4 guilty of Dec 16 gang rape, murder
Acts premeditated, intention was to kill, 
says judge
Quantum of sentence today
New Delhi, September 10
A fast-track court on Tuesday convicted four men of gang-raping and killing a 23-year-old physiotherapy intern on a moving bus in Delhi on December 16 last year.

Protesters stage a mock hanging outside the Saket District Court in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: MR Bhui

Nation page: It’s time for speedy trial in all rape cases: Activists

Sturdier Re, Syria help Sensex clock biggest gain in 4 years
Mumbai, September 10
Markets were on fire on Tuesday with the Sensex zooming to near 20,000-mark and the rupee gaining 140 paise on the back of strong export and car sales data and receding concerns over a US attack on Syria.

Muzaffarnagar Mayhem
Curfew relaxed in three areas; toll 35
Lucknow, September 10
Curfew was today relaxed in the three areas of trouble-hit Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh even as the death toll in the clashes in the district and adjoining towns mounted to 35.


A mother and daughter peek from inside their house in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday. PTI

Syria agrees to Russia’s plan to surrender chemical weapons
Moscow/Washington, Sept 10
Syria today agreed with the Russian proposal to place its chemical weapons stocks under international control.

Congress projects Rahul Gandhi at Delhi event
New Delhi, September 10
Rahul Gandhi will lead the Congress from the front in the coming Lok Sabha as well as the Assembly polls, Union Minister Sachin Pilot said today, skirting the question whether he would be projected as Prime Ministerial candidate to take on Narendra Modi.


Congress V-P Rahul Gandhi at a function in New Delhi on Tuesday. A Tribune photograph

Tarun Gogoi roots for Rahul as next PM
Guwahati, September 10
Assam Chief Minister and a veteran leader of the Congress, Tarun Gogoi, today rooted for party vice-president Rahul Gandhi as the next Prime Minister of the country.

Stage set for entry of top foreign varsities New Delhi, September 10 Bypassing the Foreign Education Providers Bill pending for discussions in Parliament since three years, the government has gone ahead and sent proposals to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) to permit foreign universities to open campuses in India as companies under the Companies Act.