News: At the Financial Inclusion Summit of the CII FM Pranab Mukherjee asks bankers to develop a viable , credible, replicable business model for financial inclusion of both rural and urban poor.

News: Parliament Committee strikes down the proposal to induct noted film director Shyam Benegal as a director on the Board of Prasar Bharathi.The reason cited is since he is already a member of the Parliament in the Rajya Sabha he cannot hold an office of profit.

News: Minister R R Patil continues to defend through his blog the justification of the ban of the book by James Laine on Shivaji by the state government.

News: Bill Gates Billionaire friend Paul Allen donates most of his billions to philanthropy.
