1) Government prepared to make changes in the Land Acquisition
Bill if in interest of farmers, says the Prime Minister; Terms MNREGA a failure
of Congress but the scheme to continue.
2) Economic survey pegs growth rate over 8 per cent for the
Coming Year; Finance Minister to present the first full year Budget of NDA
government tomorrow.
3) Ahead of Union Budget, Sensex shoots
up a massive 473 points, Nifty gains 161 points.
4) Prime Minister to attend swearing-in ceremony of PDP leader
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed on Sunday .
5) Supreme Court orders CBI probe into uploading of sexual
violence videos on WhatsApp.
6) Swine Flu deaths cross 1000 mark ; 40 more succumb to H1N1
Virus
7) Supreme Court says Scheduled Caste status can be accorded
even after re-conversion to Hinduism.
8) In Punjab ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP alliance sweeps
Municipal Corporation polls.
9) Budget session of Madhya Pradesh Assembly adjourned sine die
29 days ahead of schedule following repeated disruptions over Professional
Examination Board scam; Budget passed without discussion.
10) World Cup Cricket: A magical 162 off 66-balls by South
African Skipper AB DeVilliers helps Proteas crush West Indies by 257 runs at
Sydney.
