Today's Important News (30-10-2011)

The Hindu

National:

1. Pratibha for multi-pronged strategy to curb corruption
2. IPS officers undergo strategic training at Cambridge

International:

1. Commonwealth defers decision on Human Rights Commissioner
2. Crucial poll in Kyrgyzstan
3. Higgins to be Ireland's President
4. 13 U.S. troops killed in Kabul

India & The World:

1. No let-up in pressure on Pakistan: India
2. Jaipur all set to host grand conclave of Indian diaspora in January
3. Pakistan acknowledges India's support yet again
4. India, Japan discuss nuclear pact

Business News:

1. Can India make a dent in China's growing tea market?

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. Expert advocates corrective surgery of spine before puberty for achieving best results
2. More tests on ‘time travel' particles

Sports:

1. Rural sports academy dearer to me than F1: Maken

The Times of India

International:

1. Pakistan opposed to regional solution on Afghanistan
2. The west wants to control arab spring
3. US and Islamists: It takes two to tango
4. Taliban suicide bomber kills 13 US troops in Afghanistan

Business News:

1. Govt dilutes Companies Bill: Asks firms to spend 2% of net profit or just give reason
2. Economy slips through leadership gap

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. Our defence forces need an Indian 'kavach'

The Indian Express

National:

1. Patil seeks multi-pronged strategy to fight graft

International:

1. 13 Americans killed in Kabul attack

India & The World:

1. Commonwealth gets a warning: Reform or become irrelevant
2. Japan assures India on N-pact
3. Bhattarai reaches out to rival faction on India pact

Business News:

1. Development issues dear to India to figure on G20 agenda: Montek

S&T, Environment, Defence:

1. US misread global environment, lost its way: Friedman

Editorials & Articles:

1. ‘If Aakash can help level the playing field for the poor, that’s the biggest motivator’