India big part of my plans: Obama to PM
Phnom Penh, November 20
“India is a big part of my plans,” US President Barack Obama said today as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated him in person on his re-election.

PM Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama at the East Asia Summit in Phnom Penh. — PTI

Chadha brothers’ killing: 4 more
New Delhi, November 20
Four persons working with liquor baron Ponty Chadha were arrested today for alleged trespass on the Chadhas’ Chhatarpur “parental” farmhouse on Saturday. The farmhouse was in possession of Ponty’s younger brother Hardeep and was the scene of a bloody gunbattle that ended with the killing of the two brothers.

Uttarakhand removes Ponty aide Namdhari from minority panel
Dehradun, November 20
The Uttarakhand Government has removed Sukhdev Singh Namdhari, chairman of the Uttarakhand Minority Commission, from his post for his alleged involvement in the double murder case of liquor baron Ponty Chadha and his brother Hardeep Chadha in New Delhi last Saturday.

12 convicted for ’87 Ludhiana bank heist
Ludhiana, November 20
A local court today convicted the former president of the Sikh Students Federation, Daljit Singh Bittu and his close associate Gursharan Singh Gamma for the country's biggest bank robbery of Rs 5.70 crore that took place in 1987. All of them were sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The case ended after 25 years. As many as 196 witnesses were cross-examined by the CBI. Of the looted money, Rs 60 lakh were recovered within days of the crime.

World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies
Gaza/Jerusalem, November 20
The UN chief called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza on Tuesday and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton headed to the region with a message that escalation of the conflict was in nobody's interest. (Details on World page)

How a snag-hit VVIP helicopter grounded flights at Chandigarh airport Chandigarh, November 20 Finally, it was the twin engine Eurocopter EC-145 that saved the day for industrialist and Kurukshetra MP Naveen Jindal on Monday when his helicopter landed under emergency conditions at the Chandigarh airport after developing a technical snag on Monday.