Today's Important News (28-10-2011)

The Hindu

National:

1. Figures back case for Army rollback in Kashmir
2. Soz upset at ‘unilateral' move on AFSPA
3. Panel urged to reject report on new Mullaperiyar dam
4. Rise in crime graph by five per cent in 2010
5. ‘Dying declaration cannot form basis of conviction if it is not trustworthy'

International:

1. “Don't let extremists hijack Arab Spring”
2. Deal brings relief to Euro-zone
3. China boosts security after self-immolations in Sichuan
4. China delayed world's seven billionth birth ‘by five years'

India & The World:

1. India lobbies for Australian uranium
2. ICMR guidelines violated in HPV project: Brinda
3. Jihadis protest Islamabad's move on MFN status to India

Business News:

1. Rajat Gupta charged with insider dealing
2. Mukesh Ambani richest Indian with $22.6 b net worth: Forbes
3. World Bank to provide loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor

Editorials & Articles:

1. Three nations, one voice
2. Recycle the bulb
3. Conquering malaria
4. The richness of the Ramayana, the poverty of a University

The Times of India

National:

1. KGB case: TN, Kerala may be made parties
2. AFSPA: Army asks MHA to bite the bullet

International:

1. Drone kills key Taliban commander in Pak
2. Go after Haqqanis, Hillary tells Pak

Business News:

1. Food inflation soars to 6-month high as veggies turn pricey
2. $10m bail for Rajat Gupta in insider trading scam
3. Govt eyes cut in allocations
4. The emergence of Indian coal barons
5. A stunning fall from grace for a star exec

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. US likely to bag $1.4bn deal for 22 attack choppers
2. Off-the-mark health policies make killer diseases a ritual

Editorials & Articles:

1. Noble cause and effect
2. Eye on the ball
3. Comfort zones
4. 'The 1000 Genomes Project can`t become a basis for discrimination'

The Indian Express

National:

1. Image makeover: Secys told to work on clean, good governance
2. UP topped crime rate in 2010, MP saw most rapes, says NCRB report
3. NREGS: UP dists spent crores on calendars, toys
4. Army being consulted on bid to revoke AFSPA: Omar
5. CHOGM starts today, row over Sri Lanka

International:

1. In Iran’s power struggle, Khamenei says post of president can be eliminated
2. US begins crackdown on Wall Street protests

India & The World:

1. India-US nuclear deal almost collapsed: Rice

Business News:

1. Vegetables, fruits push food inflation up 11.43%
2. Gupta pleads not guilty, released on $10 mn bail
3. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor bags $975 mn WB loan
4. RBI gets tough on prepayment penalty, discriminatory rates

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. Used pacemakers bring new life to patients
2. A mega study and a global trial, to fight killer diseases better

Editorials & Articles:

1. Snakes and charmers
2. Factory floored
3. Advice on advisories
4. Work in regress
5. It is time for Plan C