New Delhi, July 23 : A morning, which was largely expected to carry newspaper reports reflecting the Congres-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)''s thumping victory in the vote of confidence, on the contrary, was dominated by the infamous cash for vote allegations'' episode.

Almost all leading newspapers in India, while approving the Government''''''''''''''''s 275 to 256 vote victory, raised serious concerns over Bharatiya Janata Party MPs'''''''''''''''' bribe allegations and their waiving of wads of currency notes in the sanctum sanctorum of the Lower House.

New Delhi, July 23 : Union Minister for Human Resource and Development, Arjun Singh today said that the Centre Government has increased the target of enrolment ratio to16 in the higher and technical education for the current five year plan.

Inaugurating the conference of States Ministers for Higher and Technical Education here, he said that this is five percent more than the present ratio.

The Minister also called for sustained efforts and full cooperation at both central and state level to achieve the objective.

New Delhi, July 23: After failing to destabilize the United Progressive Alliance Government, the leaders of the Left parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the United National Progressive Alliance today charged the Government of resorting to horse trading, black mailing and bribery to prove majority in the Lok Sabha.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat announced in the meeting of the leaders that the Third Front will launch a nationwide campaign against the Indo-US nuclear deal, inflation and bribery.

Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati said democracy was the biggest casualty of the UPA’s win.

New Delhi, July 23 : The trust vote win secured by the UPA Government on Tuesday night has evoked mixed reactions from various quarters.

World Trade Organization’s (WTO) mini-ministerial on Monday kicked-off as the political storm in New Delhi kept affecting it.

The place of commerce and industry minister Kamal Nath has already been taken over by commerce secretary GK Pillai, through the trust vote in the first two days of the meet. Further, in case the UPA government is voted out, it will lead in collapsing the negotiations.

A senior official said, "Everybody is watching closely the developments in India. If the government collapses, it is possible they may wrap up the talks.”

New Delhi, July 23: A day after the UPA Government scored a victory in the Parlaiment, leaders of the Left parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) are meeting at BSP supremo Mayawati's residence here to decide their future strategy.

The meeting was attended by Prakash Karat (CPI-M), A B Bardhan and D Raja (CPI), H D Deve Gowda (JD-S), G Devrajan (Forward Bloc), Abani Ray (RSP), Ajit Singh (RLD), N Chandrababu Naidu (TDP), K Chandrashekhar Rao (TRS), Ajay Chauthala (INLD) and Babulal Marandi (Jharkhand Vikas Morcha).

Assuring that the TRS will work together with the BSP in future, TRS chief K Chandrashekhar Rao said, "We will work together".