Saturday, September 8, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

An accountability court in Rawalpindi on Friday declined the request of the government to issue an arrest warrant against former Premier Nawaz Sharif and brother Shahbaz Sharif in corruption and bank fraud cases filled against them by the National Accountability Bureau.

Shahbaz Sharif (left) with brother Nawaz. — File photo

Mush will contest in uniform
World page: Boucher in Pak for strategic talks

Students first, leaders later: SC

New Delhi, September 7 Asserting that it would not brook any indiscipline in the university campuses, the Supreme Court today observed that the country needed good students and not full-time leaders engaged in “goondagardi” and “dadagiri”.

"... what we have today is full-time leaders and part-time students. We will not allow that type of situation in this country...

Bribe-taking Lt Col faces court martial
Chandigarh, September 7
A Lieutenant Colonel, posted in the recruiting directorate at the Army Headquarters, is being tried by a general court martial for allegedly accepting a bribe to ensure an engineering graduate’s selection in the Army as an officer.

Maoists target ex-CM Reddy
Three killed in Andhra Pradesh attack
Hyderabad, September 7
Maoists triggered a landmine blast today, targeting former Chief Minister N. Janardhan Reddy and his wife Rajyalakshmi, a state minister. They escaped unhurt but three persons were killed.
Part of the device used in an explosion near Chitvedu village of Nellore district on Friday; and (inset) N. Janardhan Reddy. — PTI photos
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72 pilgrims die in mishap
Udaipur, September 7
At least 72 pilgrims were killed and over 130 wounded when a truck carrying them fell into a gorge near Desuri Ki Naal village in Rajsamund district, about 150 km from here, tonight.

Our Chosen Ones
Jind: So, what was MP Atma Singh up to?
Jind, September 7
Congress party MP from Sirsa Atma Singh Gill has been accused of immoral trafficking. Hundreds of workers and supporters of the Indian National Lok Dal today gheraoed the government rest house at Narwana town alleging presence of two women in the room of Gill, who had checked in while on the way to his home town, last night.

Case against 2 former MLAs

Cong MP granted bail, re-arrested
Kolkata, September 7
The Congress MP, Adhir Chowdhury, was re-arrested today soon after he was granted bail on the twin-murder case at the Behrampore court today. He was arrested in a separate case in the killing of a CPI(M) anchal pradhan at Ketugram, Govardhan Ghosh, in 2003.

Extortion case against another