Over 24 hours have passed since the police released a sketch of the man suspected to be journalist J Dey's killer. The sketch is based on an eyewitness account.

But, get this, the eyewitness has said he could barely see the man's face since it was raining and the speed at which the the man was riding the bike. So, what's with the sketch then? 13 days and the deadline given by Maharashtra CM to catch the killers, will expire. Waiting...

Other stories that made news...

1. 2G: CBI wants ED to attach DB Realty assets
2. Nokia, Apple settle patent dispute
3. PC: Jaya has utter contempt for judiciary
4. Mamata keeps promise, passes Singur Bill
5. Gaddafi plays chess as Libya burns
6. CM on J Dey murder: Don't write off Mumbai police
7. Jaya: Chidambaram has cheated the nation, should resign
8. Racist Oz broadcaster fined for Dick-shit remark
9. HDFC stock falls after Citi drops stake
10. Facebook IPO likely in early 2012

Lashing out at Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for alleging that the BJP and RSS were behind the anti-graft movements of Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare, senior BJP leader Chandan Mitra today said Mukherjee and his Congress party were displaying 'arrogance of power'.

Mitra pointed out that it was the Congress which had invited Anna Hazare to the drafting committee of the proposed Lokpal Bill and now when a problem cropped up they were shifting responsibility on the RSS and BJP.

Update on the murder of journalist J Dey.

A day after his abrupt transfer, a senior police officer, who could be questioned in connection with the murder of veteran journalist J Dey, said that he was
being falsely implicated in the case and the allegations against him were absurd.
"The allegations against me in the case (Dey's killing) are absurd and wrong. I have nothing to do with the case. I hope the investigating officials would be able to detect the case early and catch the culprits soon to clear the air,"
Assistant Police Commissioner Anil Mahabole told reporters at his residence in south Mumbai today. 

He also denied media reports linking him with the underworld.
"Media is being fed by some people against me. They (some people) are the ones who are trying to falsely implicate me in Dey's case," he said.
When asked who they were, he replied, "I do not know. You find out."
He said he had a very cordial relation with Dey, whom he met two to three years ago.

Mahabole was yesterday abruptly shunted to Local Arms Control Room in suburban Naigaon from the in-charge post of Azad Maidan division in south Mumbai. "I have no idea about my transfer. I am on a leave for three days. After I resume duty, I will do whatever job I would be given. If I feel that injustice was meted out to me through the transfer, I would request my seniors to look into my transfer once again," he said.

Apparently Shamita Shetty (Shilpa Shetty's sister) has announced that she has quit films to pursue an interior designing course in London.

The 'actress' is now trending on Twitter...

So Shamita Shetty quits Bollywood. Didn't Bollywood quit Shamita Shetty years ago?

How can Shamita Shetty quit something which she never was a part of???

some shamita shetty quit bolywood. in another news, junior artistes plan a strike. Related?

gawddd!!! i fear, you guys will make shamita shetty a celebrity today! ;)

Hope Bobby Deol is listening 2, Dear Zayed Khan, plz gt inspired readin d tweet.

A bbc.co.uk report says that Nokia and Apple have agreed to a technology licensing agreement that ends the long-running legal dispute between the two firms.

"The agreement will result in settlement of all patent litigation between the companies," Nokia said.

Nokia sued Apple for patent infringements in 2009 and extended the action in December last year.

Just in: CBI wants the Enforcement Directorate to attach the assets of DB Realty worth Rs 200 crore. DB Realty had allegedly paid a Rs 200 crore bribe to Kalaignar TV where DMK MP Kanimozhi has a 20 per cent holding.

Developing

Two moderate-intensity earthquakes hit Indoesia's Sumatra this morning, the tremors of which were also felt in several Malaysian states, the
Malaysian Meteorological Department. 

The first 5.5-magnitude quake hit Sumatra early today at 8:08 AM (local time)and the second 5.6-magnitude one hit the island state three hours later at 11:01 PM (local time). 

However, there was no tsunami threat or reports about casualties.

The US today said that the planned withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will not lead to the collapse of the war-torn nation.

"Afghanistan is far from stable and has a long journey ahead of it toward stability. But is Afghanistan likely to collapse to some Taliban onslaught, you know, as we move through a transition? We don't think so," the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Vikram Singh said in his speech at the US Institute of Peace, a Washington-based think tank.

"Are we able and are we committed to staying engaged in Afghanistan and not sort of repeating the folly of the 1990s?  We're committed to that," Singh, an Indian American, said.

