Shun terror as state policy, PM tells Pak
Pittsburgh, September 26
Ahead of Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers meeting in New York, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India sought to normalise relationship with Pakistan but the latter should shed its mindset of using terror as an instrument of state policy against New Delhi and take action against those involved in the Mumbai terror attacks.

US: NPT resolution not anti-India
Pittsburgh/NY, September 26
The US today assured India that the UN Security Council resolution on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) issue is not directed against it and will not affect the Indo-US nuclear deal.

Deemed status doesn’t mean varsity tag: Sibal
New Delhi, September 26
The Human Resource Development Ministry is all set to tighten the noose around private education institutions that have been ‘misusing’ the university tag.

BJP MP’s son shot dead by Naxals
Raipur, September 26
A BJP MP's son was today gunned down and his brother injured when Naxals opened fire at them at their ancestral village in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh where the two siblings had gone to celebrate Durga Puja.

Sports page: Malik powers Pak Ashish Nehra (C) celebrates the wicket of Kamran Akmal with teammates during the ICC Champions Trophy match between India and Pakistan at Centurion on Saturday. Shoaib Malik scored 128 as Pakistan finished at 302 for nine in 50 overs. Nehra, the most successful Indian bowler, took 4/55. — AFP

Power situation worsens
Ludhiana, September 26
The power supply position in the state has worsened during the past three days and the domestic feeders are being subjected to eight-hour power cuts and the industry is facing two to three days’ compulsory weekly off.
(Details on Punjab page)

CM expresses helplessness

PM turns 77, cuts cake mid-air On Board PM's Special Aircraft: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday celebrated his 77th birthday mid-air by cutting a huge cake on Air India One on his way to Geneva from Pittsburgh. There was clapping and a round of cheers as his wife Gursharan Kaur sang "Happy Birthday" to him. — PTI