Govt fails to convince Left, BJP 
on N-deal
New Delhi, December 5
Even as the government today insisted it was willing to take a sense of the House on the Indo-US nuclear deal once the pre-operationalisation process was complete, the NDA, the Left and the UNPA refused to budge from their opposition to the agreement and staged a walk out at the end of a short duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha.

Left, BJP join hands to embarrass Cong

Pakistan retires 37 judges
The government has notified the retirement of 37 judges of the Supreme Court and three provincial high courts who have declined to take the oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) promulgated after the imposition of the emergency that purged the judiciary of independent judges.

EC to decide on Modi’s speech after report
New Delhi, December 5
The BJP today questioned the locus standi of the Congress in seeking Election Commission’s action against Gujarat Chief Minister Narandra Modi for reportedly justifying the killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a fake encounter.

Setalvad files complaint with EC

Gujarat Votes
‘Gujarat Shining’ dims
Modi back to hardline Hindutva
Ahmedabad, December 5
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi seems to have made an abrupt course correction from his ‘Jeetega Gujarat’ campaign to hardline Hindutva even as the opposition Congress draws a huge response in the state’s hinterland.

6 HuJI militants sneak into Delhi, high alert sounded
New Delhi, December 5
Six people suspected to be militants of Harkat-ul-Jehadi Islamia have sneaked into Delhi from Deoband in Uttar Pradesh possibly to carry out attacks, sparking a state of high alert in the national capital ahead of the Babri Masjid’s demolition anniversary tomorrow.

SC acquits US-extradited Punjab militant
New Delhi, December 5
A Punjab militant extradited from the US and awarded five years’ rigorous imprisonment by a special TADA judge escaped the clutches of the law as the state’s police faulted in not following a correct procedure of law in charge-sheeting him. So the Supreme Court had no option but to acquit him.

Chandigarhians richest, Biharis poorest
Chandigarh, December 5
Holding their record for the highest per capita income for the third consecutive year, Chandigarhians earn almost two times more than their counterparts in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.