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Govt rallies behind PC, Oppn guns for his head
Can’t doubt his integrity, says Cong; BJP demands CBI probe
New Delhi, September 22
The government and the Congress today made a valiant attempt to put a lid on the internal bickering between its two senior ministers - Pranab Mukherjee and P.Chidambaram - which was vividly brought out in the fresh revelations in the 2G Spectrum case placed before the Supreme Court yesterday.

Raja vindicated: DMK
CBI backs Chidambaram
CBI will examine Swamy’s evidence against PC: Govt: Nation page

Sensex falls 704 points on grim global outlook
Investors lose Rs 2 lakh crore in the meltdown
New Delhi, September 22
Mirroring the steep fall in global markets, the Bombay Stock Exchange’s Sensitive Index (Sensex) fell 704 points today, its worst fall in two years on worries over the weak economic situation in the US and the spreading European debt crisis.
A broker reacts after dramatic Sensex fall in Mumbai. —PTI

CATCHING WORLD FLU
Falling Rupee

Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi January 5, 1941 - September 22, 2011
Tiger of cricket dies at 70
New Delhi, September 22
Diagnosed with an incurable lung disorder, former India cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi breathed his last today evening at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here after a month-long battle with lung infection. The 70-year-old cricketer, known as 'Tiger' in the cricket fraternity, was suffering from interstitial lung disease, a condition in which the passage of oxygen to the two lungs is less than normal. 

A man with style and skipper of substance
New Delhi, September 22
The recently-concluded Test series between England and India was also the last time Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was seen at a public forum. The rather slipshod manner in which India’s youngest-ever Test captain was treated on the dais while presenting the Pataudi Trophy to the winning side had added some unsavoury seasoning to an already bitter tour. 

Two IITians among 400 richest Americans
Washington, September 22
Two IIT alumni have made it to the Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans, topped for the 18th year in a row by Bill Gates with Warren Buffett in second spot. According to the US business magazine, Bharat Desai with $1.35 billion gets the 329th spot with Vinod Khosla two notches below at 331st place with $1.3 billion.