Pranab nails Arjun for Anderson escape

 Army has instructed its officers to keep off social networking sites

 14-JUNE-2010

The two stories carried prominently by leading dailies today relate to Pranab Mukherjee's explanation for letting Anderson leave the country, and the BJP's national executive committee meeting. While the headline in Hindustan Times reads, "Pranab nails Arjun for Anderson escape",

The Times of India's interpretation is quite the opposite - "Pranab comes to Arjun's aid on Anderson" - writes the paper. The Statesman comments that while the gas leak killed people in Bhopal, news are killing reputations - be it of Arjun Singh, Manmohan Singh, Former Chief Justice Ahmedi, Chidambaram of Kamal Nath.

Newspapers have focused on different aspects of the BJP's two day national executive committee meeting. "Centre attempting to pauperise our governments, says BJP". The Hindu story has highlighted, what it calls "a full-scale attack" by the BJP, on the UPA government, Hindustan Times headline reads, "Barbs galore, as Modi settles scores with Nitish", on the other hand, The Tribune has highlighted the reconciliatory stance of the BJP and JD(U), after the embroglio over the advertisement that upset Nitish Kumar.

Quoting a study by the London School of Economics, The Asian Age reports that the ISI runs, funds and trains Taliban, and that a majority of members of the Taliban's supreme leadership council are believed to be ISI agents. Many newspapers, including Hindustan Times, The Tribune and The Times of India have reported on their front page that Pakistan President Zardari recently met captured Taliban leaders and assured them full government support.

Newspapers have prominently carried reports of Delhi water supply being cut off by Jat protesters, demanding reservations in Central Services. More than 40% of Delhi will be affected by this, reports The Asian Age.

A news report in The Indian Express reveals that the Army has instructed its officers to keep off social networking sites and immediately delete sensitive information.

The Supreme Court appointed Central Empowered Committee has found that over 60% Orissa mines don't have clearances, reports The Times of India.

And finally, The Asian Age carries a photograph of a 66 year old woman from Haryana, who gave birth to triplets, after 44 years of her marriage, thanks to in-vitro fertilisation.