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Shinde apologises for 'Hindu terror' remark ahead of budget session Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Wednesday expressed "regret" over his controversial "Hindu terror" remark made in the Congress' Jaipur conclave last month, a step aimed at pacifying a combative Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the crucial Budget session. In a statement, Mr. Shinde said his comments had created a misunderstanding.

Sonia Gandhi 'cried bitterly' after seeing Batla House encounter images: Salman Khurshid in Azamgarh Azamgarh: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid seems to have courted yet another controversy, this time again over his remarks during campaigning in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing a rally in Azamgarh, which goes to polls tomorrow, the minister raised the controversial Batla House encounter issue.

Muslims must have first claim on resources: PM - Times of India NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said plans for minorities, particularly Muslims, must have thefirst claim on resources so that benefits of development reach them equitably. "We will have to devise innovative plans to ensure that minorities, particularly the Muslim minority, are empowered toshare equitably the fruits of development.