NDA leaders meet Kalam, seek Lalu’s ouster
New Delhi, April 28
NDA leaders today met President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to advise Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to remove Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav from the Cabinet.

PM calls on Kalam BJP President L.K. Advani and NDA Convener George Fernandes address the media after giving a memorandum to the President in Delhi on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Rajeev Tyagi In video: BJP decides to continue with parliament boycott. (28k, 56k)

Guilty in arms deal case to be punished: Pranab
New Delhi, April 28
As the controversy raged over the alleged payoffs in a deal for purchase of Anti-Material Rifles from South African firm Denel during the NDA regime, the government today said the guilty would be punished in case of any lapses.

Pak boy undergoes bloodless liver
transplant in Delhi
New Delhi, April 28
Safi Khan, a four-year-old Pakistani boy suffering from congenital liver disease is assured of a better quality of life after a successful liver transplant without any blood transfusion at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here.

Four-year-old Pakistani boy Safi Khan with his mother Anila Khan after undergoing bloodless liver transplant at Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. — Photo by Rajeev Tyagi

No new veto powers in expanded UN Security Council

UN policies need major hauling: Annan

In video (28k, 56k) In video (28k, 56k)

PM apologises for minister’s absence
New Delhi, April 28
A visibly embarrassed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today apologised for the absence of Labour Minister K. Chandra Shekhar Rao in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour and said he would ask his Cabinet colleagues to give due priority to Parliamentary work.

2 cops leave gun in gurdwara, suspended
Phagwara, April 28
Two members of a police control room (PCR) patrol party, identified as Pargat Singh and Daljit Singh, were suspended this evening by the Deputy Superintendent of Police here after they reportedly left behind their Sten gun in a gurdwara last night. The suspension has been ordered for negligence.

Vijay steps on Tiger’s tail Last year Vijay Singh of Fiji defeated Tiger Woods in a head-to-head showdown at the Deutsche Bank Championship, took away his No 1 ranking, plus his player-of-the-year status and Vardon Trophy. This year he is playing even better. He has passed the $40 million earnings and he is all set to take the No 1 ranking again from Tiger Woods. Tiger Woods Vijay Singh (Detailed report on Sports page)