Friday, November 17, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

A smooth sailing for nuke Bill
Washington, November 16
Raising hopes for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, the Senate today took up for debate a legislation to implement the pact with many senators expressing strong support for it. As the debate progressed, the upper house of the US Congress adopted an amendment that seeks to limit the supply of nuclear fuel commensurate with India's "reasonable reactor operating requirements".

Manmohan Singh speaks to Bush
New Delhi, November 16
US President George W. Bush telephoned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today from Singapore, hours before the Senate takes up Indo-US nuclear bill for discussion and voting. Dr Manmohan Singh used this opportunity to tell Mr Bush that he hoped the Bill in its final form will accommodate India’s stated concerns.

Jain to be CJ of Punjab & Haryana HC
New Delhi, November 16 The appointment of Mr Justice Vijender Jain as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court was cleared today by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam after the Supreme Court Collegium recommended his name for the second time following certain queries raised by Dr Kalam.

	Jolie stranded Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie comes out from Anjuman-e-Islam High School after the shooting of the film 'A Mighty Heart' in Mumbai on Thursday. Jolie was stranded in the school for nearly an hour when angry parents accused her bodyguards of shoving around their children. — PTI (Details on Nation page)
	Meanwhile, Dargah notice for Katrina Kaif The management of the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinudeen Chisti here has served show-cause notices to Bollywood star Katrina Kaif and others for filming a scene for a movie there without its permission. (Details on Nation page)

Hair of Sikh boy cut in racist attack
London, November 16
In a case of racial assault, a group of white youths attacked a Sikh teenager and clipped his hair in a public park in the Scottish capital of Edinburgh. The 15-year-old, who has not been named, was attacked by four youths in Pilrig Park on Tuesday evening in what the police has described as an unprovoked and sustained assault.