Tuesday, June 12, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Sonia meets PM, Maya
Prez battle hots up
New Delhi, June 11
The political process in the UPA for the selection of the candidate for the presidential election gathered pace today with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi going to the house of BSP chief and UP Chief Minister Mayawati over dinner to firm up her party's support for the UPA's nominee.

City Centre Scam
Punjab challenges bail for Today Homes officials
New Delhi, June 11
Finding it hard to call accused persons for examination by the Vigilance Bureau in the multi-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam, the Punjab government today filed yet another set of appeals in the Supreme Court challenging the grant of anticipatory bail to the executives of Delhi-based companies Today Homes and Today Hotels.

Damp walls, 4 men, only 1 fan, 1 toilet...
Ludhiana, June 11
A 12 x 10 room, damp walls, a tattered mat on the floor to sleep on, a pedestal fan kept outside the bars and an Indian style toilet seat in a corner of the room to be used by four inmates in full view of each other. This is the lock up at the Sadar police station where ex-media adviser B.I.S. Chahal spent his first night in custody.

Punjab page: Chahal in police custody till June 14

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Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams prepared to return home after a record six-month-long space sojourn but there was some concern whether a damage caused to the Shuttle’s body will pose problems when it comes back to earth next Tuesday.

Book on Sunita awaits her return Chandigarh, June 11 The protagonist of this book is sitting in space but that has not deterred a city-based writer from dashing off a biography with the protagonist’s support! Aradhika Sharma’s book on Sunita Williams is near completion. She is waiting for Sunita to come back to earth, literally, before completing the last chapter and sending it off to publishers - Rupa and Co.