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Talks begin, but truce not in sight
Govt panel, Team Anna unable to bridge differences on Lokpal after two-hour meeting
New Delhi, August 23
As Anna Hazare’s health showed signs of deterioration on the eighth day of his fast, the UPA government stepped up efforts to end the impasse with the Gandhian over the controversial Lokpal Bill.



Anna Hazare addresses supporters on the eighth day of his fast on Tuesday. — PTI

Policy decision taken by PM, FM: Kanimozhi
Terms her prosecution "frivolous and malicious", says losses are "notional"
New Delhi, August 23
Reiterating the stand taken by former telecom minister A.Raja in his defense last month, DMK MP Kanimozhi, named as co-conspirator in 2G Spectrum allocation scam today said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram were fully aware of the 2G license allocations and the policy-decision was taken by the duo along with the Raja.

Chautala Trusts
House panel to look into CBI recommendations
Chandigarh, August 23
The Haryana Assembly today resolved to set up a House committee to go into the CBI recommendations that the government should take appropriate action against the Ch Devi Lal Memorial Trust, Ch. Devi Lal Memorial Society and the Jan Sewa Trust run by the family of INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala for violating norms. The house also authorised Speaker Kuldeep Sharma to constitute the committee.

IT sector to maintain 16% growth
New Delhi, August 23
The economic uncertainty in the US and the European markets may not have an impact on the Information Technology (IT) and ITeS (IT enabled services) sectors in the country with industry body NASSCOM sticking to its earlier prediction of 16-18 per cent growth for the industry.

Army branch wants MoD to clarify on Chief’s age
New Delhi, August 23
The Army’s Adjutant General (AG) branch has sought a clarification from the Ministry of Defence over its last month’s order deciding on the age of the Army Chief.

Simply Sunny
Some players taking India cap for granted
In the end it was no surprise that India were whitewashed for even conceding that England were superior in all departments of the game, it was quite clear that they were also hungrier to win and wanted to go the extra mile to get to that coveted number one spot.

Mumbai attacks: American victims want David Headley to depose
Washington, August 23
American nationals and relatives of those killed in Mumbai terror attacks want the confessed LeT operative David Headley to take the stand in a New York law suit they have filed against Pakistan’s ISI for plotting the bloody mayhem.