Thursday, June 14, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Congress in Prez jam
New Delhi, June 13
Caught in a dilemma with the Left expressing reservations about the candidature of union home minister Shivraj Patil, currently a frontrunner for the high office of President, emergency consultations are under way with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi calling on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Pranab denies being candidate
D-day: July 19
Nation page
2-3 names discussed, says Karunanidhi
Tough battle for July-19 poll
Graphic: The Big Fights till now

Indian grounds passengers 23 employees suspended New Delhi, June 13 The operations of public sector air carrier Indian were severely disrupted across the country today after more than 12,000 employees of the airline went on a flash strike last night demanding better wages.

Passengers stranded at Netaji Subhas International Airport, Kolkata, on Wednesday due to strike by thousands of baggage handlers, check-in staff and other employees of Indian. — PTI photo

Strike illegal: HC

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Trafficking
US warns India, calls for swift action
The USA says India has the world's largest human trafficking problem, but, for the fourth consecutive year, it left its ally off a blacklist of nations seen not meeting the minimum standards in fighting the problem of what Washington calls "modern-day slavery."

India is safe, no political asylum in Britain, please
Chandigarh, June 13
Anyone from Punjab seeking political asylum in Great Britain will in all probability be sent back, says Sir Michael Arthur, British high commissioner to India, maintaining India is safe and a friendly country.

HC asks EC to act against Jaya
Chennai, June 13
The Madras High Court today held that prima facie there was sufficient material on record to take action against AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa for filing false declaration before the electoral authorities.

Dimpa gives up
Beas/Baba Bakala, June 13
Former Congress MLA Jasbir Singh Dimpa, who had been declared a proclaimed offender by the court in two cases, today surrendered at the Beas police station.

City Centre Scam
Rs 100 crore collected for AICC, PPCC: Petition
New Delhi, June 13
In a startling disclosure made in Special Leave Petition moved in the Supreme Court today by the Punjab government, challenging the anticipatory bail to former minister Jagjit Singh in the Ludhiana City Centre scam, it has been alleged that at least Rs 100 crore was collected from the project for payment to All India Congress Committee and Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee.

Tribune Impact
Ludhiana boy finds feet in Chennai
Chennai, June 13
The scars on his face tell a tragic, yet courageous, tale. On October 5 last year, Prabhdeep Singh (19), a Ludhiana resident, was involved in a tragic car accident.

Monsoon hits Kolkata, 15 killed
Kolkata, June 13
On the first day of the monsoon, accompanied by heavy showers, cyclone and thunderstorm, lashed the city today along with the other south Bengal districts during which at least 15 persons, including children, were killed.