"It is a question of public perception and public
confidence, trust, faith and in that light it is a step in the
right direction," Singhvi said.

New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) India's Finance Minister Pranab
Mukherjee has said attempts were being made to vilify Pandit
Jawaharlal Nehru in the wake of Jaswant Singh's book on

The opposition has promised bipartisan support to repair the military justice system
but only if the federal government scraps plans to abolish the Federal Magistrates
Court.

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KHABAROVSK, August 27 (Itar-Tass) - An anti-corruption council has
been set up under the office of the presidential envoy in the Far Eastern
Federal District, an official said.

Nalbari, Aug 27 (PTI) Two United Liberation Front of
Asom (ULFA) militants were Thursday killed in an encounter
with security forces in Nalbari district of India's

New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) Political parties and legal
experts Thursday welcomed the decision by judges of Supreme
Court of India judges to make public their assets, describing

New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) India's Law Minister M
Veerappa Moily, who was opposed to any pressure on judges to
make public their assets, Thursday welcomed the decision of

M Zulqernain

Jakarta, Aug 27 (ANTARA) - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) said it would send a letter to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono after Antasari Azhar's dossiers had been submitted to the court.