Hope for Kanimozhi as CBI court hears bail plea today (Hindustan Times)

The special CBI court is likely to pronounce its decision on the bail pleas moved by DMK MP Kanimozhi and seven other persons accused in the 2G spectrum case today. Read

Finally, India is Pakistan's most favoured nation (DNA)
The decision was taken during a federal cabinet meeting chaired by prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Islamabad. Read

Spot-fixing: Pak's tainted trio to be sentenced (Hindustan Times)

The judge, who convicted the three Pak cricketers and their agent for spot-fixing, on Wednesday deferred the pronouncement of sentences for today after the lawyers pleaded for leniency in the quantum of punishment. Read

Relationship with India, Pak not zero sum game: US (Indian Express)
US has unveiled major plans to strengthen defence ties with India including offer to sell F-35s. Read

Gender equality: The old story gets worse (DNA)
Forget China, India lags behind even Pak, Bangladesh and Nepal on the bar of women empowerment. Read

UK court rules Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden (Indian Express)
In Sweden, Wikileaks founder faces accusations of rape made by female volunteers of organisation. Read

WikiLeaks will soldier on (The Hindu)

The leading whistleblowing organisation is certainly not going to lie down quietly and die. Read

Diesel, LPG, kerosene prices too may go up (The Hindu)

Oil Minister S. Jaipal Reddy has sought a meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers to decide on increasing the prices of diesel, domestic LPG and kerosene due to the growing under-recoveries from the sale of the subsidised fuels. Read