Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Sena, BJP in a scrap

BJP threatens to break ties Mumbai, June 26 The Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party are locked in a bitter battle over the former's decision to support Congress candidate Pratibha Patil in the forthcoming presidential election. Hours after Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray announced the party's decision last evening, BJP leaders are threatening to break ties with its oldest ally.

Uddhav Thackeray

Cong seeks disqualification of Natwar
New Delhi, June 26
In a bid to embarrass NDA-backed presidential nominee Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on the issues of constitutional propriety and conflict of interest, the Congress today moved a revised petition for the disqualification of former union minister K. Natwar Singh from the Rajya Sabha.

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

SA win by 4 wickets
Belfast (Ireland), June 26 
Sachin Tendulkar’s valiant 99-run knock went in vain as a rock-solid Jacques Kallis, a known Team India nemesis, led South Africa to a four-wicket win in the first cricket one dayer here today. (Details on Sports page)

Agitating MP teachers lathicharged

Bhopal, June 26 Several agitating teachers, demanding better salaries and designation, were lathicharged by the police today as they were advancing towards the Chief Minister’s residence.

Policemen take away one of the teachers demonstrating under the banner of Madhya Pradesh Shiksha Guarantee Guruji Sangh for regularisation of their services near the Chief Minister's residence in Bhopal of Tuesday. — PTI photo

Debate on Budget
Manpreet for common minimum programme
Chandigarh, June 26
A conscientious decision on subsidies and freebies and political “collusion not collision” on a common minimum economic programme are the mantras on which Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal wants the unanimous support of the legislature for reviving the fiscal health of the state.

McDonald’s in Ludhiana pays Rs 1 cr as VAT
Chandigarh, June 26
The VAT collected from the McDonald’s fast food outlet in Ludhiana is to the tune of around Rs 1 crore annually.

Monsoon advances in region
New Delhi, June 26

Running almost on time, the southwest monsoon today further advanced into some more parts of east Uttar Pradesh, remaining parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and northern parts of West Uttar Pradesh.

The monsoon’s harbinger finally has its day. — Tribune photo by Vicky Gharu

Indian second most influential in European market
London, June 26
India-born Anshu Jain, who heads global markets division of German banking giant Deutsche Bank, has been named as the second most influential person in Europe for the third year in a row.

Paris Hilton released from jail Los Angeles, June 26 Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind the bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom today after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case. To become business guru?