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9: 00 am: Supreme Court to hear Kanimozhi's bail plea today
The bail plea of DMK Rajya Sabha MP and party chief M Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi comes up in the Supreme Court today.
Her arrest in connection with the 2G scam has led to bitterness between alliance partners Congress and the DMK. However, Karunanidhi put all the rumours to rest that their friendship with the Congress may come to an end. At a party meeting, the DMK chief said his party will continue its alliance with the Congress. Details on NDTV
8: 45 am: Maruti softens stand, workers say reinstate sacked colleagues
In the first signs of a resolution to the over week-long strike at its Manesar plant, Maruti Suzuki India today said it is willing to recognise the new union -- the main demand of the workers.
The workers also said they are willing to end the stir provided 11 of their sacked colleagues are reinstated. Details here
8: 30 am: India may seek further access to Headley in US
India will take a decision on seeking further access to Lashkar operative David Headley in the US after perusing the complete judgement of a Chicago court which acquitted Tahawwur Rana of charges of being involved in Mumbai terror attacks.
Official sources said today that once the details of the decision of the jury comes out, the sleuths of National Investigation Agency (NIA) will have parleys with experts of international law and decide the future strategy in this case. More on that here
8: 15 am: PM must come under Lokpal ambit, says Digvijay Singh
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday created a flutter by endorsing civil society's demand to bring the prime minister and the higher judiciary under the ambit of Lokpal, taking the government and his party colleagues by surprise.
"My view is that the prime minister, judiciary, NGOs and industrial houses should also be brought under the ambit of Lokpal. But there should be a system to ensure that the Lokpal does not misuse its power," Singh said at his hometown Raghogarh on Sunday evening. Read the full story on Times of India
8: 10 am: Two days on, no headway in Dey murder case
Two days on, there has been still no breakthrough in the murder of Mid Day crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey, who was murdered in broad daylight in Mumbai on Saturday. The police is still searching for the four motorcycle borne assailants who shot him in Powai.
They have examined Dey's call records and laptop to see what stories he was working on. CNN IBN has the story.
Meanwhile, Mumbaiites said they were disgusted with police and felt unsafe after a spurt in suspected gang war including the killing of a crime reporte
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