Friday, January 21, 2011, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

High Court grounds Tata Camelot project, for now
Orders stay on booking, selling and construction activities
Chandigarh, January 20
Tata’s ambitious plan of raising skyscrapers in the vicinity of Chandigarh has been grounded, at least for the time being.  

Project may not get ‘green’ light

Oz companies to sue CWG organisers over unpaid bills
Melbourne, January 20
At least four of Australia’s biggest event firms plan to slap a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against organisers of New Delhi Commonwealth Games for non-payment of outstanding dues. The issue of pending bills for the October Commonwealth Games-related work was also raised by Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd during talks with his Indian counterpart SM Krishna in an embarrassment to the visiting dignitary.

Shunglu panel: Hold back CWG payment to UK company

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After SC rap, Cabinet meets to discuss black money issue
New Delhi, January 20
Already battered by a series of scams and scandals, a worried government today turned its attention to the gathering storm over the flak it is facing from the Supreme Court over black money stashed away in Swiss banks. The weekly Cabinet meeting today took note of the matter when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh personally drew attention to it during a discussion on the agreement that India proposes to sign with Cayman Islands (a tax haven) for exchange of information relating to taxes. 

Your mobile No. is portable now
New Delhi, January 20
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called up Telecommunications Minister Kapil Sibal at Vigyan Bhawan here today from a ported number, he gave the country’s over 700 million mobile phone users the ultimate tool to make them kings of the market. In a country that already has one of the lowest mobile phone tariff rates in the world, the launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) gave subscribers the option to switch operators, without losing their mobile numbers, at a negligible fee of Rs 19.

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3,600 farmhouses in Delhi can go the commercial way
New Delhi, January 20
Windfall is on way for over 3,600 farmhouses in the Capital with the Urban Development Ministry and the DDA all set to change the land use rules to allow commercial activity on the land which is primarily meant for farming. While some of the farmhouses, already flouting the building byelaws, still run commercial activity like lending these for marriages or running hotels and motels, the proposed amendments to the Master Plan Delhi (MPD) 2021 would give the farmhouse owners the opportunity to carry out commercial activity with impunity.

Adarsh scam: M’rashtra Info chief suspended 
Mumbai, January 20
A defiant Ramanand Tiwari, who refused to resign as state Information Commissioner for his alleged role in the Adarsh Housing scam, was today suspended with immediate effect by Maharashtra Governor K Sankaranarayanan. “"The Governor has suspended Tiwari with immediate effect, using powers under Section 17.2 of the RTI Act," a Raj Bhavan spokesperson said.

Indonesian Prez to be chief guest at R-Day
New Delhi, Jakarta to sign pacts on politics, security, economic, science and technology
New Delhi, January 20
India and Indonesia are exploring the possibility of concluding an extradition treaty and mutual legal assistance treaty during Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visit to India next week as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. Official sources said the two countries would sign a wide-range of bilateral agreements and MOUs during the visit, covering politics, security, economic, science and technology, media, education and cultural spheres.

Special to the tribune Much to be done for human rights: China The Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday acknowledged that “a lot still needs to be done in China, in terms of human rights.” Hu was speaking at the White House following a meeting with US President Barack Obama. The two leaders covered a range of issues, including irritants in the relationship such as human rights and China’s undervalued currency. Later in the day, Hu was feted at a state dinner at the White House at which former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton rubbed shoulders with action star Jackie Chan and designer Vera Wang.