During the forthcoming G-20 Summit in Toronto, India and Canada are all set to sign a civil nuclear agreement. Once that is done it will ensure India supply of Uranium besides co-operation in nuclear research and development, nuclear waste management, radiation safety and environment protection.

Seven organisations, working for the rights of the survivors’ of Bhopal gas disaster, have strongly condemned the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on Bhopal.

The DGCA on Monday issued a proposed draft regulation that stipulates compensation to be paid to passengers by airlines in case of them being denied boarding on flights, and in case of flight cancellations without notice to passengers but appears to have lowered the proposed compensation by about 60 to 66 per cent compared to its first draft regulation issued two years ago.

Ahead of the G20 meet in Toronto, India has made its stand clear that it favours tighter norms rather than taxes on banks to prevent future failures of the financial institutions.

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday filed fresh charges against alleged RSS activists, Sandeep Dange, Devender Gupta, Ramji Kaslangar and Lokesh Sharma, who have been named as accused in the Mecca Masjid blast of May 18, 2007.

The insurance regulator IRDA is planning to come out with new norms for unit-linked insurance products (Ulips) after the government decided that the Insurance Regula-tory and Development Authority (IRDA) would have jurisdiction over Ulips.

The Congress-led UPA will counter the Opposition attack on the Bhopal gas tragedy on the basis of the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) and a decision to be taken by the Union Cabinet on it on June 25.

After being in the dumps for almost a month, metal stocks finally shone in the markets on Monday. The BSE Metal index was up over five per cent — the highest amongst all sectoral indices. The past month had seen some of the key metal stocks fall 20-30 per cent. Internationally too, prices of metals such as copper, aluminum etc. were up on the London Metals Exchange. China’s move to allow the Yuan to move from its dollar peg is the reason for the optimism in the sector, say experts.

Sources disclosed that a majority section within the BJP’s central leadership is of the view that BJP would commit a political suicide, if it choses to sever ties with JD(U) at this moment. The saffron party has 54 MLAs while JD(U) has 81 in the 243 member assembly. The magic figure is 122 to run the government in the state.

The weekend global good news of China allowing a flexible yuan and the decision of the Indian government to keep Unit Linked Insurance Plans (Ulips) under the purview of the insurance regulator IRDA saw the Indian markets regain their positive momentum.