Modi grilled by SIT
Gujarat riots: CM replied 62 of 68 queries in first session
Gandhinagar, March 27
For the first time since the riots in Gujarat eight years ago, state Chief Minister Narendra Modi today subjected himself to questioning by the Supreme Court-appointed SIT in two sessions, including one lasting for over five hours.

House can’t drop cases: AG 
Vendetta verdict: Says only judiciary has power to do so
Chandigarh, March 27
Punjab Vidhan Sabha could have raised the issue of withdrawal of court cases against politicians yesterday, but for an “adverse” report from the state Advocate General, Hardev Singh Mattewal, that pointed out that the House had “no powers to interfere in the matter”.
 
HS Mattewal Punjab Advocate General

Kings XI lose to Knight Riders Kings XI Punjab captain K Sangakkara leaves dejected afer his dismissal against Kolkata Knight Riders during an IPL 3 match in Mohali on Saturday. Kolkata won the match by 39 runs. —PTI (Details on Sports page)

Centre to ‘prune’ Sikh blacklist, only 50 hardcore names to stay
New Delhi, March 27
Giving in to a two decades old demand by Punjab and its diaspora, the Centre has begun work on pruning the “blacklist” of Sikhs that debarred several members of the community from entering the country for their association with terrorists, it is learnt. Highly-placed sources in the Union Home ministry have said the list containing 300-odd names would be pared down to about 50 by next month-end.

Who gave khaps the right to kill: PC
New Delhi, March 27
For the first time perhaps, a leader of the stature of Home Minister P Chidambaram has taken a serious view of mindless medieval diktats of “khap panchayats” operating in the hinterlands of North India, particularly Haryana.

Cong ‘pressure’ forces Chavan to avoid Amitabh
Mumbai, March 27
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has decided not to share the dais with actor Amitabh Bachchan at the 83rd Marathi Sahitya Sammelan being held in Pune.

4 days after US summit, Iran to host meet on disarmament
New Delhi, March 27
Four days after US President Barack Obama hosts the high-profile Nuclear Security Summit in Washington (April 12-13), Iran would convene an international conference on the same lines, amid threats of crippling sanctions against it.

‘Untested’ cancer vaccine on sale New Delhi, March 27 Days after the death of four tribal girls in Andhra Pradesh after the alleged administration of HPV vaccine for prevention of cervical cancer, it turns out that the vaccines are being sold over the counter without comprehensive country-specific safety trials held. Probe ordered into death of four tribal girls