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Latest news, updated at 12:10 pm  'Aakash' tablet delivery delayed   Anna on way to MMRDA ground   LS set to debate Lokpal Bill

Stage set for Anna fast
Govt unfazed; Lok Sabha to take up Lokpal Bill for discussion today
New Delhi, December 26
The country's political class will be on test tomorrow as the Lok Sabha begins discussions on the contentious Lokpal Bill.

Anna Hazare waves towards his followers in Navi Mumbai on Monday. — PTI

EC cracks the whip, wants 6 cops shifted
Cancels recruitment in PTU Seizes unaccounted Rs 85 lakh
Chandigarh, December 26
Two days after the model code of conduct came into effect, the Election Commission (EC) today cracked the whip in Punjab.

Central IPS men to monitor police role
Patiala, December 26
For the first time in Punjab, over two dozen senior IPS officers from outside the state will report on election duty in the state as part of efforts to ensure a smooth poll. They will specially monitor police-related works till the election process is complete.

Cold wave tightens grip, but revellers make merry Tourists enjoy snow at the Kangdoori skiing resort near Gulmarg, 55 km from Srinagar, on Monday. There was no let-up in the cold wave with the mercury settling below normal at most places in the region. The cold has so far claimed 131 lives. — PTI

Kayani, Pasha on their way out?
Islamabad, December 26
The Pakistan government is seriously contemplating the removal of powerful army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI head Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha against the backdrop of a standoff on a memo alleging an army plot to seize power, according to a media report today.

400 striking doctors arrested in Rajasthan
Jaipur, December 26
Cracking the whip on striking doctors, the Rajasthan Government has arrested over 400 doctors under the Essential Services Act as the stalemate between agitating medicos and authorities continued for the sixth day today, throwing medical services out of gear.

India, Pak resume talks on CBMs
New Delhi, December 26
After a gap of four years, India and Pakistan today resumed talks on nuclear and conventional confidence-building measures (CBMs) as part of the peace process revived in February after a hiatus of more than two years in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.

Delhi proposes new border facility as CBM with China

Simply Sunny India vs Australia 1st Test India missed out on chance to grab upper hand India missed out on the opportunity to take an upper hand in the Test by letting Haddin and Siddle build a partnership that has taken Australia to a degree of comfort.