Quicktakes

PM team on Cauvery

NEW DELHI: A day after convening a meeting of the Cauvery River Water Authority, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Sunday despatched a three-member team to inspect the water level in the reservoirs of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in a bid to break the stalemate in the current row over water sharing.

Harshad ruling

Mumbai: Seven years after the multi-crore securities scam a special court would on Monday pronounce its verdict in the Maruti Udyog Ltd case in which Harshad Mehta and 4 others face the charge of misappropriating funds to the tune of Rs. 38.97 cr.