Gujarat poll: Cong promises 'real' development, safety
Ahmedabad, December 4 
Terming Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claims of impressive development as "blatant lies" and "misleading", the Congress today released its poll manifesto promising "real development along with safety" if it is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly elections. (Details on Nation page)

Huge embarrassment as IOC suspends Indian Olympic body
New Delhi, December 4
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board that met in Lausanne on Tuesday is learnt to have suspended the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) because of the application of the Sports Code in the IOA elections, though the IOA had not received an official communication in this regard till late evening.

Sports page: Players dejected, term it as big loss for country

Teenager thrown out of speeding train near Rohtak, critical
Rohtak, December 4
The police has arrested two persons for throwing out a teenager from a speeding train near Samargopalpur village in Rohtak district last night. The victim, identified as Anish (18), has been admitted to the PGIMS, Rohtak, where his condition is said to be critical.

Maldives to go ahead with takeover of airport project
Says it has ‘worked out’ a plan with GMR; Indian firm denies deal
Male, December 4
Maldives today asserted that it will go ahead with the takeover of the Male International Airport from GMR later this week and said they along with the Indian firm have "worked out" a plan to hand over the running of the airport "without any hiccups".

Don’t take any coercive measures, Delhi to Male
New Delhi, December 4
India on Tuesday firmly told the Maldives that it should not resort to any arbitrary and coercive measures pending the outcome of the legal process under way over Male's decision to terminate the airport development project awarded to Indian infrastructure major GMR.

Indian couple gets jail in Norway child abuse case Oslo, December 4 An Indian software professional and his wife were today held guilty of “serious child abuse” and sentenced to jail terms for 18 months and 15 months, respectively. Family to appeal in higher court