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Monday, February 21, 2011, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

CONG Finally YIELDS, AGREES to JPC on 2G
Announcement likely tomorrow;
PM predicts peaceful Budget session
New Delhi, February 20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today signalled an end to the persisting parliamentary deadlock over the Opposition’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the 2G Spectrum scam, saying he was looking forward to a “peaceful and productive Budget session”.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the all-party meeting; and (right) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar at the meeting in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI

Odds weigh against early poll in Punjab

Jalandhar, February 20 The current flurry of political rallies in Punjab and the high decibel level of leaders, contrary to speculation, may not signal an early Assembly election in the state. Due to be held before February, 2012, Congress leaders have been claiming that the SAD-BJP coalition government might prefer to prepone the election to October or November this year. The last time the Assembly poll was held in the state on February 13, 2007 and results were declared on February 27,2007. Observers point out that election for the all-powerful Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee ( SGPC), scheduled to be held in May this year, is going to be the litmus test for the SAD-led government in the state.

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Now New Delhi rly station to IGIA in 18 minutes
* Metro Express inauguration in March
* The 23-km line will initially connect four stations
New Delhi, February 20
With the much-anticipated Airport Metro Express line likely to start operations from Wednesday, commuters will now be able to travel between Indira Gandhi International Airport and New Delhi Railway Station in just 18 minutes.

UK to let in 20,000 Indians every year: Report
London, February 20
Indians may get up to 20,000 UK visas a year under a deal it is negotiating with the European Union and in return India has put forward an annual £4-billion trade with the EU, media reported today.

Ties with Congress intact: Mamata
Kolkata, February 20
Ending uncertainty over her party’s alliance with the Congress ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls, Trinamool Congress supremo and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the tie-up would remain and asked people to dislodge the Left Front government after 35 years of ‘misrule’.

Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee at a party rally in Kolkata on Sunday. — PTI

A TRIBUNE EXCLUSIVE
a dash of Sherry
Gaping holes in India’s bowling
The nation rejoiced as the Boys in Blue bulldozed Bangladesh into submission to begin their World Cup quest. It was a toast to the country and the over one billion people stood and applauded. The awesome batting display was ample testament that the Indian batting, along with Australia, is easily the best in world cricket.