The passing away of MF Husain, living in enforced exile from this city that nurtured his art, is thus a footnote in a long and perhaps inexorable process of decline. Today, cosmopolitan Bombay has already all but become provincial Mumbai.

Read: From Bombay to Mumbai: The death pangs of a great city

As investigations in the murder of Mid Day journalist J Dey shot dead by four gunmen on Saturday in suburban Mumbai remain inconclusive, here's something the newspaper needs to consider.

Asia Times Online fund has established a fund for the family of slain journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad, which will benefit his wife Anita, two sons aged 14 and seven, and daughter aged 12.

Asia Times Online's Pakistan bureau chief was murdered last week.

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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was caught in a public gaffe today when he referred to Australia's first woman Prime Minister Julia Gillard as "him".

Questioned on whether he was disappointed that Julia Gillard, would not be meeting him during his Australia visit, the 75-year-old spiritual leader replied: "No."   

"If your prime minister has some kind of spiritual interest then of course my meeting would be useful," he said. "Otherwise, I have nothing to ask him (Gillard).

"Also, you see, there's no point to seek advice from him (Gillard)," the Dalai Lama, who is on an 11-day tour of Australia to give a series of lectures on Tibetan Buddhism and his life, was quoted as saying by Australian Associated Press. 

The Dalai Lama, who used "him" to refer Gillard, 49, was later corrected by one of his aides who quickly said "Her." 

Realising his mistake, the Buddhist monk laughed and said, "Oh, from her."

Ramesh Srivats on twitter: 

I think Jaya should become a BJP ally. She'll get along with Sushma. Also Hema & Rekha. Sabki pasand Nirma.

Serena Williams has spoken of her joy at returning to tennis after a traumatic year in which she feared she was on her "death bed" at one point, says bbc.co.uk.

Williams has not played since being hospitalised with blood clots on her lung after cutting a foot following her fourth Wimbledon victory last year. And her return in Eastbourne's Aegon International this week is a relief.

"I'm so excited to be back," she said. "I was on my death bed at one point - quite literally."

This is P Chidambaram's response to J Jayalalithaa's comment at the press conference today that he has cheated the nation because he actually lost the 2009 polls.

Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, has the habit of  starting on the wrong foot. I have learned that she has made a statement questioning my election to the Lok Sabha in 2009.

She knows that her candidate, Shri Rajakannappan, has filed an election petition in the High Court, Madras, and that is pending since September, 2009. Her statement is therefore in gross contempt of court. She has always had utter contempt for court proceedings and hence her statement today is not at all surprising.

Besides, her candidate Shri Rajakannappan also contested the Assembly election in May, 2011 and lost from one of the segments falling within my parliamentary constituency. Perhaps, she would say that that election result was also fraudulent!

Just in: West Bengal Assembly passes the Singur Bill amidst a walkout by the Opposition. The Bill proposes to return land to unwilling farmers of Singur in "equivalent quantum'.

The bill called the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011, revokes the lease agreement with Tata Motors for the 997 acres at Singur, citing issues of non-performance and failure to meet project goals.

This was one of the promises Mamata Banerjee had made, the day she was sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal.

A report on the Christian Science Monitor says that Libya's rebels continue to roll up diplomatic success and are showing signs of taking the fight to Muammar Gaddafi's troops in a growing number of locations in western Libya, where the Libyan leader was firmly in control when the NATO no-fly zone was imposed over the country on March 17.  

While the rebels were preparing to host the German foreign minister in Benghazi today, Qaddafi was being shown on Syrian state TV playing chess with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Russian president of the World Chess Federation who often recounts his cordial meetings with extraterrestrials.

India today welcomed the release of six of its sailors held captive by Somali pirates on board a hijacked merchant vessel.

"We are happy they have been released and the ship is now moving out," External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said.

He, however, parried a question about the role of Pakistani rights activist Ansar Burney in securing the release of the 22 crew members, saying, "Let us not get into a speculative analysis on who is behind it and who is provoking it". Somali pirates had released the crew members after ransom was paid to them, Burney had said yesterday.

Insurgents set off two car bombs and two suicide blasts, killing at least seven, in an Al-Qaeda style raid on government offices in central Iraq today, mirroring a similar attack in March.

The dozens of gunmen taking part in the mayhem in Diyala's provincial capital of Baquba also exchanged gunfire with Iraqi security forces, with officials warning that the toll, which included 17 wounded, could rise.

Post-lunch light read.

From the Huffington Post, Marlo Thomas points to Strauss-Kahn, Schwarzenegger,. Edwards, Weiner. She says it's been a helluva month for men behaving badly. Am I the only one who sees this as a good thing?

