bollywood dazzles: Akshay Kumar and Asin perform at the opening ceremony of the third edition of World Cup Kabaddi in Bathinda on Saturday. Twentythree teams would be seen in action in the fortnight-long event. Tribune photo: Pawan Sharma

Child row: Oslo court may jail AP couple for ‘threatening’ son
Oslo/ New Delhi, December 1
In a new twist, the prosecution has slapped criminal charges against the Andhra Pradesh couple arrested in Oslo for trying to “discipline” their seven-year-old son and proposed a minimum sentence of 15 months. The judgment will be delivered in the Oslo District Court on Monday.
Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni, a software professional from AP, and his wife Anupama, face jail terms of 15 months and more.

Why Maldives scrapped GMR’s airport project
New Delhi, December 1
Maldives and GMR continue to trade charges over the cancellation of the $500 million mega project awarded to the Indian infrastructure major for the development of the Male airport. Male stuck to its view that there were terms in the agreement, which were given by the previous Mohammed Nasheed regime to GMR, that could not be implemented under the current Constitution and the legal system in the country.

Punjab has highest HIV rate among injecting drug users
New Delhi, December 1
The HIV epidemic in India continues to be concentrated in high-risk groups including transgenders, injecting drug users (IDUs), men having sex with men (MSMs) and female sex workers (FSWs), who have the highest HIV prevalence rates nationally.

A student holds red ribbons at an event to mark World AIDS Day in Bangalore on Saturday. PTI