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New Delhi, July 06: Having learnt a lesson from the electoral backlash, the CPM has decided to finally address the decade-old issue of factionalism in its Kerala unit.

The meeting of the CPM politburo approved a set of proposals including removal of Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan from the politburo, disciplinary actions against certain central committee members, restructuring of the state secretariat and committee and a rectification campaign at various levels of the state party.

Lucknow, July 06: It is a late realisation but certainly in the interest of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Many BSP leaders had complained to Mayawati that the Dalits were unhappy to see Satish Chandra Mishra, the party’s Brahmin face and general secretary, with her at every election rally before the Lok Sabha polls.

The Dalits wanted to see a member of their own community with her. But Mayawati had ignored their complaints at that time.

Mumbai, July 06: Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray was on Monday admitted to a hospital in suburban Bandra.

Sena sources said that the 82-year-old has been admitted to the Lilavati hospital for a routine check up and there is no cause for concern.

Thackeray was last month hospitalised after he complained of breathlessness.

–PTI

Chennai, July 06: The Delhi high court may have given great relief to gays by making sex between them legal, but the first “lesbian helpline” (044-65515742) in India by the Indian Community Welfare Organisation has been of “great help” in bringing the community together.

Mumbai, July 06: A populist budget? A disaster plan? Or a mixed offering with some portions that are good and some that are not? The popular belief is we will be seeing the third alternative today as finance minister Pranab Mukherjee unfurls the pronouncements.

First, for the salaried class: Mukherjee’s predecessor P Chidambaram had in his 2005 budget speech removed the standard deduction available to salaried employees. But income tax experts feel that the deduction should be reinstated.

Chandigarh, July 06: Less than a week after an Army officer’s wife initiated legal action against her husband’s superiors for spoiling his ACR (annual confidential report) for her refusal to participate in the AWWA (Army Wives Welfare Association) activities, another Army Major’s wife has gone public with allegations of harassment.

Rosme Dubey on Sunday produced an MMS clip as evidence of harassment at a media meet in Chandigarh.

Ahmedabad, July 06: Narendra Modi’s move to set up a commission to inquire into the shifts in the demographic profile of the state since Independence has been greeted with immense scepticism.

The Commission, be headed by retired judge B.J. Sethna, will not only look into the reasons behind the “polarisation” and migration of the population, but will also come up “recommendations and policies” for stopping the polarisation of population in the state. It is expected to complete its task by 2011.

The sudden announcement of the commission has taken everyone with surprise.

New Delhi, July 06: Gay rights activists might well hail the Delhi High Court’s liberal interpretation of Section 377 of Indian Penal Code as a landmark, but a natural extension of the ruling seems laden with the potential of rupturing the high-discipline fabric of the defence forces, particularly the 11-lakh-strong Indian Army.

Although homosexuality in the troops is a raging topic within the armies of Britain and the US, their Indian counterparts consider “certain forms of disgraceful conduct” a serious offence under Section 46 of the Indian Army Act, 1950.

New Delhi, July 06: The government could look at inducting as many as five independent directors on the board of Air India as part of its plan to restructure the airline.

Civil aviation minister Praful Patel has already indicated the government’s resolve to “professionalise” the board and some eminent people from within and outside the aviation industry could be roped in on the AI board.

New Delhi, July 06: The heads of government who are meeting this week for the G8 Summit in Italy need to find $23 billion a year to halve hunger by 2015, according to the latest calculations by development agency ActionAid.

‘G8 is failing to help over one billion hungry people. In 2008, they made commitments to tackle the food crisis but since last year, the number of hungry has risen by 100 million,’ said Angela Wauye, food rights coordinator at ActionAid Kenya. ‘Poor people cannot eat promises. This year the G8 must do more.’