Quicktakes

Sinatra dead

LOS ANGELES: Singing legend Frank Sinatra has died, according to his publicist Susan Reynolds. He was 82. The crooner known as Ol8217; Blue Eyes was pronounced dead late 11.30 IST on Thursday in the emergency room of Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre of a heart attack, KFWB radio quoted Reynolds as saying. His wife and family were with him when he died, the radio reported.

Scam case

PATNA: The Patna High Court on Friday directed the Centre to submit the report of the A P Dorai Committee probing the alleged controversy over calling of the armyby CBI Joint Director east U N Biswas to arrest former Bihar chief minister Laloo Prasad Yadav in connection with the multi-crore fodder scam last year. The Bench comprising Justice S N Jha and Justice S J Mukhopadhaya gave their observation while monitoring the investigation into the fodder scam case here. The court had fixed July 10 as the next date of hearing in this matter.