'When it comes to the sustenance and the defence of the country, we would go to any extent,' Prime Minister Jamali said.
The US secretary of state said Washington was in "very close touch" with both Pakistan and India.
India had asserted that it reserved the right to launch a pre-emptive strike against Pakistan.
The party is likely to table a privilege motion against Manmohan Singh.
It voiced optimism over the outcome of the three-day talks with Pakistan.
In a bid to boost economic and trade ties with energy rich Central Asia, India has agreed to actively participate in building trans-Afghanistan road and rail links between Uzbekistan's Termez to Iran's Chahbahar Port in the Gulf.
The finance minister continues to be backed by the same policy team in charting out the broad strategy as in the few earlier Budgets.
The fiscal deficit totalled Rs 83,394 crore (Rs 833.94 billion) at the end of November, representing 61.5 per cent of the Budget estimate of Rs 1,35,524 crore (Rs 1.355.24 billion), according to data released on Tuesday.
Alva, 80, would file her nomination papers on Tuesday, July 19 which is the last date for filing nominations for the August 6 election.
His father is a former finance minister. His brother is a minister in the Modi government. But Sumant Sinha wants nothing to do with politics and tells Shreya Jai why he is bullish on the renewable energy sector.
The apex court on December 14 last year dismissed a clutch of PILs, including the one filed by former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie and lawyer Prashant Bhushan, saying there was "no occasion to doubt" the decision-making process of the Centre in the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from France.
Exigencies of electoral politics and individual ambitions often stoke family feuds and sibling rivalries.
India's tactical and operational response demonstrated its ability to prosecute tri-service operations, even without a formal tri-service doctrine or the higher command structure needed to coordinate it, points out Ajai Shukla.
Sitharaman, India's first full-time woman finance minister, had in July 2019 ditched the colonial legacy of a Budget briefcase for the traditional 'bahi-khata' to carry Union Budget papers.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her sixth straight Budget ahead of the Parliamentary elections, matching the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. Sitharaman in her pre-election Budget, which technically is a vote on account and popularly termed an interim Budget, will seek Parliament's nod for a grant in advance to meet the central government's essential expenditure for the first four months of the new fiscal year that starts in April. A new government elected after the April/May general elections will present the full Budget, likely in July.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of seeking to divide women in the name of caste and by spreading lies, as he launched a fierce counter-attack on the party over its demand of OBC sub-quota in women's reservation in legislatures.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of noted economist Raghuram Rajan as RBI governor but advised him not to compromise on the autonomy of the institution or get cowed down by the government.
Sitharaman is presenting the full Budget for 2019-20. She is carrying the Budget documents in a red silk bag with national emblem.
'Everyone has to take some step in solving this deadlock -- civil society, separatist leaders, the government.'
Cross-voting was held during the Rajya Sabha elections and the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls last month.
The SBSP has six MLAs in the Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.
By breaking ranks with his Maha Vikas Aghadi allies, Thackeray has shown that he can leave the MVA altogether.
Rajbhar, however, said he will not initiate any step to break ties with the Samajwadi Party.
The petition by the trio came two weeks after the apex court had on October 10 asked the Centre to provide details of the decision-making process in the Rafale deal with France in a sealed cover by October 29.
A visibly upset Shivpal Yadav said, "I was never called to any meeting (of the SP) and no information was given to me."
According to Yashwant Sinha, a national-level pre-poll alliance of all opposition parties should be formed or a nationwide pre-poll alliance of regional parties should be made to defeat the BJP in the general elections.
'Challenges will come but we will stay the course. No big step can be taken if one is afraid of criticism. We will not flinch from criticism,' says Railways Minister Piyush Goyal.
'They should have offered a ticket for his constituency to Advaniji's daughter Pratibha or son Jayant. But, of course, that is too much to expect.'
'The finance minister has messed up the economy.'
