India tightens noose on Headley
New Delhi, November 12
India will seek extradition of the arrested US national David Headley and his associate Tahawwur Hussian Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin, for plotting terror attacks in the country.

MHA nod must for visas to Pak-born
Editorial: Headley alert

Nepal Maoists lay siege to secretariat
More than 10 Maoist parliamentarians, along with some party cadres, sustained injuries on Thursday when the riot police fired rubber bullets and teargas shells on the first day of their agitation to gherao Singha Durbar, the main government secretariat.

Policemen stop supporters of the former rebel Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) from proceeding onwards during a demonstration in Kathmandu on Thursday. — AP/PTI

Committed to protect students: Oz PM
New Delhi, November 12
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his government was fully committed to ensuring the security of Indian students who have been victims of racial attacks in recent months and would take all steps necessary in this regard.

HC stayed CLB order in Marc Rodrigues case on Aug 14
Next hearing on petitions on Nov 20
Chandigarh, November 12
The Tribune on November 6 last had reported that the Principal Bench of the Company Law Board (CLB) at New Delhi, headed by member, Ms Vimla Yadav, had on July 2, 2009, held that a Delhi-based entrepreneur Ashok Chawla made out a “prima facie case of collusion and connivance” between a company, called Crystal Island Park Limited, and Marc William Rodrigues, who is son of Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), the outgoing Governor of Punjab and Administrator of UT Chandigarh.

Noida to be top industrial hub, says Mayawati
Metro connectivity extended to busy UP city
Noida, November 12
Flagging off the first Metro train from Noida, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said the train had catapulted Noida to one of the best developed cities of the country.

UP Chief Minister flags off the Metro rail service from Noida city centre station on Thursday. — AFP