Tuesday, July 24, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Shaken BJP suspends 5 anti-Modi MLAs
New Delhi, July 23
A crisis-ridden Bharatiya Janata Party today sought to arrest growing dissidence in the party by suspending five known anti-Narendra Modi MLAs in Gujarat. Hoping to tackle growing dissidence in the party before the Assembly elections later this year.

Najma, Ansari file papers New Delhi, July 23 With UPA-Left nominee Mohammad Hamid Ansari and NDA candidate Najma Heptullah filing their nomination papers for the August 10 vice presidential poll, the stage is set for a contest between candidates of the three major alliances in the election to the second highest constitutional office. Natwar to vote for Ansari Nation page: Diplomat & academic who knows politics Najma Heptullah goes to file her nomination papers on Monday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

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Thokia Gang Strikes
Six STF jawans, informer killed
Chitrakoot (UP), July 23
Six men of UP’s Special Task Force and a police informer were killed and seven other STF jawans injured when Thokia gang dacoits fired at them, the night after the force gunned down dreaded bandit Dadua and 11 of his gang members.

Mild quake rocks north India
Dehra Dun, July 23
A moderate intensity earthquake shook parts of north India early this morning. Measuring five on the Richter scale, the quake was followed by four minor aftershocks, Met Department officials said.

Monica finally gets SC nod to gain freedom
New Delhi, July 23 Bollywood starlet Monica Bedi, incarcerated since her arrest by Portuguese authorities in September 2002 with underworld don Abu Salem and after her extradition to India in 2005, finally gained her freedom with the Supreme Court ordering her release after cancelling her passport.	Monica Bedi

EPF interest rate remains 8.5 pc
New Delhi: Under pressure from Left-backed trade unions, the Employees Provident Fund Board today agreed to retain 8.5 per cent interest rate to its nearly four crore subscribers for the financial year 2006-07 even as there was indication over the possibility of an upward revision for the current fiscal. (Details on Business page)

Division Bench comes to lawyer’s rescue
HC judge had ordered lawyer be taken to mental asylum
Chandigarh, July 23
An uneasy detente has been achieved or so it seems. The Division Bench, comprising Justice M.M. Kumar and Justice Surya Kant, tonight stayed in part the operation of Justice Uma Nath Singh’s order, whereby, Tahar Singh, a lawyer, had been put into CBI custody and was further ordered to be taken to Mental Hospital, Agra.

N-deal: Menon briefs PM
New Delhi, July 23
Foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon today briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the 123 agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with the USA.

Kalam asks MPs to adopt Vision 2020
New Delhi, July 23
Calling upon the members of Parliament to adopt a resolution for Vision 2020, President APJ Abdul Kalam today said Parliament faced greater challenges at the dawn of 21st century, specially in matters related to human development and governance.

Choosing liquor over pesticides Farmers claim it checks diseases, betters growth Faridkot, July 23 In a significant development a section of farmers of this district have started spraying countrymade liquor on their paddy crop to get a better yield and keep the crop disease-free.