Bottlenecks for access  to Headley cleared
New investigation team to be sent to US
New Delhi, May 1
The Centre will form a new probe team that will get access to Laskhar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley and probe his role in Mumbai attacks. “All bottlenecks (for access to Headley) have been removed and we have a way forward. 

GROUND ZERO Return of the ‘puttar’ By Raj Chengappa Editor-in-Chief Ever since I joined The Tribune there has been a great deal of curiosity from numerous well-wishers as to how I came to be born in Ferozepur, or as a colleague put it colloquially, became a Punjab da Puttar. Who Gives A Damn? Raj Chengappa in front of the military hospital in Ferozepur where he was born, with his son Aneesh Raj Chengappa with son Aneesh at Amritsar

BJP, JMM meeting inconclusive
New Delhi, May 1
BJP leaders held a four-hour-long marathon round of inconclusive discussions with JMM leaders at the residence of BJP president Nitin Gadkari here this evening, even as there appeared differences among JMM leaders over its to hand over the chief ministership of the coalition government to the BJP.

‘Spy’ diplomat sent to judicial remand
New Delhi, May 1
IFS officer Madhuri Gupta, who was arrested for allegedly passing on secretive information to her links in Pakistani intelligence agencies, was today sent to 14-day judicial custody.

Madhuri Gupta is escorted after making an appearance at Tees Hazari court in New Delhi.
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30-month jail for former IAS officer
Chandigarh, May 1
Special CBI Judge Darshan Singh here today sentenced former Punjab IAS officer Bikramjit Singh to two-and-a-half year imprisonment for amassing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. A  fine of Rs 30,000 was also slapped on him.

As expected, India win
St Lucia, May 1
Afghanistan certainly weren't overawed, but struggled against short-pitched deliveries, losing five out of their eight wickets to bouncers. As promised India played as they would against a top team, setting up an easy chase and finishing it solidly - without flair and major hiccups.  (Details on Sports page)

Maoists swarm Kathmandu streets against govt
Want Indo-Nepal treaty scrapped, govt pulled down
Kathmandu, May 1
In a massive show of strength, thousands of Maoist cadres dressed in red marched on the streets of the Nepalese capital today in a bid to force Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal-led 22-party coalition government to step down. (Details on World page)