Kasab’s head, nothing less, says prosecution
He’s young, be soft, pleads defence; sentence tomorrow
Mumbai, May 4
Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab is “Satan, a monster” and “a killing machine” and must get the death penalty for murder, the prosecution in the 26/11 terror attack case said on Tuesday. The sentence is to be delivered on Thursday.

Nation page: India may seek Saeed’s extradition
Editorial: Message for Pakistan

Mumbai strike halts Lok Sabha
Repeated disruptions as TMC & CPM MPs come to blows
New Delhi, May 4
Ugly scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha today as Trinamool Congress and CPM leaders literally came to blows while trading charges over the suburban motormen’s strike in Mumbai. Repeated disruptions became a norm during the day.

Mumbai motormen back on track
Call off day-old strike after assurance on salary hike
Mumbai, May 4
Over a thousand motormen on Mumbai’s Western and Central railway suburban lines who went on strike from Monday morning to press for their demands for higher wages and better working conditions began returning to work this evening after receiving an assurance from the Maharashtra government.

Mamata hails decision A commuter rests at the CST platform during railway motormen’s agitation in Mumbai on Tuesday. — PTI

New York plot suspect to face terror charge
Washington, May 4
The Pakistani-American believed to have planned a car bomb attack in New York’s Times Square will be charged with an act of terrorism and the attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, US Attorney General Eric Holder said here today.

World page: NY bomb suspect’s kin held in Pak
Photo facilitated arrest

Tenure Tussle
IOC booster for Kalmadi & Co
Says govt can’t meddle in NSF affairs
New Delhi, May 4
The row between the government and sports federation chiefs intensified today with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today clarifying that the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) should not be subjected to any interference and external pressure when it comes to their functioning.

No impact on Games: Gill

Health panel gives clean chit to Gian Sagar Medical College
Decision on whether the institute can hold fresh admissions today
New Delhi, May 4
In the thick of a controversy for allegedly bribing president of the Medical Council of India Ketan Desai, the ownership of Gian Sagar Medical College in Patiala finally has some breather.

Jibe at Jaitley: Aiyar may have to apologise New Delhi, May 4 Hapless floor managers of the UPA are planning to ask Congress president Sonia Gandhi to talk to irrepressible Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar whose refusal to apologise to the Opposition has derailed the debate on the Home Ministry and is threatening to disrupt proceedings tomorrow.