Secret note blows cover of govt move to shackle Election Commission (Indian Express)
In denial: Govt denies The Indian Express report but agenda note of GoM confirms it. Read

Kingfisher cancels 20 flights, DGCA to brief minister (The Times of India)
The airline is likely to submit a fresh schedule to DGCA which had asked it to come up with a "realistic" schedule which can be operated by 28 out of its 64 planes. Read

Italy works back channels, sea law to get marines off Indian hook (The Hindu)
Besides engaging diplomatically, Italy is working the Catholic channels via the Vatican to allow the two marines to leave for Rome after paying some compensation to the families of the killed fishermen. Read

No statutory backing for model code: Ministry (The Hindu)

Reacting to a news report suggesting that the government wanted to give the Model Code of Conduct statutory backing, Chief Election Commissioner Quraishi said it is an attempt to curb the ECI's powers. Read

Kingfisher Airlines to submit revised schedule to DGCA (Hindustan Times)
Beleaguered Kingfisher Airlines will submit revised flights schedule to DGCA by 12 pm today according to reports, after it was given a 24-hr deadline by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to come up with a "realistic" flight schedule on Tuesday. Read

Anti-NCTC chorus grows, Centre says don't politicise issue (Hindustan Times)
Chief ministers of Tripura and Uttarakhand today joined the anti-NCTC chorus taking to 12 the number of opposing states even as their Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi accused UPA of "attacking" the country's federal structure. Read