Modi inches closer to exit
Cong builds pressure on Pawar for IPL boss’s ouster
New Delhi, April 20
As the UPA government moves determinedly to oust controversial IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, its larger political game plan is to rein in NCP chief Sharad Pawar, but without alienating him.

Tharoor plays the moral card

UNCERTAIN FUTURE: IPL commissioner Lalit Modi at the international airport in Mumbai on Tuesday. — PTI

IPL team owners face fraud probe
Mumbai, April 20
A number of agencies have begun to probe the functioning of the Indian Premier League. Apart from bodies under the Finance Ministry like the Enforcement Directorate and the Income Tax department, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has also joined the investigations.

BCCI laughs its way to bank as no tax on IPL in M’rashtra

400 Maoists attack four CRPF camps in Dantewada
Raipur, April 20
The specter of Dantewada massacre came back to haunt the CRPF, when Maoists tonight opened fire on four separate CRPF camps in quick succession in Dantewada district, triggering gunbattles. However, there was no immediate report of casualties.

RBI hikes key rates to tame inflation
Mumbai, April 20
The Reserve Bank of India today announced a 25 basis points increase in repo and reverse repo rates as part of monetary tightening measures to rein in inflation. The apex bank also announced a 25 basis points increase in the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) for banks.

Editorial: RBI soft on inflation

RBI Governor D Subbarao: Further hike in rates not ruled out

Tribune Impact
PPSC Selection of Docs
KPS Gill moves court, seeks time-bound probe
Chandigarh, April 20
Just over a month after “a series of four investigative news-reports” were carried in The Tribune on the selection of 312 doctors by the Punjab Public Service Commission, Punjab’s former Director-General of Police KPS Gill today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The ex-top cop is seeking “a thorough and time-bound investigation into the integrity, objectivity and impartiality of the selections”.

Commonwealth Games
Go tout-free, Centre tells states
New Delhi, April 20
In view of the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, the Centre has asked state governments in the National Capital Region, comprising parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, to enact legislations on the lines of the proposed Delhi Prevention of Malpractices and Touting Bill, 2009, to make their areas tout-free and ensure hassle-free and safe movement of tourists during the mega sporting event in October.

Nautch girls catch Cong on the wrong foot Lucknow, April 20 A booklet and a group of nautch girls have forced Congress leaders in the state to look for cover. The two have unwittingly provided Bahujan Samaj Party, smarting after the rousing Congress rally at Ambedkar Nagar last week, an opportunity to get even.