Rahul set to play a bigger role in Cong
Likely to be designated No 2 in party
New Delhi, October 29
Having completed the complicated exercise of revamping the Cabinet, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will focus attention on the impending changes in the party organisation in preparation for the 2014 Lok Sabha electoral battle.

Badal meets PM, says memorial like any other gurdwara
New Delhi, October 29
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister Sushsil Kumar Shinde to discuss the situation in Punjab and also pending affairs of the Sikh community and warned the Centre against interference in the Sikh affairs.
                                      Parkash Singh Badal

Former Akali MLA shot dead over property dispute
Moga, October 29
Two-time former MLA and senior SAD leader Malkit Singh Keetu was allegedly shot dead by his three nephews and two others over a property dispute at his house in Bilaspur village of Moga district on Monday morning.
Grief engulfs Barnala
Badal, Sukhbir mourn death 

New ministers spell out their agenda
 New Delhi, October 29
Soon after the Cabinet reshuffle, the government has revived the talk about 4.5 per cent minority sub-quota within the 27 per cent OBC reservation in Central educational institutions and jobs. The Andhra Pradesh High Court had struck down this quota and the Supreme Court had refused to grant the government any relief by way of a stay on the HC judgment.
(Details on Nation page)

US braces for hurricane Sandy
New York, October 29
Hurricane Sandy, the monster storm bearing down on the US east coast, strengthened on Monday after hundreds of thousands moved to higher ground, public transport shut down and the US stock market suffered its first weather-related closure in 27 years.
(Details on World page)