Surjeet back home after 30 years
Attari (Indo-Pak Border), June 28
Time flies: ask Surjeet Singh, his sagging shoulders carrying the burden of over 30-year incarceration in the enemy territory. His time-scarred smile behind his stout yet aging frame was an emotional giveaway to his family: a farmer, who never strayed beyond his Phidde village in Ferozepur, was finally, home.

Surjeet Singh flanked by his son Kulwinder Singh (left) and daughter Parminder Kaur (right) waves after stepping onto the Indian soil at Attari border on Thursday. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Coming home (See EDIT page)
‘The kheer tastes better now’
Pak rights activist took up his case
Letters brought news of Surjeet from Pak

U-turn a cruel joke, help us: Sarabjit’s kin to govt
New Delhi, June 28
Family members of Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan, Sarabjit Singh today met External Affairs Minister SM Krishna and sought the government’s intervention to secure his release. 
‘Sarabjit’s fine, I used to meet him once a week’ 
(Details on  NATION page)

Tejas completes weapons test
New Delhi, June 28
Indigenous warplane Light Combat Aircraft Tejas is “inching ahead” on its path to enter the operational service with the Indian Air Force (IAF). The single-engined fighter has just completed a crucial weapons test at a firing range in western Rajasthan.

IIT eligibility This year’s class XII exam takers can reappear in 2013 New Delhi, June 28 Students who took the board exams this year but did not score well will get a second chance to improve their school performance in 2013, the year of introduction of the new common engineering entrance test format for admission to IITs and central technical institutes. Under the new system, a student — to be eligible for IITs — must be in the top 20 percentile of the successful candidates in class XII.