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Raja claims PM was in loop about 2G deals
New Delhi, July 25
DMK MP and former Telecom Minister A Raja, who is facing corruption charges in the multi-crore 2G Spectrum allocation scam, today hit back at the Central Government and told a city court that the issue of sale of equity by the Spectrum licencees was discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram. He said Chidambaram told the Prime Minister that the dilution of shares by the accused licencees to attract foreign direct investment did not amount to sale of licence.

Govt slams Raja’s charge
PM, PC should quit: BJP

Kargil War 12th anniversary celebrations begin Army personnel pay tribute to martyrs at Umbala Top to mark the 12th anniversary of India’s victory in the 1999 Kargil War. Umbala Top, at an altitude of 11,500 metres above sea level, overlooks Drass town and National Highway 1-D and also provides a clear view of Mushkok Valley, Tiger Hill, Three Pimples, Tololing range and Tololing top where Indian officers and soldiers died battling Pakistani forces. — PTI

Lokayukta report
Yeddyurappa: Won’t quit but would abide by Gadkari’s order 
Bangalore/New Delhi, July 25
Facing heat in the illegal mining scam, a defiant Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today asserted he would not quit but left it to BJP chief Nitin Gadkari to take a call on his fate in the light of the Lokayukta report.

India, S Korea ink N-deal
Seoul, July 25
India today signed a “historic” civil nuclear cooperation agreement with South Korea, paving the way for the possibility of Seoul exporting its atomic power plants. The agreement, signed after summit talks between President Pratibha Patil and her South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak, provides legal ground for South Korea’s participation in atomic power plant construction projects in India.

Sonia for South Asian partnership on autism
Dhaka, July 25
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today praised Bangladesh’s “path breaking innovations” in micro-finance, education, women’s empowerment and public health as she underlined the need for a partnership in South Asia to provide affordable services to millions of autistic children.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during an international conference on autism in Dhaka on Monday. — AP/PTI

Pak law does not permit taking voice sample: Malik 
26/11: Says we alone can’t be held responsible for delay
Thimphu, July 25
Pakistan says its Constitution does not permit taking voice samples of any accused but still it would “exhaust” all possible means to give voice samples of 26/11 suspects to India.

Pak has done very little to bring culprits to justice: PC

No trust deficit with India: Pak
New Delhi, July 25
Ahead of the talks between the foreign ministers of the two countries, Pakistan tonight said it desired to give a political push to the dialogue process with India. “There is no trust deficit between the top political leaderships of the two countries…things are moving in the right direction,” Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said on his arrival here for talks with Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao tomorrow.