Women’s Bill
Mamata joins the Yadavs, pitches in for sub-quota
No consensus, Bill may not be introduced in Lok Sabha this session
New Delhi, April 5
The UPA government may be forced to defer introduction of the controversial Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha in the ongoing session of Parliament after key ally the Trinamool Congress supported the demand of the Yadav trio for a quota within a quota for minorities and Backward Classes at an all-party meeting held here today.

BJP suggests EC formula Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee interacts with RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav after attending the all-party meeting in the Parliament on the Women’s Reservation Bill. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Mind your language:Buddha to PC
Kolkata, April 5
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today hit back at Union Home Minister P Chidambaram for his comments that the buck stopped at his table on maintaining law and order in the state and asked him to "mind" his language.

Shoaib’s passport seized
Cops quiz him for over two hours, told not to leave country
Hyderabad, April 5
Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik found himself entangled in a web of legal troubles today with the Andhra Pradesh police seizing his passport and mobile phone after registering a cheating case based on a complaint by Hyderabadi girl Ayesha Siddiqui, who claims to be his first wife.

On a sticky wicket

Pak bats for Shoaib, says he’ll get all help Won’t go for anticipatory bail: Lawyer Now, it’s double trouble for Sania Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik address mediapersons in Hyderabad on Monday. —PTI

UAE Death Verdict
Sharjah-based firm to file appeal
New Delhi, April 5
Amid mounting concerns over the fate of 17 Indians who have been awarded death sentence for allegedly killing a Pakistani in the UAE, the government today engaged a Sharjah-based legal consultancy firm to start the process of filing an appeal on their behalf.

Blast kills 44, US consulate targeted
Peshawar, April 5
Taliban militants, dressed in battle fatigues, today made a brazen attempt to storm the US consulate in this northwest Pakistani city under a hail of gunfire and explosions as a suicide bomber unleashed carnage at a political rally near here killing 44 persons.

India’s Headley demand a priority: US
Roemer meets PC, says matter being taken up at highest level
New Delhi, April 5
US ambassador Timothy J Roemer today met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and discussed issues relating to access to Headley, who has confessed to plotting the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks.

Chandigarh’s Shame N-Choe Once a sparkling stream, now a blot Chandigarh, April 5 The life of N-Choe, a prized landmark in the original terrain of the City Beautiful retained by master architect Le Corbusier, is fast reaching a point of no return. Chandigarh page: N-choe: Stream of filth