nepal's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a life imprisonment sentence for "bikini killer" Charles Sobhraj for killing an American backpacker in 1975.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 6:37 am

Parliament shut for 5th day, reforms at risk

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Parliament speaker on Friday adjourned sessions for the fifth straight day as opposition protests over high prices scuppered debates, delaying discussion of key economic reforms.

Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 Jul 2010 | 3:35 am