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Cabinet okays draft mines Bill
New Delhi, September 30
The Cabinet today cleared the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011, aiming to regulate mining activities in the country through profit-sharing and bidding of mining rights.
THE DARK WORLD: Workers in a coal mine at Godavarikhani in Andhra Pradesh. (A file photo) 

Profit-sharing Formula to Tackle Mining Mess
Other decisions

Top cop Bhatt who  took on Modi held
Ahmedabad, September 30
Suspended IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who had accused Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of complicity in 2002 post-Godhra riots, was arrested today following a complaint by a police constable.         A file photo of Sanjeev Bhatt

The man who knew too much

Khar equates Kashmir with Palestine
New York, September 30
Equating the Kashmir issue with the Palestinian cause, Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar has claimed that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without a "just and durable" solution to the problem. "Together with Palestine, Jammu and Kashmir remains the oldest unresolved dispute on the UN agenda," Khar said at an annual meeting of the 56-nation Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) here early this week.

Hina Rabbani Khar, Pak Foreign Minister

Supreme Court permits Endosulfan export, but with certain riders 
New Delhi, September 30 
Retaining the ban on the production and domestic sale of carcinogenic pesticide Endosulfan, the Supreme Court today allowed the export of existing stocks with various companies under strict packaging and transportation safety norms.

Led by Modi, Yeddyurappa, Pokhriyal skip BJP conclave
New Delhi, September 30
The BJP’s two-day national executive began here today amidst sulking and boycott by regional satraps Narendra Modi, BS Yeddyurappa and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank. (Details on Nation page)

HAT-TRICK FOR INDIAN MISSILE PROGRAMME
Agni-II successfully test-fired
Balasore (Orissa), Sept 30
After the perfect trial of 'Shourya' and 'Prithvi-II', India today successfully test-fired the nuclear capable Agni-II ballistic missile with a strike range of 2,000 km as part of user trial by armed forces from the Wheeler Island off Orissa coast. (Details on Nation page)

Al-Qaida spiritual leader killed in US drone attack
Sanaa, September 30
Anwar al-Awlaki, a US-born cleric linked to Al-Qaida’s Yemen-based wing, was killed in an air strike on Friday, Yemeni and US officials said, removing a “global terrorist” high on a US wanted list. (Details  on World page)