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SC leaves Modi fate to trial court
Says Ahmedabad Sessions Court must assess evidence against Gujarat CM in ’02 riots 
Won’t monitor case any more as probe was over; makes no mention of SIT findings 
New Delhi, September 12
Without making any comment on the investigation report on the allegations against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots, the Supreme Court today made it clear it was for the trial court to make its own assessment and decide whether to proceed against him or not.

Final matrix emerging 
NIA links Delhi, Mumbai blasts
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sept 12
Investigators probing the last Wednesday’s Delhi High Court blast case have made some progress and slowly the links are being pieced together. A final matrix is emerging that could not only solve the recent case, but also help in cracking the Mumbai blasts case of July 13.

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Police grills relatives of surrendered militants :Nation page

July industrial growth plunges to 21-month low
New Delhi, September 12
Industrial output growth in July slumped to 3.3 per cent, the lowest in almost two years, accentuating fears that a slowdown is imminent. Capital goods, manufacturing and mining posted a very poor performance indicating weakness in the economy. Such figures were last seen in October 2009.

MoD clears 10 pc disinvestment in HAL
Ministry of Finance to determine valuation
New Delhi, September 12
In a development that will be watched keenly across the aviation and defence circles in the world, the Ministry of Defence has in-principle cleared 10 per cent disinvestment in the largest defence pubic sector undertaking (DPSU), the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

PM calls for transparency in road projects 
New Delhi, September 12
The government today said it would double investment in the next five years to speed up development of infrastructure in the country to achieve 9 per cent growth in the 12th five year plan. 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia in New Delhi on Monday. — PTI

Manmohan, Gilani may meet in US
New Delhi, September 12
The possibility of a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York later this month is not ruled out, sources said today.

Appear in trial court, SC tells Jaya
New Delhi, September 12
The Supreme Court today asked Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to personally appear before a Karnataka trial court on October 20 and make her statement in a corruption case pending against her. A Bench comprising Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma passed the order after senior counsel Harish Salve, arguing for Jayalalithaa, stated that his client had agreed to appear before the trial court, provided adequate security was given to her by holding the hearing in a special building. She also wanted her statement to be recorded the same day.