Thursday, February 10, 2011, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

Aarushi Case
Talwars to be tried for daughter’s murder
Told to appear in CBI court on February 28
Ghaziabad, February 9
A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here today rejected the closure report in the murder case of Aarushi Talwar and ordered that her parents Rajesh and Nupur Talwar be tried for killing their teenaged daughter. CBI Special Magistrate Preeti Singh passed the ruling against the dentist couple, setting the ball rolling for the trial in the case.

How things transpired
Circumstantial evidence: Court

Rajesh and Nupur Talwar during a signature campaign seeking justice in their daughter Aarushi’s murder case, near Parliament on Wednesday. A Tribune photograph

TRAI recommends six-fold hike in Spectrum price
New Delhi, February 9
Within days of Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal stating that telecom operators would have to pay the market price for the Spectrum held, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended fixing the price for 6.2 MHz of pan-India start-up 2G Spectrum at Rs 10,972.45 crore, more than six times the present fee of Rs 1,658 crore.

JPC issue divides Congress
New Delhi, February 9
There are sharp divisions in the Congress over reports that the UPA government is inclined to concede to the Opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe in the 2G Spectrum scam to ensure the smooth functioning of the Budget session.

Tejas, attack chopper make international debut
Bangalore, February 9
India’s stated thrust on indigenisation of military equipment got a major boost today as two of its latest products took to the skies to perform in front of an international audience comprising pilots, engineers and manufacturers.

Indian Air Force Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighter aircraft fly in a formation during the Aero India 2011 inauguration ceremony at the Yelhanka Air Force station in Bangalore on Wednesday. — AFP

Indian footprints in the sky

IAF’s Suryakiran acrobatic team performs during the Aero India at Yelahanka air base in Bangalore on Wednesday. — PTI

Dogfight in the sky, on the ground
Deal for fighter planes after Budget session
New Delhi, February 9
All eyes at the five-day Aero India show in Bangalore are on the six manufacturers of fighter planes in the race to bag the $10 billion (over Rs 45,000 crore) deal for 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) for the Indian Air Force.

Now, study engineering sitting at home
New Delhi, February 9
You no longer need to be a student of a private or government technical institute to access courses and lectures delivered at the said institutes, including the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Nod to southern non-basmati exports miffs region
Chandigarh, February 9
The government today decided to allow exports of three varieties of superior non-basmati rice, grown in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. This will allow farmers in these states realise better prices for their produce. But this is not good news for farmers in Punjab and Haryana.

Special to the tribune Rattled by protests, Arab rulers turn generous Offer economic and political sops; too little, too late, say analysts February 9 Eid has come early for the Arab masses. The season of exchanging gifts and giving to the poor is not due until much later this summer, yet Arab monarchs and presidents are digging into their pockets in never-before fast and furious ways. Impoverished Arabs throughout West Asia have Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to thank for their good fortune. A demonstrator at Cairo's Tahrir square on Wednesday. — AFP