Tuesday, December 12, 2006, Chandigarh, India
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PM’s remarks: Govt rules out apology
New Delhi, December 11
The Prime Minister’s Office may have rushed to clarify Dr Manmohan Singh’s remarks regarding development plans for Muslims after the furore raised by the BJP but the government has decided to go on the offensive on this issue. In video (56k)

Advani: PM’s remarks unconstitutional
New Delhi, December 11
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani today rejected clarifications from the PMO over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remark on plans for minorities.

NDA seeks no business amid din
Nation page: Parties unite against BJP

CPM shows red flag to  N-Bill
New Delhi, December 11
India should not negotiate further with Washington on the civilian nuclear cooperation as the Bill passed by the US Congress and the Senate undermines New Delhi’s independent foreign policy, said Prakash Karat, CPM general secretary here today.

Free health insurance for poor (Details on Punjab page) Capt Amarinder Singh tries to add sweetness to the third round of Punjab Vikas Yatra by sharing sugarcane presented to him by local villagers with Union Tourism Minister Ambika Soni at Garhshanker on Monday. —  Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

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Land Grab Case
Three-year jail for Congress MLA
Amritsar, December 11
In a setback to the Congress, Mr Sawinder Singh Kathunangal, MLA and chairman of the Punjab Food Agro Corporation, along with five others, were arrested in an old land grab case here today following the rejection of his appeal by the sessions court.

Bank shares drag down Sensex 400 points
Mumbai, December 11
Sensex plunged 400.06 points to close at 13,399.43 as foreign and domestic funds hammered down banking stocks in the wake of RBI decision to hike the cash reserve ratio by 0.5 per cent last weekend.

Working Group on J&K meets today
New Delhi, December 11
The first meeting of the Working Group on Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen relations between the troubled state and the Centre will be held here tomorrow.

2 LeT militants arrested
New Delhi, December 11
Days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Parliament attack, two LeT militants have been arrested from Mahipalpur bus stop in South Delhi.