India

NEW DELHI - Kalaignar TV, which is owned by the DMK's first family and is allegedly linked to the 2G scam on Friday clarifying that the channel had nothing to do with 2G money.

NEW DELHI - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said banking services would be rolled out in 20,000 villages which have no banks with a population of over 2,000 by the end of this fiscal as part of the Government's overall efforts to improve financial services in the country.

BANGALORE - Air Chief Marshal PV Naik has said that increasing and mordernising the fleet is the primary focus of Indian Air Force (IAF).

SRINAGAR - The Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has urged Pakistan to compel India to take urgent steps for amicable settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.

JAMMU - Calling it big news, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said the resumption of the India-Pakistan dialogue will help build trust and perhaps lay to rest the "post Mumbai period".