The main Opposition BJP on Saturday warned the government that any thought of giving autonomy to Kashmir would amount to a “post-dated cheque” for freedom. The party claimed Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing the worst situation since Independence and militants are virtually practising “ethnic cleansing”/

The new symbol of the Indian rupee is making its presence felt in a huge way as a part of our daily lives. From television advertisers to mobile phone and keyboard manufacturing companies to even T-shirts, the Ra symbol is being incorporated everywhere, not just as a mere symbol of the rupee but more as a metaphor for the emerging India.

The government on Saturday introduced the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill, 2010 in the Rajya Sabha. The bill seeks to amend the Representation of the People Act, 1950. This bill, when passed, would enable Indians living outside the country to register their names in the electoral rolls.

It isn’t often that you see a minister requesting a member of Parliament to withdraw his resolution with such respect and persuasion. However, on Saturday evening the Lok Sabha witnessed this unusual spectacle with Union minister of state for rural development Pradeep Jain asking veteran RJD MP and former rural development

Minister of state for environment and forests minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday informed the Rajya Sabha that the country’s first impact assessment report on change in environment is likely to be brought out by November. He stated that the government has already made a provision for Rs 25,000 crores to mitigate the impact of climate change.

The Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed the Nalanda University Bill, 2010 for establishing a transnational university at Nalanda in Bihar. Nalanda was the site of one of the first great universities in recorded history. To revive the old glory of Nalanda University, India, along with 16 countries of East Asia, has joined hands to see Nalanda as “an icon of Asian renaissance”. Nalanda still has the ruins of the ancient University which, according to historical data, existed in the fifth century.

The issue of remuneration for imams disrupted the Lok Sabha on Saturday when RJD, SP and TMC members pressed the government to implement a Supreme Court order regarding payment of salaries to clerics of government-aided mosques.

The government has warned that anybody exporting coal illegally will be land in prison and that nobody can take India’s wealth outside the country.
The warning came from Union minister of state for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal in the Lok Sabha on Saturday while replying to the debate on the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2010, that was passed by the House.

The controversy over a “mock session” held by the BJP, RJD and SP on Friday to protest against passing of the Medical Council of India Bill without debate was resolved on Saturday with the government agreeing to discuss the matter in the Lok Sabha later.

A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his rented accommodation in West Patel Nagar area of west Delhi late on Friday evening. He was apparently passing through a phase of depression after failing to get admission in an engineering college despite repeated attempts.