RSS works on honourable exit for L K Advani

With the crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) still eluding a solution, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat met L K Advani over breakfast on Sunday and in a first, held a press conference at his house. Sources have told that the succession plan is almost finalised and Advani may step down as Leader of Opposition before the year end.

The RSS would certainly have a say in choosing the successor. But what the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat would insist on, say sources, is an honourable exit for Advani. "Shri L K Advani, senior most leader of the party also met Shri Mohan Bhagwat. The RSS is assured that the BJP leadership as a party team will stand united and face the present situation and will overcome all problems to emerge stronger," said Madan Das Devi.

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'Pakistan altered missiles given by US to target India'

Pakistan illegally modified missiles given by the US for its defence to expand capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India, a media report said on Sunday.

The charge, which set off new tensions between the US and Pakistan, was made in an unpublicized diplomatic protest in late June to Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and other top Pakistani officials, The New York Times reported.

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Punjab Dy CM safe after his chopper made emergency landing

Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday had a close shave with death when his helicopter developed some snag and made an emergency landing near the scheduled landing helipad in Jalalabad. An official spokesman said here that Sukhbir SIngh Badal landed safely at 9. 50 this morning, some distance away from the scheduled BSF helipad in Jalalabad.

Chief Minister’s Media Advisor Harcharan Bains said that soon after the landing, Badal left for his scheduled programmes as a part of his thanksgiving trip of the Jalalabad constituency. He will be attending all the functions as per programme already announced. Meanwhile, the DGCA has allowed the helicopter to be flown back to New Delhi.

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UPA-II effect: FIIs infuse Rs 23k cr in 100 days

Call it the effect of the Congress-led UPA government or a hope of a revival for the Indian stock markets, the country has witnessed an inflow of nearly Rs 23,700 crore from overseas investors since the new term of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

An analysis of the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) activity shows that since May 22, the day Prime Minister took oath for a second term to lead the United Progressive Alliance government; FIIs have made a net investment of Rs 23,688.8 crore in the domestic stock markets.

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Mallya’s Force India grab historic 2nd spot in Belgian GP

Spa-Francorchamps: Giancarlo Fisichella grabbed a spectacular second spot for the Vijay Mallya owned Force India at the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing behind Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen, and grabbing the first ever Championship points for his team in the process.

While this was obviously Force India’s first ever podium finish, what gladdened the hearts of the team’s followers was the tremendous grit displayed by the 36-year old Italian throughout the race.

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