Top Headlines http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03 : 03 : 11 +05:30 indianexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/iep/images/logo.gif Indian Express logo http://www.indianexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by indianexpress.com HC confers Indian citizenship on twins fathered through surrogacy http://www.indianexpress.com/news/hc-confers-indian-citizenship-on-twins-fathered-through-surrogacy/540419/ In a landmark judgment, the Gujarat High Court on Wednesday conferred Indian citizenship on two twin babies fathered through surrogacy by a German national in Anand district. MSU troupe to perform at Durham University http://www.indianexpress.com/news/msu-troupe-to-perform-at-durham-university/540418/ Early next week, a troupe from M S University’s Faculty of Performing Arts will offer a glimpse of Indian classical dance, music and drama at Durham University in the UK. Proposal for railway medical college still at nascent stage http://www.indianexpress.com/news/proposal-for-railway-medical-college-still-at-nascent-stage/540417/ Project will take at least four years to materialise A railways medical college in the Ahmedabad Division of Western Railway... Elections for Baroda dairy top posts held, Congress celebrates in advance http://www.indianexpress.com/news/elections-for-baroda-dairy-top-posts-held-congress-celebrates-in-advance/540414/ Results to be declared on November 19 in presence of HC judge Elections for the post of president and vice-president of Baroda dairy at Makarpura were held on Wednesday. PIL asks Advani to put electorate before party http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pil-asks-advani-to-put-electorate-before-party/540383/ A senior citizen has filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Gujarat High Court seeking a direction to BJP leader and Gandhinagar MP L K Advani to give preference to his electorate over his party. KPT land scam: Lease rates to salt units paltry, says Delhi HC http://www.indianexpress.com/news/kpt-land-scam-lease-rates-to-salt-units-paltry-says-delhi-hc/540381/ The Delhi High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order in connection with the alleged 16,000-acre land scam case at the Kandla Port Trust that the present rates of leases given to a handful salt companies are paltry. Customs Duty evasion: Bestonso accuses DRI of illegal detention http://www.indianexpress.com/news/customs-duty-evasion-bestonso-accuses-dri-of-illegal-detention/540380/ Mumbai resident Albert Bestonso, the accused in the case of Customs Duty evasion in the import of foreign cars from 2007 onwards... Court denies bail to lawyer who ‘cheated’ http://www.indianexpress.com/news/court-denies-bail-to-lawyer-who-cheated/540378/ The Metropolitan Court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of one Morris Christian, who had faked his vakalatnama to help ATS Constable N V Chauhan get bail. RBI gives six-month extension to Ahmedabad co-op bank http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rbi-gives-sixmonth-extension-to-ahmedabad-coop-bank/540376/ Keeping public interest in mind, the Reserve Bank of India has granted extension of another six months to the Ahmedabad People’s Cooperative Bank. State to reserve 50% seats for women in self-governing bodies http://www.indianexpress.com/news/state-to-reserve-50-seats-for-women-in-selfgoverning-bodies/540374/ The Narendra Modi government on Wednesday decided to reserve 50 per cent seats for women in all the local self-government bodies.