Headlines this morning
July 27, 2011  10:39

Good morning. Big day for the BJP and Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa as Justice Hegde prepares to release the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, probably this afternoon. If indicted, the BJP has asked him to resign. The other headlines this morning.

 

New Delhi, Islamabad finalise set of CBMs (The Hindu)
Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan on Tuesday finalised a set of confidence building measures and resolved to continue with wide-ranging dialogue to set the stage for the ministerial engagement between S.M. Krishna and Hina Rabbani Khar on Wednesday. Read

 

Pak foreign minister starts India visit by meeting Kashmiri separatists (The Times of India)

Pakistan's 34-year-old foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar landed in Delhi on Tuesday for a crucial meeting with her Indian counterpart S M Krishna expressing hope that ties could move forward but chose to meet Kashmiri separatists ahead of her official talks. Read

 

Manmohan saw no need for GoM, says Raja (The Hindu)

The former Telecom Minister, A. Raja, who completed arguments on the charges against him, also signalled his intention to summon the former Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, to court as a witness. Read

 

If indicted, youll have to go, BJP tells Yeddyurappa. (Indian Express)

The BJP leadership has conveyed to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa that he will have no option but to resign if Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegdes report on illegal mining indicts him severely. Read

 

Illegal mining: BJP working on Yeddyurappa honourable exit plan (DNA)
The report on illegal mining submission is expected to seal Yeddyurappas fate as he has been indicted by the report. Read

 

Ramdevs aide Balakrishna goes missing (DNA)
The CBI, who is in constant touch with the local police, has received information about Balakrishnas mysterious disappearance on Tuesday. Read

 

Norway killer's pro-Hindutva rant has Sangh squirming (The Times of India)
Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, in his manifesto, praises Hindu nationalists and urges them to fight with his 'knights' to stop spread of Islam. Read

 

Fai sent into home-detention, with 24X7 electronic surveillance (Hindustan Times)

A US court on Tuesday ordered Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, the Kashmir lobbyist accused of being an ISI agent, to be released from jail but put him in house detention under round-the-clock electronic surveillance pending trial. Read

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