UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is seen to wield considerable influence over the coalition’s policymaking process, it said. “The 2009 poll may have represented a coming out party of sorts for the younger Gandhi, who many expect to be put forward as the Congress’ PM candidate in the scheduled 2014 election,” said the report. However, the Congress - ional Research Service (CRS) report does not clearly state it would be a Modi versus Gandhi affair in 2014. A by-election is due on September 25 for the Bhawanipore seat, which is It could be Rahul vs Modi in 2014 race for PM: US report Washington: As the debate on potential prime ministerial contenders for the 2014 election picks up, a US congressional report says it might turn out to be a direct contest between controversial Gujarat CM Naren dra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. No policy decision could be announced, he said, when the Election Commission’s model code of conduct was in force because of the impending Assembly by-election. Commerce and industries minister, Partha Chatterjee, who normally does the briefing, declined to do so this time. There was no official briefing on the cabinet meeting, though. The draft addresses not only the questions related to land acquisition it has also taken the land losers’ concerns into account. It is likely to be discussed at an all-party meeting before being placed in the next session of the Assembly. The state cabinet, at its meeting on Wednesday, is understood to have approved the draft legislation. The first arrests in the blast case, sources said Abid and Sharik have been booked under Section 120(B) IPC (criminal conspiracy).-P7 CESC, Shanghai Electric enter into agreement Kolkata: RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group flagship-company CESC and Shanghai Electric Group (SEG), a global power equipment major, have entered into an agreement to look at possible areas of cooperation, which may include an ultra-mega power project (UMPP) and wind energy projects.-P12 WEATHER High Low High 30.8 0 c 26.4 0 c FORECAST Low 32 0 c 26 0 c MARKET Rain 33.5 mm Rain Light rain Indices Sensex: 242.16 � Nifty: 71.55 � Bullion Gold/10gm `28,165 Silver/1Kg `65,180 Top Gainers Indosolar - 19.95% � Choice Intl - 19.55% � Exchange Dollar 47.80 Pound 75.16 Euro 65.11 Shared Stance World Jackson left only $30m to family � Social activist Medha Patkar with chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers’ Buildings on Wednesday -Rahul Chattopadhyay See P3 The king of pop’s estate reveals it had very little money left after paying off debts P10 Sport Pato shines as Milan hold Barca Alexandre Pato scores in first 24 seconds against Barcelona in Champions League P14 Land acquisition for business ruled out Our Special Correspondent Kolkata: The much-awaited land bill, the cornerstone of the Mamata Banerjee government’s policy on land acquisition and related issues, is finally in shape. “Together with local taxes, the hike needed to level domestic rates with international prices is about `3 per litre," an official said.-P12 Delhi HC blast: Two arrested in J&K Jammu/New Delhi: Two persons from Kishtwar were arrested on Wednesday and charged with criminal conspiracy in connection with the Delhi HC blast. After a few days, the police find Bharti and her brother Kunal's dead body in an apartment.BRIEFLY Petrol prices may go up by `3 per litre New Delhi: Oil firms may have to raise petrol prices by as much as `3 per litre as the rupee touched two-year low against the US$, increasing the cost of importing crude. An anonymous person intrudes into Bharti's house and kills her mother Vrinda. In today's episode of Crime Patrol, we present to you the investigation of a murder case from Maharashtra.
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