Sena romps home for fourth time

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

Most newspapers this morning have a front page story about the opposition to the setting up of the National Counter Terrorism Centre. "Mamta leads states' charge against anti-terror agency" writes the Hindustan Times. "Centre fights opposition and Mamta on NCTC" is the Asian Age Headline.

The other major story covered in the papers today is the clear win for the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Greater Mumbai Municipal Elections. "Sena romps home for fourth time" writes the Hindu. "Saffron team gives big blow to Congress-NCP in BMC polls" writes the Economic Times.

Mail today reports that the Monday afternoon bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat is being seen as an unparallel case on Indian soil in terms of its potential to trigger a global tremor. The Delhi police have yet to work out any conclusive or substantive leads in the case. The Tribune and other papers report that the Israeli woman who was injured in the blast was discharged and flown back home. The Hindu reports that the excessive use of water on the blast hit car, destroyed evidence.

Norwegian social workers who caused a diplomatic storm by removing two Indian children from their parents' care, let the couple see their children for the first time in three months on Friday - writes the Hindustan Times. "Parents reunite with children in Norway" says the Tribune.

Finally, the crime branch of Delhi police arrested five African nationals for allegedly printing counterfeit US dollars and making fake passports - reports the Tribune. Fake visas and dollars seized: 5 held, headlines the Asian Age.