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While you digest JJ's press conference, an update on the killingof Mid Day journalist J Dey.

A day after mediapersons demanded a CBI probe into the killing of senior journalist Jyotirmoy Dey here, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the Mumbai police should not be "undermined" but given a fair chance to investigate the brutal murder.

"I am confident Mumbai police will get to the bottom (of the case). Give them time... There is no pointing in jumping the gun...and blaming someone or the other...Just give some time to Mumbai police to investigate," Chavan told reporters at a CII function here.

The CM said the journalists had demanded a CBI enquiry into the incident and asked for enactment of a law to protect them, to which I told them, "Lets not write off Mumbai police and not undermine their morale.. What about the common man who will they go to."

Jayalalithaa also took on Home Minsiter P Chidambaram saying he has defrauded the nation. She said the case is in the court, and refused to elaborate saying it was a known fact that PC had in fact lost the 2009 polls to her candidate.

What happened during the 2009 Lok Sabha poll for the Sivaganga constituency was that Chidambaram, who was declared a loser in that election by the media monitoring the counting, was suddenly declared a winner by a narrow margin of 3,354 votes following protracted counting after round wise count announcements were stopped.

Asked why she did not meet Sonia Gandhi, Jaya says it's not appropriate for me to call on Congress President Sonia Gandhi as her party still has an alliance with the DMK.

Jaya: DMK paying the price for its mistakes. Says all that the DMK did was amass wealth.

Now explains why she choose Fort St George as her office and not the new secretariat (which was Karunanidhi's dream project) by alluding to how a file had to be sent from one building to another, hampering work.

Speaking on the DMK-Congress alliance at the Centre, Jaya finally says that the question of the AIADMK offering support to the Congress "simply does not arise". She says the AIADMK cannot approach the Congress on the issue, it has to work the other way round.

Finally, slams the DMK government for running a state overrun by fear. Compares former TN CM Karunanidhi to Hitler.

In her memorandum to the PM, Jaya has asked for a special package for Tamil fishermen and equal rights for Sri Lankan Tamils.

Jaya, so far, has refused to answer any question on the DMK.

Incidentally, why is it that when heads of state or politicians meet, they always sit in the most uncomfortable chairs (straight-backed, narrow). And positioned to ensure a crick in the neck.

Remember, this Jayalalithaa's first visit to Delhi after her electoral win and in a departure from the norm, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi had called her up to congratulate her on her win.

Jaya, as you are probably aware, is an erudite speaker, always calm and gets her views across clearly, without ever raising her voice.

Jaya says she has full faith in the judiciary regarding the 2G scam. But reiterates her demand for Union Textiles minister and former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran's resignation.

Says the Lokpal draft has been sent to her for her views. Doesn't answer whether the party will fill out the questionnaire.

Remember, so far, UP CM Mayawati and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar have refused to do so.  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's meeting with the PM  is done and her press meet begins.

Says her meeting with the PM was very pleasant.

Says she cannot answer whether the DMK is worried or otherwise at her presence in Delhi.

A controversial New Zealand Broadcaster has been slapped with a fine of 2444 dollars for airing a racist joke on Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshitlast October during a TV show.

The Broadcasting Standards Authority also criticised former Breakfast host Paul Henry who while hosting a TV show used derogatory remarks against the Delhi Chief Minister in the course of a discussion on the CommonwealthGames, poking fun at her name. 

The BSA said Henry's statements were offensive to both Dikshit and to all Indian people.  "We consider that Henry's repeated ridicule of Dikshit's name amounted to a sustained and deliberate attack against the Chief Minister personally.

"His subsequent comment, which associated the words 'dick shit' with people of Indian descent was not only derogatory but entirely dissonant with common decency and a clear breach of the discrimination and denigration standard,"BSA decision said. 

It was also noted that Henry's manner, which included sneering and uncontrollable laughter during the segment, worsened his offence.

After being sacked as Pakistan skipper, Shahid Afridi could now lose captaincy of his state side Karachi to Mohammad Sami if the PCB refuses to give him the requisite permit to play in the National Twenty20 Championship.

The Karachi City Cricket Association has decided that if the PCB does not allow Afridi to play in the National Twenty20 Championship, discarded Test pacer Sami will replace him as captain of Karachi Dolphins.

The National Twenty20 championship will take place in Faisalabad from June 24.

Citigroup today said it has reduced its stake in mortgage lender HDFC to 9.9 per cent from 11.4 per cent, a deal the US bank said would give it apre-tax profit of about USD 160 million.

