IT Update
No consensus on public funding for elections, says Sinha The Union finance ministry had considered bringing forward a proposal for public funding of political parties election expenses in this year's Union Budget. Govt refuses extension of counter-guarantee for Mangalore project CLP Power International and TEC promoted 1,000-mw Mangalore power project has hit a major roadblock with the Centre refusing to extend counter-guarantee to the project till the Karnataka government agrees to commit escrow at least three months before the COD of the project. Jaswant Singh gets additional charge of defence ministry The external affairs minister Jaswant Singh has been given additional charge of the defence ministry which fell vacant following the resignation of Mr George Fernandes in the wake of the Tehalka.com expose. Congress ready for coalition with `like-minded' parties Contradictions continue to mar the Congress party's economic policy resolution passed at its plenary session here on Sunday with no less than the host state chief minister SM Krishna himself putting a question mark. Whiz keeps her fingers crossed Ellen Ripstein had a terrible dream the other night. She was in a hotel ballroom in Stamford, Connecticut. She was staring at a crossword puzzle, and it was the wrong one.
No consensus on public funding for elections, says Sinha
Govt refuses extension of counter-guarantee for Mangalore project
Jaswant Singh gets additional charge of defence ministry
Congress ready for coalition with `like-minded' parties
Whiz keeps her fingers crossed