A war of words broke out between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress on Saturday over the "Hindu terror" issue, with the latter accusing the former of polarising the country.
Taking note of the current supply-demand issues with regard to sugar, the prime minister called for assiduous efforts to increase ethanol blending of fuel. He also called for exploring all possibilities for export of sugar
Gandhi's arrival here was met with protest by BJP activists, who took out a procession, brandishing saffron and black flags and raising slogans against him for "politicising" the issue.
The government and the opposition locked horns in the Lok Sabha on Friday, with Home Minister Rajnath Singh accusing the Congress of coining the term "Hindu terrorism" and weakening the fight against terror.
Authorities of the Madina Masjid, the only glass mosque in the northeast, have decided to christen its library in honour of the "people's president" A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
The efforts continued till barely a couple of hours before the hanging on Thursday when a three-judge bench of Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Prafulla Pant and Justice Amitava Roy, rejected a final plea, clearing the ground for his execution.