Citigroup sold 1.5 per cent holding in HDFC. The move by Citi was aimed at bringing down its holding in HDFC to below 10 per cent in order to avoid setting aside additional capital under the new international Basel-III agreement on bank capital requirements.

Citi held a 11.38 per cent stake in HDFC through Citigroup Strategic Holdings Mauritius and Citigroup Holdings Mauritius as of March 31, 2011.

Reacting to the news, shares of HDFC fell by 2.20 per cent to touch an early low of Rs 643 on the BSE.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, who arrived in New Delhi yesterday will be meeting PM Manmohan Singh any moment now, ahead of a press meet at 1 pm.

The two-day visit is politically significant as it's her first visit to the capital post poll victory.

Manish Tiwari, Congress spokesperson, played down the visit saying she was a newly elected chief minister and it was part of procedure to meet the PM. Tiwari also reiterated his stand that the Congress and the DMK remained partners.

Yesterday, BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad and CPI leader D Raja made courtesy calls on her soon after she arrived in the Capital.

Irrespective of whether this becomes reality, read this for just for the amazing power of the human mind that could make this possible.

Airbus has unveiled a see-through aircraft cabin, where passengers of the future will get a get a window on the world as they fly through the sky.

The plane comes with an 'intelligent' cabin wall membrane and interactive games, and may be everyday air transport in 2050.

To be avoided, however, if you have a fear of flying.

Amazing pictures on Daily Mail.

Just as we told you about the FB IPO, here's news that should worry founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Fearing for their privacy or perhaps just bored with using the site, 100,000 Britons are said to have deactivated their accounts last month. And Facebook fatigue seems to be catching. Six million logged off for good in the US too, figures show, reports Daily Mail.

Unfortunately, no figures for India.

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Apart from news that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may be engaged, the social networking site is likely to file an IPO by the first quarter of 2012, with a valuation of over USD 100 billion.

"The company's IPO, were it to happen by next spring, would probably be triggered by a section of the 1934 Securities and Exchange Act known as 'the 500 rule', "which mandates that once a private company has more than 500 investors, it must begin releasing quarterly financial information to the Securities and Exchange Commission, just as public companies do, the report said.    

Facebook has indicated that it expects to cross the 500-investor threshold this year.

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Manish Malhotra: My friend Karisma Kapoor is coming back to movies

In a different kind of battle, the IMF today whittled the candidate pool for its top post, saying it would consider just two contenders, French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican Central Bank chief Agustin Carstens.

The top job in the IMF lies empty after Dominique Strauss-Kahn was forced to quit following a sex scandal.

Good morning. Baba Ramdev has finally been discharged from hospital, but vows to continue his fight against corruption and black money. In Mumbai, the probe in the murder of journalist J Dey is on, but no confirmed leads yet. Stay with us for all the news as it happens today.

Where has Rs. 200 crore gone, Supreme Court asks CBI (The Hindu)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to explain where the amount of Rs. 200 crore allegedly received as bribe by Kalaignar TV in the 2G scam "has gone. Read

RIL got huge, undue benefit' at taxpayers' expense (The Hindu)

Though his name does not figure directly in the CAG report, Murli Deora was the minister during whose tenure these irregularities occurred. Mr. Deora ran the PNG ministry from January 2006 till January 2011, when he was moved to Corporate Affairs. Read

Empower people on ground in Kashmir: Delhi to Omar (Indian Express)
Centre asks CM to transfer power to newly elected panchayats as this will help cool tempers. Read

26/11 trial: Headley to testify against Ilyas Kashmiri and Sajid Mir (DNA)
Headley will testify in any future prosecutions of fugitive masterminds such as al-Qaeda chief Kashmiri and LeT's Mir, who is charged with a lead role in the Mumbai plot, US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said. Read

Congress calls Anna Hazare 'unelected tyrant' (The Times of India)
Hazare's style of bargaining over Lokpal bill, said Congress, showed his contempt for democracy and this was evident from his sweeping belief that "voters could be purchased with liquor and money. Read

Baba Ramdev discharged, vows to continue fight (The Times of India)
Baba Ramdev has vowed to continue his fight against corruption and black money. Read

Mid Day scribe's murder: Senior police officer under scanner  (The Times of India)
Police said they would question ACP Anil Mahabole because Dey had spoken to his friends about threats from the officer. On Monday, govt transferred Mahabole from Azad Maidan to Control Room. Read

To be official soon: Live-in couples cant adopt a child (Indian Express)

Live-in couples cannot adopt, and an unmarried or single man cannot adopt a girl child, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided. Read