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Oil protests force govt to put off meet on LPG
UPA allies join hands with Opposition to slam petrol price hike
New Delhi, September 16
The Trinamool Congress and the DMK today forced the government to hold back any move to limit the supply of subsidised LPG even as the allies joined the Opposition in demanding the rollback of hike in petrol prices. The decision of the government to hike the rate of petrol by Rs 3 per litre witnessed a political and public outrage across the country. 


Protesters burn an effigy of the UPA govt in Mumbai. — PTI


It’s decision of oil firms, says Pranab

Pay more for loans as RBI raises rates
New Delhi, September 16
Just a day after petrol prices were hiked by around Rs 3 per litre, consumers will have to deal with higher loan repayments and interest rates. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today hiked the Repo (the rate at which it lends to banks) and the Reverse Repo (the rate at which it borrows from banks) by 25 basis points each. (100 basis points equals 1 per cent). These now stand at 8.25 per cent and 7.25 per cent, respectively.

Security environment uncertain: PM
New Delhi, September 16
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today termed the security environment in the country as “uncertain”. Mentioning recent incidents of Mumbai and Delhi, he said the cross-border terror camps were being re-activated. He asked for improvement in human intelligence gathering capacities.

Resolve Sehajdhari voting issue in one month: SC to HC
New Delhi, September 16
The Sehajdhari Sikhs today failed to get the right to vote in the SGPC elections on September 18, but got some relief from the Supreme Court. A Bench comprising Justices JM Panchal and HL Gokhale asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court to resolve the controversy over the voting right within a month, if possible, and clarified that the outcome of the September 18 elections would be subject to the HC verdict.

The Last Word
Return of the general
He is back and he has taken command. Barely a month before his 77th birthday on October 1 and just about two years after he was unceremoniously shown the door by his own party, Major-General Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri (retd) was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the second time last week.

Special to the tribune
Pak forced to shut shop at UK arms fair for flouting norms
Until it was forced to close down early (on Friday), Pakistan had the most-sought-after stand at this year's international arms fair in London where 49 countries and more than 1,000 weapons manufacturers have been displaying their lethal wares.

SC: Do not open Kerala temple’s vault B for now
New Delhi, September 16
The Supreme Court said today that the question of opening vault B of Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will be considered only after steps have been taken for the protection and conservation of the artefacts that were taken out from other vaults. An apex court bench of Justices RV Raveendran and AK Patnaik gave the ruling while reserving its order on the recommendations of the expert committee on the security of the valuables from other vaults.