Winter Session of Parliament begins today
Oppn set to counter govt on raising FDI cap in insurance
* 37 Bills lined up for passage
* Land Acquisition Amendment Bill unlikely
New Delhi, November 23
Minutes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he hoped for a constructive Winter Session of Parliament starting tomorrow, several opposition parties prepared ground for confrontation vowing to oppose the Bill to raise the FDI cap in insurance from 26 to 49 per cent.

PM Narendra Modi with Cabinet ministers M Venkaiah Naidu (R), Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley (L) during an all-party meeting. PTI

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Pope confers sainthood on 2 Indians
Vatican City/Thiruvananthapuram, November 23
From now on, Indian Catholics will have three native saints following the elevation of Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, popularly known as Chavara Achen, and Sister Euphrasia, popularly known as Evuprasiamma, in a canonisation ceremony presided over by Pope Francis II in the Vatican on Sunday.

An Indian flag is waved near Pope Francis at the end of the canonisation mass in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, on Sunday. AP/PTI

Haryana Cabinet may reverse Hooda decisions
Chandigarh, November 23
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will preside over a crucial Cabinet meeting on November 25 in which several important decisions taken by the previous Hooda Government could be reviewed. Many decisions taken before the elections could be reversed as they have the "Hooda" tag attached to them.

5 newborns die at Ludhiana hospital
* No specialists available, negligence alleged
* Health Minister marks inquiry
Ludhiana, November 23
Five newborns died at the mother and childcare unit of the Ludhiana Civil Hospital today due to alleged unavailability of gynaecology specialists and adequate infrastructure.

Vandana lost her newborn due to absence of expert doctors at Ludhiana Civil Hospital’s newly opened unit. Tribune photo

Wild animals give Punjab farmers sleepless nights Patiala, November 23 Just as Punjab farmers were beginning to recover from damage caused by unseasonal rains in September, marauding wild animals are giving them sleepless nights. Standing crops on many acres have been destroyed by animals in search for food.