The food ministry is in favour of a 7.5 per cent import duty on pulses as against 10 per cent suggested by the Commission for Agriculture Costs and Prices (CACP) to boost domestic production.

PARIS, Oct. 23: The French Senate approved an unpopular pension reform on Friday in a victory for the President, Mr Nicolas Sarkozy, although unions opposed to raising the retirement age have vowed to

The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister, Mr Naveen Patnaik, claiming that he had lost all right to remain in office in view of the Orissa High Court's observation that the state