Kingfisher board to meet today to resolve crisis (Hindustan Times)
Shares in cash-strapped Kingfisher Airlines rose more than 7% on Monday after reports the cash-strapped Indian carrier would consider proposals, including selling property, to cut its $1.3 billion debt by more than half. Read

Rahul Gandhi to evoke Nehru for reviving Congress in UP  (Hindustan Times)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, seen as the party's best bet for the upcoming polls in UP, was all set to evoke the memory of his great-grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru on the latter's own soil in Allahabad today in the hope of reviving the party's fortunes in the state, where the party has been in oblivion for two long decades. Read

Indo-Pak commerce secretary-level talks begin (DNA)
The India-Pakistan commerce secretary-level talks began here today, with the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) issue among the main agenda items of the parleys that seek to normalise bilateral trade relations.Read

SA Police silent on Roebuck suicide mystery (Indian Express)
55-year-old cricket writer jumped to his death from 6th floor of his hotel room in Cape Town. Read

AFSPA removal: Omar Abdullah to meet PM, Chidambaram (Indian Express)

Jammu and Kashmir Chief minister Omar Abdullah is meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today to present the case of the state government for removal of AFSPA from certain parts of the state. Read

Stop outsourcing visa-related work: MEA to Indian missions (The Times of India)
Stung by complaints from NRIs, the ministry issued a circular to Indian missions asking them not to outsource any visa & passport related work to foreign firms. Read

U.S. regrets inconvenience' after Kalam faces double security check (The Hindu)
While the Government of India played down the double frisking of the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, at a New York airport over a month ago, the US embassy has "regret[ted] the inconvenience" to the 80-year old scientist. Read