New Delhi, July 16 : President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil today stressed the need for keeping agriculture at the centre of the country’s development agenda.

Addressing a function at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research here this afternoon, Patil called for a second Green Revolution to meet the growing foodgrain requirements in the country.

New Delhi, July 16 : Bhutan''s first democratically elected Prime Minister, Jigmi

New Delhi, July 16 :

New Delhi, July 16: Union Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta has called a special meeting of senior officials and police chiefs of four severely Naxalite affected states here today, the focus of which w

New Delhi, July 15 : The Samajwadi Party, which has lent crucial support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government after the Left withdrew its support over the India-US nuke deal, refuted on Tuesday horse-trading charges levelled by the communists.

Addressing reporters in New Delhi, General Secretary of the SP said if the communists can prove the charge, then he is for severe punishment to the culprits.

“I am surprised at the accusation of accepting 25 crore. General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (CPI) A. B. Bardhan is an elderly person and if he is able to prove the charge with evidence then severest possible punishment should be awarded,” said Amar Singh, SP General Secretary.

New Delhi, July 15: China has extended an invitation to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to attend next month''s Olympic Games in Beijing.