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Senior Gujarat IPS officer, in affidavit to SC, implicates CM for 2002 carnage
‘Modi wanted Hindus to vent their anger’
New Delhi, April 22
The 2002 post-Godhra riots are back to haunt Narendra Modi with a senior IPS officer of Gujarat informing the Supreme Court that the Chief Minister had asked eight police officers to allow Hindus "to vent out their anger" during the clashes.


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Enough evidence to convict 26/11 culprits: Malik
Islamabad, April 22
Pakistan’s Interior Minister A Rehman Malik has said the government now has enough evidence to convict the culprits behind the 2008 Mumbai attacks and in an effort to speed up the trial, a judicial commission will soon be sent to India to get certified copies of the evidence relating to the case.
Rehman Malik, Pak Interior Minister

Power crunch a stumbling block
Labour scarcity, mandatory offs cripple industry
Chandigarh, April 22
Lack of power and skilled labour in Punjab are also responsible for the state’s declining share in industrial investment. With unscheduled power cuts and mandatory off days for the industry a norm, even existing industrial units in Punjab are looking for ‘greener pastures’.

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Tussle for control of Baba’s empire
Hyderabad, April 22
As the renowned Godman Sathya Sai Baba is fighting a losing battle following multi-organ dysfunction, the reports of an alleged internal tussle for control over his spiritual empire are causing a sense of disquiet among millions of devotees. There are reports of differences between the family members of the 85-year-old Baba and the authorities of Sathya Sai Central Trust who manage the affairs of “Prashanthi Nilayam”, the spiritual abode of Baba.

Goldman Sachs pegs India’s growth at 7.8% this fiscal
New Delhi, April 22
Global investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has slashed India’s growth forecast for this fiscal to 7.8 per cent on account of rise in interest rates and an uprising inflation, forecast at 7.5 per cent during the period. The estimate is way below the government's forecast of 9 per cent growth in 2011-12. “We reduce our GDP growth forecasts for FY12 to 7.8 per cent from 8.7 per cent due to the impact of higher rates...,” Goldman Sachs said in its latest issue of ‘Asia Economics Analysts’.

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4 Armymen die in Sikkim chopper crash
Gangtok, April 22
Four Army personnel, including two majors, were found dead in Sikkim on Friday with the wreckage of their helicopter being found a day after it went missing close to the Chinese border, the officials said. An army spokesperson said the rescue teams on Friday morning spotted the wreckage near the Yumthang Valley, about 160 km northeast of the state capital Gangtok.

SC: Couple’s ‘complete agreement’ must for granting divorce
New Delhi, April 22
Courts can grant divorce only if there is “complete agreement between husband and wife for the dissolution of the marriage”, the Supreme Court has ruled. In other words, “unless the court is completely satisfied, it cannot grant a decree of ‘divorce by mutual consent’. Otherwise, in our view, the expression ‘divorce by mutual consent’ would be otiose (meaningless),” a Bench comprising DK Jain and HL Dattu held in a verdict this week. (Details on Nation page)

PGI’s first-ever liver transplant patient suffers brain haemorrhage, critical New Delhi, April 22 A week after the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chandigarh, conducted the first-ever liver transplant in its history, recipient of the donated liver is in an extremely critical state after developing several post-operative complications. Nation Page: Transplant was done by qualified surgeons: PGI