29th Dec --- National News

1.Visiting Japanese Prime minister Yukio Hatoyama met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday and discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties in various fields including security, trade and explore the possibility of cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

2. CBI spokesman in New Delhi said Law and Home Ministries are being consulted on appealing against the trial court judgement in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case including adding charges of abetment to suicide.

3. US President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to defeat the al-Qaeda terrorist network and hit them anywhere in the world from where they are plotting attack against the US.

4. ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat on Monday said the international cricketing body will take about a month to decide on Delhi's status as an international venue.