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May 03, 2012 10:18

Mamata to meet Sonia; discussion on presidential poll likely (Hindustan Times)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is in Delhi for parleys with the UPA brass, with both sides expecting an understanding on the presidential candidate as well as a moratorium for debt-ridden West. Read

Govt climbs down, brings state DGPs, police into NCTC grid (Indian Express)
Under new SOP, state ATSs will be designated authority of NCTC; DGPs in NCTC council. Read

Pranab Mukherjee or Hamid Ansari set to be President (The Times of India)
A Congress nominee, either finance minister Pranab Mukherjee or Vice-President Hamid Ansari, seems set to be elected President. Read

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