SC grants bail to 80-year-old Pakistani doctor The Supreme Court, Monday, granted bail to 80-year-old Pakistani microbiologist Dr Khalil Chishty, lodged in a Rajasthan jail on murder charges. The Supreme Court, Monday, granted bail to 80-year-old Pakistani microbiologist Dr Khalil Chishty, lodged in a Rajasthan jail on murder charges. Armed forces chiefs to depose before Parl Panel

New Delhi: In an extraordinary step, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday decided to call the three service chiefs to give an account of the state of preparedness of the forces against the backdrop of Army Chief Gen VK Singh speaking of shortages and deficiencies.

The decision to call the Chiefs of Army, Air and Navy before it on April 20 was part of an exercise to understand the issue of defence preparedness as the panel was examining the budgetary proposals of the Defence Ministry for 2012-13, sources said. 
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