Petrol price may be cut by Rs 2/ltr from Wednesday (Hindustan Times)
Petrol prices may be cut by Rs 2 a litre from Wednesday as global oil rates have softened and the rupee has stabilised against the US dollar. Read

Vinod Rai to appear before JPC, likely to defend loss figure (Hindustan Times)
CAG Vinod Rai is expected to explain to the parliamentary panel how the auditor arrived at a presumptive loss figure of Rs 1.76 lakh crore and to counter the figure (loss at Rs 2,645 crore) floated by his former auditor RP Singh. Read

Kingfisher Q2 loss widens to Rs468.66 crore (DNA)
Kingfisher Airlines today reported that its net loss doubled to Rs468.66 crore in the quarter ended September 30, 2011, as higher fuel prices depressed operating margins. Read

India is in great distress... intellectual level of majority very low: Markandey Katju (Indian Express)
Katju said only way to regain Indias past glory was through rapid industrialisation, modernisation. Read

Aishwarya's delivery: SevenHills Hospital in Mumbai turns fortress (The Times of India) 
As the time of the juniormost Bachchan's arrival is fast approaching, SevenHills Hospital in Mumbai has virtually turned into a fortress with heightened security. Read

Omar places AFSPA before Delhi Durbar (The Hindu)
With differences persisting at the highest levels of government on the revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from certain parts of J&K, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met the Prime Minister and other top leaders here Monday to press his case for the laws withdrawal from three districts in his state. Read

Agni IV successfully test fired (The Hindu)

The two stage surface-to-surface missile is 20 meters-tall and weighs 17 tonnes. The missile zeroed in on to a pre-designated target with great accuracy. Read