The top stories this morning

Good morning and welcome to the week after. Sore loser Shahid Afridi has been ranting aboutthenegative reporting by the Indian media on the Pakistan cricket team and how Indian players don't have large, clean hearts. And this, just a day after thanking us for the hospitality he and his team enjoyed here. Anyway, really doesn't matter, we are the World Cup winners -- proud, diginified and justifiably the best cricket team in the world. Up ahead today, Sai Baba continues to remain criticial. Stay with us for all the news as it happens.

2G scam: 'Candid' Tata admits chemistry problem with Maran (The Times of India)
Tata Group chief Ratan Tata and lobbyist Niira Radia deposed before the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee probing the 2G scam on Monday. Read

Anil Ambani to appear before PAC (Hindustan Times)

After quizzing industrialist Ratan Tata and corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on Monday, Parliament's Public Accounts Committee will today question Reliance Communications Chairman Anil Ambani in connection with alleged irregularities in the 2G spectrum allocation. Read

Anna Hazare to start fast unto death for strong Lokpal Bill (Hindustan Times)

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare will today start a "fast unto death" to press for the demand to involve civil society in formulation of the anti-graft Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill. Read

Over 66% polling in Assam in first phase (The Hindu)
Prominent among those whose fates were sealed in the first phase include Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and nine of his Cabinet colleagues, Speaker Tanka Bahadur Rai, BJP State president Ranjit Dutta and the former Asom Gana Parishad Ministers, Hitendra Nath Goswami, Pradip Hazarika and Jagadish Bhuyan. Read

DMK 'served' sub-standard rice to keep promise: Tamil Nadu voters (DNA)
The Re1 per kg rice, announced with much fanfare by the DMK in its 2006 election manifesto, may not swing votes in the ruling party's favour on April 13. Read

Sai Baba critical (The Times of India)
Doctors treating Sri Sathya Sai Baba (85) on Monday said the spiritual guru's condition had turned critical. "The vital systems are not adequately responding. His condition is critical," said ex-AIIMS cardiologist Dr A N Safaya, among the doctors attending on him. Read

Real or fake? Breathe easy, Team India lifted the right Cup (The Times of India)
ICC issued a statement clarifying that Team India had been given the right trophy, the 'recognized trophy' for the winners of World Cup 2011. Read

Lashkar bid to attack World Cup final posing as scribes averted (The Times of India)

Barely a week before the cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai, a foreign intelligence agency had alerted India stating that the Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba had managed to get forged passes and fake identity cards issued to journalists and corporate sponsors for the title clash at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2. Read

Indian players don't have large, clean hearts: Shahid Afridi (DNA)

Days after thanking the Indian crowd for their hospitality, the all-rounder has said Indians are not as large-hearted as Pakistanis. Read