Question Hour cut short as MPs play truant
Of 38 who had to put up queries, 31 were absent
New Delhi, November 30
Parliamentary decorum hit another low today, with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar having to adjourn the Question Hour half an hour before the scheduled time due to the absence of members who were to ask questions.

No scope of Prez rule in WB: PC
New Delhi, November 30
Faced with a stiff opposition on its decision to send a Central team to West Bengal’s Lalgarh area, the government today assured both Houses of Parliament that there was no scope for the imposition of President’s Rule following the Bommai judgment.

Obama to Pak: Stop using insurgents as strategic tool
US President Barack Obama has issued a stern warning to Pakistan that it “cannot continue” to use insurgent groups to pursue policy objectives in its neighbourhood. The warning comes in a two-page letter from Obama, which National Security Adviser James L. Jones delivered to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting in November.

Koda arrested
Sent to 14-day judicial custody
Ranchi, November 30
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda was today arrested from West Singhbhum district by the Vigilance Bureau in a disproportionate assets case, weeks after defying repeated summons by various agencies probing the alleged hawala scam.
Co-accused also arrested

Govt seeks report from CAT convener
New Delhi, November 30
Swinging into action, the government today sought a report from convener of the Common Admission Test (CAT) Satish Deodhar on the ongoing disruption of the computer-based entrance test for admission to IIMs.

2 Lt-Gens face axe
New Delhi, November 30
Two top-ranking Army officers could face the axe or an inglorious exit from the force after a Court of Inquiry (CoI) has found the duo guilty of allegedly favouring a private body and issuing a ‘no-objection certificate’ for construction of an educational establishment adjacent to the Army base near Siliguri.