Headlines this morning

Morning. The reason behind Aishwarya Rai's weight gain has finally been revealed by her father-in-law. The lady is pregnant and she and Abhishek (the husband) are already trending on Twitter. One tweet goes... After Aishwarya Rai, every fat girl now will be suspected of pregnancy. And that's just the nice one.

The other headlines today...

Government draft on Lokpal Bill excludes PM (The Hindu)
Expressing "deep disappointment" at what it said was the government's watered down version of a Lokpal Bill, Team Anna criticised the exclusion of the Prime Minister from the ambit of the ombudsman and threatened to take to the streets from August 1. Read

Pranab, the No. 2, insecure... shows UPA mistrust, probe his office breach: Oppn (The Indian Express)
North Block Sweep: Trust deficit in UPA all-time high, says BJP; Left joins call for probe. Read

Aishwarya Rai is pregnant, says Amitabh Bachchan on Twitter (DNA)
Bachchan senior has announced to the world his ecstasy at his daughter-in-law being pregnant with the family's heir. Read

Notice issued to 2 Sai Baba Trustees (DNA)
The notice was issued over the seizure of Rs35 lakh in cash from a car belonging to the Trust on June 18. Read

Ban Ki-moon unanimously elected for second term as UN chief (DNA)
The 192-nation UN General Assembly has voted unanimously to elect Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term as the global body's secretary-general. Read

J Dey murder: Clues in cell phone records, emails? (DNA)
Investigators find recurring pattern with group of numbers J Dey called continuously. Read

Tata Motors to move court today against Singur bill (Hindustan Times)
Tata Motors is likely to move court today against the Singur land rehabilitation and development bill, 2011, which cancels the 997.17-acre land lease given by the erstwhile Left Front government to Tata Motors, sources said. Read

All-party meet on women's bill today; Sushma, Advani to represent BJP (Hindustan Times)
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called an all-party meet on the women's reservation bill today to build a consensus on the bill passed in Rajya Sabha last year. Read

Tears flow as Karunanidhi, wife meet Kani in Tihar jail (The Times of India)
Jail sources said Karunanidhi entered the room with tears in his eyes. "The moment Kanimozhi came into the room, she clasped his hand. She then embraced her mother and spoke animatedly in Tamil," a source said. Read

Renowned yoga guru Iyengar hits out at Ramdev-style of yoga (The Times of India)
BKS Iyengar, who for the past 75 years is teaching yoga on the world stage, said over-publicizing of specific aspects like 'kapalbhati' is wrong and is a "short-cut" best avoided. Read