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India, Bangladesh set to ink key pacts
New Delhi, September 4
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves on Tuesday for a much-awaited visit to Bangladesh during which the two countries are expected to sign a clutch of agreements to add a new dimension to bilateral ties. The importance of the two-day visit can be gauged from the fact that Manmohan Singh will be accompanied by Chief Ministers of four states (West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was part of the trip but she pulled out at the last minute), Union ministers and top officials.

A Bangladeshi painter prepares a welcome banner ahead of PM Manmohan Singh’s visit. — AP/PTI

Can’t ignore DoB in Class X certificate: Army to ministry
New Delhi, September 4
The embarrassing controversy over the Chief of the Army Staff General VK Singh’s two different dates of birth, followed by an unprecedented “statutory complaint” by the General under the Army Act, went through another twist on Sunday when the Army Headquarters went on record to say that the “matriculation certificate of the Army Chief cannot be ignored”.

FICCI recommends changes in land acquisition draft Bill
New Delhi, September 4
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has suggested that the proposed land acquisition Act should apply to private companies only if they buy 500 acres or more, instead of the 100 acres as suggested in the draft Bill. "The industry feels the threshold of 100 acres is very low for projects, especially in rural areas.

Act quickly on uranium poisoning in Punjab, House panel tells Centre
New Delhi, September 4
Expressing concern over the presence of uranium in drinking water in Punjab, a Parliamentary panel has asked the Centre to take remedial measures "without any loss of time" after it received a BARC report on the matter.

16 feared dead as bus falls into river near Dehradun
Dehradun, September 4
More than 16 bus passengers were feared dead and 32 others injured, some of them seriously, when a private bus they were travelling in fell into the Tons river in the hilly Tyuni tehsil of Dehradun district today. Several other bus passengers are reportedly missing as the river was in spate.

People watch the ill-fated bus that fell into the Tons river at Tyuni near Dehradun on Sunday. — PTI