`In 40 yrs, India will be most populous country`: The Times of India
India is going to be the world`s most populous country in the next 40 years, says a report released by the UNFPA on Thursday. China will become the second-most populous nation with 1,417 million people by 2050.

‘China role’ dismays Dalai aide: Hindustan Times
It’s not just India that has reservations with the US-China joint statement calling for a greater role for Beijing in South Asia.

Airlines must pay flyers for delays, denying boarding pass: TOI
Wrongly blocking passengers with confirmed tickets who reach on time from boarding will now cost airlines dear, as per new rules to be imposed shortly by the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation.

Big Boss: Tanaaz Irani returns: HT
Tanaaz Irani is ready to take on her detractors. The TV actress, who was eliminated from Bigg Boss 3 on Friday night, will re-enter the show this weekend as a wild card participant.

Sambar battles tigers, crocodiles for 24 hours: The Times of India
A full-grown sambar is chased by two tigers. It tries to save its life by entering the shallow waters of a lake, where it is stalked and Sambar loses battle of Tadoba attacked by a crocodile.

Was US consulate Headley’s target?: Hindustan Times
A closer analysis of the e-mails allegedly exchanged between David Coleman Headley and his Lashkar-e-Tayyeba handlers in Pakistan has led investigators to suspect that the word “Rahul” could be code for the US consulate in Mumbai.

Rail mishaps mount heat on `absent` Mamata: The Indian Express
If her long absences from Delhi were already the talk of the town, the sudden spate of train accidents recently may further push Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on the backfoot.

More Jaipurs are waiting to happen: DNA
The fire that kept burning for days at the Indian Oil Corporation depot in Jaipur recently bears out the results of a recent government survey.

Patient hurt as RML ceiling falls on bed: TOI
Delhi’s VVIP Hospital — Ram Manohar Lohia — needs intensive care and urgently.

When all roads led to Berlin: Hindustan Times
Three days after the breathtaking show at Brandenburg Gate to commemorate the fall of the Wall, Berlin — bombed to nearly rubble 65 years ago — has turned itself into a theme park.

Rahul Gandhi changes rules of bypoll game: The Times of India
Post-Firozabad, Rahul Gandhi may have changed the way political leaders treat byelections.

As Obama visits China, India will be watching: Hindustan Times
The detailed itinerary of the US President Barack Obama’s first-ever visit to China, starting Sunday, is well guarded.

Cyclone Phyan threatens, only to fizzle: The Times of India
Four people were killed and 44 fishermen who had ventured into the sea were missing after Cyclone Phyan hit the Maharashtra coast on Wednesday morning.

Joshi gives slum dwellers hope: Hindustan Times
It was around 15 years ago that Rajendra Joshi, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship winner for this year, woke up to the power of social entrepreneurship.

India beats China… on the state, market, people: The Indian Express
At the India Economic Summit which opened today, government, industry and policy wonks will debate a report that makes many interesting observations and one utterly predictable one: China is ahead of India.