Today's Important News (22-10-2011)

The Hindu

National:

1. Noida land acquisition quashed; setback to Maya
2. Armed Forces Act may be revoked in some areas: Omar
3. Advani not for right to recall
4. “Convict being out on bail is no ground to reject remission”
5. Key role for CBI no matter what shape Lokpal takes: Manmohan
6. CBI director against bifurcation of agency
7. Help pass Land Bill, Jairam tells BJP
8. Soumitra Sen's removal proceedings challenged
9. Deposit 25% ticket sales in separate bank account, F1 organisers told
10. No displacement, resettle slum dwellers where they live: NAC

International:

1. Don't force our hand: Hillary
2. Pulled from drain pipe, Qadhafi was shown no mercy
3. Our troops will be out of Iraq by year-end: Obama
4. More austerity steps in Greece
5. U.S. in touch with Haqqani network: Hillary
6. Qadhafi's killing churns poll debate in Tunisia

India & The World:

1. Visit has built up trust: Nepal Premier
2. India, Nepal ink economic pacts
3. ‘Shakti' wound up with search-and-destroy mission
4. Obama honours Indian-American activist Vijaya Emani

Business News:

1. Rupee plunges to 50-mark
2. Subbarao meets Pranab ahead of policy review
3. Court order to impact cost of future realty projects
4. Oil, gas blocks under NELP IX will be awarded by November end

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. An unprecedented step in space cooperation

Editorials & Articles:

1. Media and issues of responsibility
2. The killing of Qadhafi
3. Paid news claims its price
4. Averting the next Afghanistan
5. Rebuilding eastern connections through Myanmar

The Times of India

National:

1. HC clears Noida land acquisition, hikes payout
2. Private sector graft may be made crime too: PM
3. NAC suggests blanket ban on child labour
4. Call 1964 to get 24x7 helpline against graft
5. There is no corrupt judge in SC: Katju

International:

1. Muammar Gaddafi's death - who pulled the trigger?
2. Can't keep snakes in backyard to bite neighbours: US to Pak

India & The World:

1. Pakistan wins UNSC seat, joins India as non-permanent member
2. India, Nepal sign pact to boost investment
3. India rebuffed Libyan leader's request for nuke help in 1978

Business News:

1. Rupee below 50/$, at 2-1/2 yr low

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. Cohen holds out hope for potent malaria vaccine in 2015

Editorials & Articles:

1. Aiming for the golden ring
2. Let's occupy walled street
3. Many Ramayanas enriched the epic

The Indian Express

National:

1. Bharat catching up with India
2. HC scraps land acquisition in 3 Gr Noida villages, ups compensation elsewhere
3. I don’t favour ‘right to recall’, will lead to perpetual instability: Advani
4. Govt working to make private sector bribery criminal: PM
5. Keep media out of Lokpal ambit: Editors Guild to House panel
6. 12th Plan: NDC meeting today, NAC discusses minority recommendations
7. Separatists on Omar’s AFSPA move: ‘Revoke it from entire state’
8. Navigating the maze called urban governance
9. Extraordinary Case Study

International:

1. Gaddafi was stubborn, his removal necessary for peace in Libya: Juppe
2. US troops to leave Iraq by year end: Obama
3. Can’t keep snakes in backyard, US to Pak
4. Beaten, shot, stuffed in meat locker

India & The World:

1. Stop being terror haven: France to Pak

Business News:

1. Rupee plunges below 50 after over two years, RBI intervenes
2. FM applauds PSBs for positive response during difficult times
3. ‘Gram sabha norms for coal projects won’t be relaxed’

Editorials & Articles:

1. Holier than cow
2. Colonel’s end
3. Emergency alert
4. Why policy needs to square with reality