Enraged Indians rally for justice in Melbourne
* Demand multicultural police force
* Want data on racist crime to be made public
Melbourne, May 31
Shaken by a wave of racial assaults, thousands of Indian students chanting 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' today rallied here demanding justice for victims of recent attacks as Australia scrambled to contain the rising anger and frustration within the community.

UNITED WE STAND: Indian students protest against attacks on their community in Melbourne on Sunday. — AFP

Meira Kumar set to script history
New Delhi, May 31
Meira Kumar knows how to keep her silence as she did today as the news spread of her near-confirmed appointment as new Speaker of the 15th Lok Sabha. Emerging from 10 Janpath, where she reportedly had a positive meeting on the subject with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today, the former Indian Foreign Service officer appeared little in awe of the history she was about to write.

Meira Kumar meets Sonia
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Unscheduled stoppages of trains in Bihar to be cancelled
‘Lalu halt’ comes under check
Patna, May 31
With Lalu Prasad Yadav out of the Railway Ministry, it is time for Railway officials to put a check on many of his “whimsical” orders particularly pertaining to unscheduled stoppages of superfast and express trains in Bihar. The former Railway Minister had allowed so many stoppages of important trains in his home state that people generally referred them as “Lalu halt”.

Advani is Leader of Opposition
New Delhi, May 31
The BJP today elected Lal Krishna Advani as the Leader of the Parliamentary Party in the Lok Sabha and said it would play the role of a constructive opposition and stand with the government whenever national interest so demands.

Outgoing Air Chief Marshal Fali H Major (L) shakes hands with new Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik at a change-of-guard ceremony in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI (Details on Nation page)

Implement Sachar panel report, says JD(U)
New Delhi, May 31
The JD(U) today demanded immediate implementation of the Sachar Committee report and batted for Scheduled Caste status for Dalits among Christians and Muslims. “It is unfortunate that the recommendations of the Sachar Committee have yet not been implemented.

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