Friday, December 8, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Creamy layer stays in OBC quota Bill
New Delhi, December 7
The Union Cabinet tonight decided that the creamy layer in other backward castes would not be excluded from the benefits of 27 per cent reservation in Central educational Institutions and a Bill to this effect would be introduced in the current session of Parliament.

N-deal to be through in 36 hours: Burns
New Delhi, December 7 The US Congress would vote and pass the Indo-US nuclear deal “in the next 36 hours” and it would be “well within the parameters” of the July 18, 2005, agreement.   US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns shakes hands with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon prior to a meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Over Boehner bump Washington: The landmark Indo-US civilian nuclear deal today took a major step towards getting the legislative stamp with a Republican lawmaker Johan Boehner failing in his attempt to attach unrelated issues to the bill, clearing the decks for its submission to the Rules Committee. (Details on World page)

PM’s conduct disgraceful: BJP New Delhi: The BJP today went ballistic on the Indo-US nuclear deal and accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of "demeaning conduct" in pursuing the agreement. Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh said it was "extremely odd" for the PM to lobby for the deal. (Details on Nation page)

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By-elections
Cong, allies make gains
New Delhi, December 7
Except for its expected defeat in the Karimnagar Lok Sabha seat, the results of the bypoll announced today have come as a relief for the Congress and its UPA partners, which have made fair gains in this round of elections spread over 10 states.

Nation page: Cong wins Bobbili, TRS retains Karimnagar
Double blow for Sena, more to follow

PM to West: Accept rise of India, China
New Delhi, December 7
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has impressed upon the West to come to terms with the rise of India and China, and indeed Asia, and stressed that global institutions must change and evolve in accommodating the new reality in the multilateral framework.

Gold for Rana Doha: Jaspal Rana repeated history and shot his way to glory and gold in the 25m standard pistol competition as India won their first shooting title in the Asian Games after a gap of 12 years here. (Details on Sports page) Scullers win two silver

Rider killed South Korean eventer Kim Hyung-chil died following an equestrian accident at the Asian Games on Thursday. (Details on Sports page)

Oh no, he looks angry again Sourav Ganguly reacts after being hit on the head by a bouncer from South Africa’s Mornantau Hayward on day one of a four-day tour match against the Rest of South Africa Team in Potchefstroom at Sedgars Park Stadium, outside Johannesburg on Thursday. He batted well to score a fighting 83. — AFP (Details on Sports page)

Stung by SC judgements, MPs to discuss judicial ‘over-activism’
New Delhi, December 7
The underlying tension between the judiciary, legislature and executive came to the fore today when Lok Sabha members expressed concern over judicial “over-activism” and the House decided to have an extensive discussion on the harmonious functioning of the three organs of the state.

Punjab courts a political battle Chandigarh, December 7 While the legal team of the Badal family says that the actual hearing of the corruption case in the trial court will begin only after deciding “jurisdictional and other issues", the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, today asserted that the hearing would be on a day-to-day basis. Convicted staff may be asked to quit In an unprecedented move, hundreds of employees of the Punjab government, who have been convicted by lower courts face a situation where they may be asked to leave their jobs. (Details on Punjab page)