Act fast against Saeed, Krishna tells Pak
New York, September 22
India expects Pakistan to act swiftly against Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the chief of the banned JuD and alleged Mumbai attack mastermind, said External Affairs Minister SM Krishna, as he prepared for a key meeting with his Pakistani counterpart here.

Foreign Minister SM Krishna greets his counterpart from Brazil Celso Amorim in New York on Monday. — PTI

Editorial: Why is Saeed sacred?

Evidence to decide action, says Gilani
Islamabad, September 22
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed, accused of masterminding the Mumbai attacks, is “in custody” of Pakistani authorities. This was announced by Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today but did not make it clear whether Saeed has been arrested.

PM leaves for G-20 summit today
New Delhi, September 22
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves here tomorrow for Pittsburgh (United States) to take part in the G-20 summit at which India is expected to call for reforms of global financial institutions and voice its strong opposition to protectionism.

Arrested Maoist went underground in
early ’80s
Mumbai, September 22
Kobad Ghandy, a politburo member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) who was apprehended by the Delhi police’s special cell on Sunday night, had gone underground way back in the early 1980s. He and his wife, Anuradha Shanbag, were actively involved with Naxalite groups in Andhra Pradesh and worked their way upwards in the party.

Advani’s time up: Parrikar
Panaji, September 22
L K Advani, who a few months ago was BJP's prime ministerial candidate, was today compared to a "rancid pickle" by a senior party leader, who also said his "period" was over.

RTI Act
Punjab IPS officers told to declare assets
Chandigarh, September 22
The Punjab State Information Commission today ordered that the IPS officers serving in the state would have to provide copies showing their assets to anyone who sought these under the Right to Information Act.

No prior sanction needed to prosecute abettor: SC
New Delhi, September 22
Holding that no prior sanction was required to proceed against an accused abetting another officer to accept bribe, the Supreme Court has allowed the CBI to prosecute a top Customs and Central Excise officer under the Prevention of Corruption Act.