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5 corporate honchos sent to jail in 2G case
Delhi court dismisses their bail plea saying they might tamper with evidence
New Delhi, April 20
Five corporate honchos, including Unitech’s Sanjay Chandra and Reliance ADAG’s Gautam Doshi, were today arrested and sent to jail after a Delhi court dismissed their bail plea saying they might tamper with evidence and even flee to avoid prosecution in the “highest magnitude” 2G Spectrum allocation scam.

PSLV successfully places three satellites into orbit
PM congratulates ISRO on 
PSLV-C16’s 18th mission; scientists jubilant
Sriharikota, April 20
In a morale-boosting success for its space programme after two consecutive GSLV setbacks, ISRO’s reliable workhorse, the PSLV, today precisely placed three satellites into orbit, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 10.12 a.m. on a bright, sunny Wednesday.

PSLV C-16 takes off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (AP) on Wednesday.

Sharad Pawar bats for wheat, rice exports
Minister says the country has huge grain stocks and global prices are favourable
New Delhi, April 20
India should allow exports of wheat and rice as the country has huge grain stocks and global prices are favourable, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Wednesday.

Editorial: Relief over rain                              Sharad Pawar

‘I don’t back politics of smear campaign’
New Delhi, April 20
Responding to Anna Hazare's complaint against her "colleagues", Congress President Sonia Gandhi today assured him that she does not support "politics of smear campaign" and she was strongly committed to the institution of Lokpal.
                                                   Sonia Gandhi

Upper House Poll
BJP suspends 7 J&K MLAs for cross-voting
New Delhi, April 20
The BJP Parliamentary Board today suspended its seven MLAs in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, including Leader of the Opposition and veteran party leader Chaman Lal Gupta, for defying party whip and voting for the ruling National Conference-Congress candidates in the recently held Legislative Council elections.

Hasan Case
ED quizzes Puducherry Lt-Guv
Puducherry/New Delhi, Apr 20
A three-member Enforcement Directorate team was today believed to have questioned Puducherry Lt-Governor Iqbal Singh over his recommendation for issuing passport expeditiously to Hasan Ali Khan, facing money laundering and tax evasion charges. Official sources said the ED team from Chennai spent about an hour with the Lt-Governor at the Rajnivas here. However, a Rajnivas spokesman said the ED team was with Singh for 20 minutes and did not divulge what transpired between them.