Economy, banks safe: RBI chief
Washington, October 11
Assuring depositors that their money was safe in banks, Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao today said the central bank was geared to inject more liquidity into the country's financial system and that there was no cause for anxiety.

N-deal a careful balance of rights and obligations for both parties: Pranab
“Many thought this day would never come,” secretary of state Condoleezza Rice acknowledged minutes before signing the the US-India civilian nuclear agreement at the state department on Friday. It was a photo finish. The deal was carried over the finish line by the momentum generated chiefly by President George W. Bush and Rice.

A train to nowhere, feel Kashmiris
“Train politics” of the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government failed to enthuse the people of the valley with protests and a complete shutdown (civil curfew) announced by the “separatists coordination committee” greeting the dignitaries from Delhi.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, flags off the Kashmir train from the Nowgam railway station in Srinagar on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Kamal Kishore

Hoisting of Pak flag in villages
Assam govt in dock
Guwahati, October 11
Isolated incidents of hoisting of Pakistani flag in two villages, Sonaipara and Mohanpur in Udalguri district, by some miscreants during the recent communal violence, has snowballed into a major political issue in Assam with opposition groups out to pin down the ruling Congress over the controversy.

Burhanpur violence: Toll rises to 10
Burhanpur (MP), October 11
A day after communal violence rocked the town, the situation remained tense but under control today even as the toll mounted to 10 with five bodies recovered from a religious place here. Five bodies, including of a woman, were recovered from a religious place in Virodha village, where they had taken shelter following the violence yesterday, the police said.

CrPC change is for vulnerable women: Govt
‘It’s not about live-in relationship’
Mumbai, October 11
The proposed amendment to the criminal procedure code (CrPC) is not about giving any "status" to live-in relationship, but is aimed at providing succour to vulnerable women, specially those short-changed in bigamous marriages, a Maharashtra government official said.

Big B hospitalised on birthday
Mumbai, October 11
Movie star Amitabh Bachchan was rushed to hospital after he complained of abdominal pain while meeting friends and fans on his 66th birthday today. Suspected to be suffering from hernia, the actor was first rushed to Nanavati Hospital near his house in Juhu and then to Lilavati Hospital in Bandra.