The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Here is the full text of the joint statement issued by India and the US.
Rafael Nadal weathered an early serving storm from Kevin Anderson before dismantling the South African giant with a 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 masterclass to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.
'Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may be anxious for a farewell visit to Washington in October,' says retired Ambassador K C Singh, 'but bending backwards on America's PRISM policy is going to earn him scorn at home and contempt abroad.'
'As in the Panchatantra tale of the cat and the monkeys, it is possible for the clever swing State to play off the two competing powers.'
Nilanjana S Roy compiles a list of the most eagerly awaited books next year.
