India opposes military action against Syria
New Delhi, September 3
India has firmly opposed any military action against Syria while emphasising that it would wait for the outcome of the UN inspection about the alleged use of chemical weapons in the Arab nation.
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Free Syrian Army fighters rest on a sofa near the Grand Umayyad mosque in Aleppo on Tuesday. — Reuters

Nothing to hide on missing coal files, PM tells Oppn
New Delhi, September 3
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today assured the Parliament of initiating a thorough probe, including by the CBI, if the missing coal files remain untraceable. The Prime Minister’s explanation, however, failed to convince the incensed Opposition members who disrupted proceedings in both Houses.

As employees wait, Punjab says not blocking salaries
Chandigarh, September 3
The Punjab Government today claimed that there was no move to hold back employees’ salaries which were being released. A majority of government employees, however, claimed that they had still not received their salaries for August.

Two in Hoshiarpur get jail for entire life in rape case
Hoshiarpur/Chandigarh, Sep 3
Passing probably the first judgment under the amended Section 376-D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Additional Sessions Judge (Hoshiarpur) JS Bhinder today sentenced Daljit Singh and Amarjit Singh “Bittu” to “imprisonment for life” that shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of their lives in a rape case.

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Apex court now says eminent persons can head info panels
New Delhi, September 3
The Supreme Court today recalled its September 2012 verdict restricting the posts of Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) and ICs to judges of the SC or the Chief Justices of High Courts (sitting or retired in both cases) and ruled that these positions can be offered to eminent persons in the fields of law, science and technology, social service, management, journalism, administration and governance.