Wednesday, October 13, 2010, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Suspended from party, Manpreet on his way out
Show-cause notice served to explain conduct
Resignation or dismissal on the cards
Isolated FM meets Pranab Mukherjee in Delhi
Chandigarh, October 12
Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal was today suspended from the party soon after the disciplinary committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal made a recommendation to this effect to the party president.

Options are limited

Central debt-waiver issue
Badal, FM should quit for misleading House: Capt
Chandigarh, October 12
Senior Congress leader Capt Amarinder Singh today said Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal and Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal were “lying” on the debt-waiver issue and that the duo should resign for the “breach of privilege of the Vidhan Sabha”.

Punjab page: Knives were out for Manpreet after Sukhbir cancelled trip

India’s Chak De moment
Women pistol shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh grab a record 31st gold for India women's 10m air pistol event.

Indian players celebrate their victory over England in men’s hockey semifinal match in New Delhi on Tuesday. India won 5-4 on penalties after the scores were tied 3-3 at the end of extra time. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal

Chhetri carries India through to final
New Delhi, October 12
Goalkeeper Bharat Chhetri carried India through to the gold medal match after  home team, trailing 1-3, made a splendid recovery to take the game to penalties with 3-3 deadlock remaining unresolved even after 15 minutes of extra time at the historic Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here tonight. (Details on Sports page)

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India elected to UNSC
United Nations, October 12
The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected India, Germany, South Africa and Colombia to two-year seats on the UN Security Council while Canada and Portugal went to a second round of voting. Either Canada or Portugal will join the other four countries to serve two-year terms beginning in January 2011 and ending in December 2012 as non-veto-holding members of the 15-nation body. — Reuters

Beant Singh Assassination Life sentence for Hawara, death for Balwant High Court orders life term to 3 others Chandigarh, October 12 Jagtar Singh Hawara has escaped the gallows, but it is death for Balwant Singh in the Beant Singh assassination case. A Babbar Khalsa International activist, Hawara has been branded as an “organiser of a heinous crime”, but the death penalty awarded to him by the trial court in Punjab’s then Chief Minister Beant Singh’s assassination case has been commuted to life sentence. He will remain behind bars till his last. He kept his promise Police could have averted tragedy: HC It’s unfortunate, says Beant’s family Editorial: One step forward