Saturday, June 23, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Sunita back
At last, Atlantis lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California
Houston, June 22
Space shuttle Atlantis touched down at the Edwards Air Force Base in California today bringing Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams back to earth after a record stay in space.

Earlier report: ‘I just want her to come home safe’
(World page)

Uncertain Kalam bows out New Delhi, June 22 With the eight-party regional grouping of the United National Progressive Alliance failing to come up with a ‘magic potion’ ensuring a certain victory for President A P J Abdul Kalam, the first scientist Head of State decided here this evening to steer clear and return to his first love of academics.

He said his mission in life was to work for the development of the country which he will continue to do wherever he will be.

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Shekhawat our candidate: Sushma
New Delhi, June 22
With UNPA failing to convince President A.P.J Abdul Kalam to contest for a second term in the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the election for the country's top post is going to be between UPA's candidate Pratibha Patil and Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who is contesting as an independent with the support of the NDA.

UNPA flays ministers’ remarks about Kalam

‘Pratibha’s brother killed my husband’
New Delhi, June 22
On the eve of UPA-Left-BSP presidential nominee Pratibha Patil filing her nomination papers, a widow today alleged that the former Rajasthan Governor was shielding her brother in a murder case.

Rajni Patel speaks at a press conference in New Delhi. — A Tribune photo

30 new varsities, college in each dist planned: PM
Mumbai, June 22
The government of India plans to set up 30 new universities and is mulling a college in each of the country's 340 districts to improve the quality of education and add to the pool of skilled workforce, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds a memento of the University of Mumbai at its 150th anniversary on Friday. — AFP photo

Lakshmi Mittal rings in amity in Punjab House
Chandigarh, June 22
The acrimonious atmosphere prevailing in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha ever since the start of budget session paved the way for cordiality and unanimity today as the house complimented Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the union cabinet on allowing steel baron Lakshmi Mittal 49 per cent stake in the Bathinda refinery.

Punjab page: Oppn propaganda a farce: Badal

Greens protest Games village
New Delhi, June 22
The proposed games village for the 2010 Commonwealth Games on the riverbed of Yamuna has environmentalists up in arms.

Little-known Act, Incredible India feel Srinagar, June 22 When Daisuke Nakazawa of Japan lodged a complaint through an e-mail to the Tourism Department in April against travel agents, who charged exorbitantly from him, his Indian experience told him that it was most likely to be a futile exercise.