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No reason for me to resign: Dikshit
Says CAG hasn’t indicted her
New Delhi, August 6
Despite the raging controversy over yesterday’s report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) indicting the Delhi government for not exercising due diligence while organising the Commonwealth Games, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in an exclusive interview to The Tribune today, denied any plan or possibility of her stepping down.
Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Chief Minister

Congress core group meets, backs Dikshit
New Delhi, August 6
While the BJP is demanding Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit’s resignation after her government was indicted in the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for irregularities in the Commonwealth Games, the Congress has decided to ignore these demands.

Jaguar crash: Black box recovered
Mau, August 6
The black box of the Jaguar fighter aircraft that crashed in Dilahi Firozpur village, killing a pilot and a girl, was found today. The black box or digital flight data recorder, which was essential for probing the cause of the crash, was located by villagers in a pit filled with water this afternoon and was handed over to the IAF personnel, the police said.

A Matter of Trust
Much controversy has been generated over the leasing of land in Gurgaon to the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust to set up an eye hospital. The Opposition charges the Congress-led Haryana Government with showing favouritism to the Gandhi family. The Tribune presents an in-depth analysis revealing the truth
Chandigarh/Gurgaon, August 6
For years Ullawas village in Gurgaon, which is at the centre of controversy involving the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), lay relatively underdeveloped.

The land earmarked for the Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital at Ullhawas village in Gurgaon. Tribune photo: Sunit Dhawan

Peacekeeping to be India’s focus during UNSC presidency
New Delhi, August 6
Peacekeeping will be the watchword for India at the United Nations during its presidency of the Security Council. After a gap of 19 years, India has assumed the rotational presidency of the Security Council on August 1. A thematic debate on UN peacekeeping on August 26 is among the activities that have been lined up by India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Hardeep Singh Puri during his month-long presidency.

Juno embarks on journey to Jupiter
Washington, August 6
NASA today launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to Jupiter aiming to discover what makes up the solar system's biggest planet. The unmanned satellite observatory was propelled into space aboard a 60-mt-tall Atlas V rocket, blasting off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:25 pm (1625 GMT).