Pvt airlines call off strike
That the strike was about to fizzle out became clear after reports that another budget carrier Spicejet was also pulling out of the strike
New Delhi, August 2
Private airlines’ strike has crash landed much before the proposed August 18 takeoff. After low-cost carrier IndiGo slunk back into the line yesterday night following government’s tough talk, others followed suit today.

Editorial: Why bailout?

Fake currency racket busted, woman held
Chandigarh, August 2
The Chandigarh Police claimed to have arrested an alleged ISI agent from Amritsar and seized fake currency of over Rs 4 lakh from her possession. The woman was arrested yesterday.

Punjab page: Women in fake currency racket baffles agencies

Fake currency recovered by Chandigarh police on Sunday. — A Tribune photograph

Buta says he is being victimised
New Delhi, August 2
Former Union Home Minister Buta Singh today alleged he was being victimised and framed by CBI using his son--arrested in a bribery case--as a tool but said he will cooperate with the probe agency if "proper procedures" were followed.

Nation page: Enforcement Directorate roped in
Editorial: The stink of corruption

Bypoll powers Jalalabad 24x7
Bathinda, August 2
Will residents of towns and villages falling under the VIP assembly constituency of Jalalabad continue to enjoy the luxury of uninterrupted power supply even after the polling for the byelection tomorrow?

Ready to discuss all issues with India: Gilani
Islamabad, August 2
Pakistan is ready to discuss all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, with India as war is not the solution to any problem, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.

World page: Let Parliament decide Mush’s fate: Pak PM
Editorial: A verdict for democracy

LeT behind Mumbai attacks: UK panel
London, August 2
Holding the LeT responsible for last year’s Mumbai attacks, a British Parliamentary committee today said several major terror attacks across the world, including in London, Madrid and Bali, had origins in the tribal areas of Pakistan.

Two-day sessions are better than one Chandigarh, August 2 A conference in 2007 of all Speakers of Legislative Assemblies, presided over by the then Speaker of the Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee, had adopted a resolution to ensure that Assembly sessions be held for at least 60 days every year.