Zardari, Sharif to form govt
Islamabad, February 21
Pakistan’s two main opposition parties, which won the most seats in Monday’s parliamentary election, will work together to form a coalition government, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, said today.

US shoots a space cripple, China rages
Washington, February 21
A US navy missile successfully struck a defunct American spy satellite and probably destroyed a tank carrying 450 kg of toxic fuel in an exercise opposed by Russia and China since it involved the use of Pentagon’s missile defence system.

Rape by cops inside Raj Bhawan
Chandigarh, February 21
A 40-year-old mother of five fell to lustful security guards of the Haryana Raj Bhawan, yards away from Punjab Raj Bhawan, the official residence of the Administrator of Chandigarh, in the wee hours today.

Chandigarh page: Can’t get any worse, say city women

Vijayender Singh and Dinesh Kumar, the security guards of Haryana Raj Bhawan accused of rape, in police custody at the Sector 3 police station in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Five more judges for SC
New Delhi, February 21
Taking into account the growing burden of cases even before the Supreme Court whose track record in speedy disposal though was quite impressive, the Cabinet today approved a proposal for amending the law to increase the strength of its judges to 31 from existing 26, including the Chief Justice of India.

Business page: Wage dues of 12 PSUs cleared

BPO Staffer’s Death
SC go-ahead for prosecution of Nasscom chief
New Delhi, February 21
Prosecution of former MD of Hewlett Packard Som Mittal in a case of rape and murder of a woman employee by his company driver in Bangalore in 2005 will proceed with the Supreme Court leaving undisturbed an earlier decision that has sent rumblings across the country’s BPO sector.

SC negates Katju’s remarks on pre-arrest bail
New Delhi, February 21
In a rare instance in the history of the Supreme Court, the apex body today negated a portion of a controversial judgement of Justice Markandey Katju in Bengalore-based software company’s former MD Som Mittal’s case as a Bench, headed by Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, found his order going beyond the issues in the case.

Tytler led mob to kill Sikhs: Eyewitness Chandigarh, February 21 The CBI today recorded the statement of the head granthi of Majnu Ka Tilla Gurdwara, New Delhi, Giani Surinder Singh, an eyewitness to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.                        Giani Surinder Singh

Meet Ms Dehal who helped bare the kidney scam Mandi, February 21 She is a gutsy cop, she handled a simple complaint of a labourer with tact and sensitivity and led night-long raids in Meerut and Gurgaon on January 24 that woke up India to an explosive multi-million kidney racket. Her family members, friends and relatives are euphoric over her great service to the country. Manzil Saini Dehal