Natwar proposes N-doctrine for India, China, Pak
New Delhi, June 1
External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh today chose his first press conference to make a stunning and unexpected proposal which is bound to take the international diplomatic community by storm: a common nuclear doctrine for the three Asian nuclear powers-China, Pakistan and India.

Bangla Foreign Minister meets top leaders Union External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh (left) with his Bangladeshi counterpart M Morshed Khan during a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday.  — PTI photo

Lahoti sworn in as Chief Justice of India
New Delhi, June 1
Justice R.C. Lahoti, seniormost judge of the Supreme Court was today sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India. 
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Mr Justice R. C. Lahoti takes blessings from his mother after his swearing-in ceremony as Chief Justice of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Sanjaya Baru is Media Adviser to PM
New Delhi, June 1
Eminent economist and Editor-in-Chief of the Financial Express Sanjaya Baru has been appointed Media Adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 

Opposition to take  on government on tainted ministers
New Delhi, June 1
The BJP-led Opposition, receiving support from a "jilted" Samajwadi Party, is waiting with bated breath for Parliament session to begin tomorrow so that it can train its guns on the UPA government, pulling trigger at its "tainted" ministers.

A youthful Lok Sabha to meet today
Nation page: Advani is Leader of Oppn in LS

No EVMs for SGPC elections
Chandigarh, June 1
The Election Commission of India has reportedly turned down the Gurdwara Election Commission’s request for supplying electronic voting machines for the July 11 SGPC elections.
Editorial: Keeping out is wise
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An account of fake encounter
Jodhpur, June 1
Junior Commissioned Officer P.B. Thapa today told a military court here that his Company Commander Major Surinder Singh “enacted” the fake encounter and got all those involved in it to “swear an oath” not to reveal it to anyone.

Arun Prakash to be Navy chief

Troops seal Katra fearing militant strike
Jammu, June 1
Two companies of Army were called out in Katra town here after security forces intercepted militants’ plans to target pilgrims to the holy Vaishnodevi shrine.

Mehbooba to build consensus on Kashmir Srinagar, June 1 President of People’s Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti today said the main purpose of her going to Parliament was to build a “consensus” in the country for the resolution of Kashmir issue.