Friday, September 7, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Mush Prez till Nov 15
To shed uniform on replacement
General Pervez Musharraf will continue to occupy the President’s office till November 15, 2007, and will remain as army chief till a new chief is appointed to replace him, lead attorney for the President, Syed Sharifuddin Pirzada, informed the Supreme Court today.

Army chief to report on Maj-Gen’s conduct
New Delhi, September 6
In an apparent effort to deflect attention and not let the issue of the “misconduct” of a Major-General with his fellow lady officer turned into a major controversy, defence minister A.K. Antony has stepped in and asked the chief of Army staff, Gen J.J. Singh, to submit a detailed report to him in this regard.
Editorial: Generally scandalous
Chandigarh page: GOC’s family rebuffs misconduct allegations

Brat Pereira gets three-year RI
Mumbai, September 6
The Bombay High Court today sentenced Alistair Pereira, son of a Mumbai businessman, to three years rigorous imprisonment for killing seven persons in a hit-and-run case last year.

Join us in nuking deal: Karat to BJP
Ongole, September 6
Holding that the agreement to operationalise the Indo-US nuclear deal was not acceptable to the majority in Parliament, CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday asked the BJP to join all others in telling the Government not to proceed with it.
Nation page: NDA seeks debate, JPC; government says no

Exercise Malabar Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Yuudachi (DD 103) leads a formation of ships during “Exercise Malabar 2007” in the Bay of Bengal. More than 20,000 naval personnel from the navies of India, Australia, Japan, the Republic of Singapore, and the United States are taking part in the exercise, designed to increase inter-operability among the navies and to develop common procedures for maritime security operations. — AFP

Indian Americans root for the deal
The Indian American community is watching with dismay and frustration as the Left and BJP in India attempt to scuttle a civilian nuclear agreement with the US.
World page: N-blast will bust 123, says critic Kimball

Emigration clearance to go from October 1
New Delhi, September 6
There will be no requirement of emigration clearance from October 1 for Indians travelling abroad, with the government today admitting that the “retrograde” scheme was a cause of harassment and corruption.

UAE extradites gangster to India
Mumbai, September 6
Acting on a request by the Indian authorities, the government of the United Arab Emirates today extradited Iqbal Attarwala of the Dawood Ibrahim gang who is wanted by the Mumbai police in an extortion case.

Nithari case: Key witness dead
Ghaziabad, September 6
The trial in the Pinki Sarkar murder case in the Nithari serial killings has suffered a blow with the death of the victim's father even as the wife of the key witness suspected foul play.

Stampede kills 11
Jabalpur (MP), September 6
At least 11 persons, including five women, were killed and nearly two dozen injured, three of them critically, in a stampede at a congregation at an ashram in Bharra village, near here, today.