A bag that could solve India’s toilet woes (March 11, 2010 12:33 PM) 
It is a daily struggle for millions of slum dwellers in the country to get access to a toilet, a perennial problem that authorities have so far been unable to solve. But, now a Swedish firm has come out with a solution -- Peepoo, a biodegradable toilet bag that can be used as fertiliser.

Yadavs fight Women's Bill, govt offers all-party meet (March 11, 2010 12:30 PM) 
Amid protests by Lalu and Mulayam Yadav in the Lok Sabha, the government has said it is willing to hold an all-party meeting on the Women’s Bill. The Lok Sabha was adjourned after the main opponents of the bill, the three Yadavs –Sharad, Mulayam, and Lalu – loudly voiced their objections to the Bill.

BJP tries to reassure MPs about Women's Bill (March 11, 2010 11:51 AM) 
The BJP's senior-most leaders, including Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, are meeting with the party's MPs to discuss concerns over the Women's Bill, which was passed on Tuesday in the Rajya Sabha.

Anti-Maoist joint operations intensify (March 11, 2010 11:46 AM) 
The government has intensified joint operations against Maoists along the Bengal-Jharkhand border, deploying more forces over a wider area. These operations are being carried out by central forces and the state police for the last four to five days.

J&K: Infiltrating into militant ranks, new police strategy (March 11, 2010 10:39 AM) 
In the last two months, 10 top militant commanders have been killed in the Doda and Kishtwar districts of Jammu. The police are working on a strategy to get information from their men planted within the militant circles. Arms and ammunition were seized after a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander was killed in a recent encounter, a big catch for the Doda police.

Rajiv Gandhi's assassin's plea in court today (March 11, 2010 7:47 AM) 
The Madras High Court will take up the case of Nalini's Sriharan's premature release as the Tamil Nadu government will produce the Prison Advisory Board report on her in court today.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin arrives in Delhi (March 11, 2010 7:32 AM) 
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will arrive in New Delhi today on a two-day visit during which the two sides are likely to conclude the long- delayed agreement on aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov and sign defence deals worth USD 4 billion.

Government focus now on Finance Bill (March 11, 2010 10:31 AM) 
After the high-voltage political drama over the last three days, the immediate challenge before the government now is getting the Finance Bill passed smoothly in the Lok Sabha. With a reduced majority.

Sonia meets Mamata; stalemate remains (March 11, 2010 8:57 AM) 
The fate of the Women's Bill still hangs in balance with no end to the stalemate in discussions between Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee. Sources have told NDTV that Mamata stuck to her demand for a minority quota in the Bill when the two met on Wednesday evening. But Gandhi said that's not possible and there is no question of bringing in a minority quota within this Bill.

Women in politics: A family affair? (March 11, 2010 12:57 AM) 
Even after it is passed in the Rajya Sabha, there still are concerns over how exactly the Women's Reservation Bill will work in practice. Take the example of Uttar Pradesh. The state may be run by a woman Chief Minister, but look around a little more and 'aam aurat's names start to vanish from politics.