Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Forget #Coalgate, filegate is here

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES

Vanzara quitting the IPS, accusing the Gujarat government of failing to protect cops, accused in encounter cases, is the lead in most dailies. 'Vanzara drops letter bomb, attacks Modi, Amit Shah', is the Hindustan Times headline. The jailed DIG accused the Modi government of betraying its loyal officers to save its own skin from CBI and to gain political benefits, writes the Times of India.

The logjam in Parliament over the missing coal files figures on the front pages of many newspapers. The Pioneer, quoting Arun Jaitley writes, 'Attempt to destroy evidence in coal scam, so there is no proof of crime'. 'Forget Coalgate, filegate is here', says Mail Today.

India opposing military action against Syria is covered widely by the press. '2 million flee, as Obama pushes for strike', writes the Asian Age.

'Syria fears spook markets', writes the Financial Express, adding that the rupee weakens to 67.73; Sensex crashes 651 points.

Many papers report that the December 16 rape trial is over and the verdict is expected on the 10th of this month. The Tribune says, two people get a life term for rape, under the amended section of the Indian penal Code.

'Microsoft swallows once mightly Nokia's handset business', is how the Hindu writes about Microsoft buying Nokia for 7 billion dollars.

The 40 per cent increase in fuel costs in the past year is forcing fare hikes in different modes of transport. 'Metro Chief for steep fare hike', writes the Hindustan Times, whereas the Times of India says, 'Spicejet fares up by 30 per cent, Jet, Air India to follow suit".

 if you are travelling inspite of all the fare hikes, specially international travel, you don't have to worry about long, boring airport layovers. 'Now you can race cars, play golf and visit museums at airport', says the Times of India, giving details of various airports having these facilities.

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