Allies back Congress on Lokpal ahead of all-party meet (The Times of India)

Congress secured the support of its UPA partners amid indications that govt may choose to be accommodative on some of the vexed issues in the Lokpal debate. Read

53 kids chained in Pak madrassa for becoming fighters for Taliban freed (The Times of India)
Pak authorities have long suspected that some of these seminaries are involved in brainwashing students to join violent extremists, including the Taliban. Read

Govt clears 3 anti-graft bills (Hindustan Times)
The union cabinet cleared three major anti-corruption bills - citizen's charter bill, judicial accountability bill and the whistleblower's bill - in a crucial meeting on Tuesday. Read

Supreme Court: No need to reduce water in Mullaperiyar (DNA)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday hinted that there is no need for decreasing the water level in the Mullaperiyar Dam to 120 feet from the current 136 feet mark, as sought by Kerala. Read

Karzai should take a leaf out of India's book: Pak (Indian Express)
India has shown 'enormous maturity' in dealing with bilateral issues, says Pak envoy to UN. Read

Rupee falls further; at Rs 53.75 to a dollar (Indian Express)
Day after it breached the Rs 53 per dollar mark, rupee tanks further by 52 paise. Read