News Wrap: Priyanka Gandhi could return, Abu Salem may not

In today’s news wrap, we lead with General VK Singh and his collision course with the government. They have now issued a caveat which seeks that the court should not pass an order before hearing what they have to say. In the bulletin, you can listen to what CNN-IBN’s Chief Legal correspondent has to say on the issue.

In other news, Rahul Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Vadra Gandhi has offered her support to him and says that she is open to joining politics. You can hear her quotes in the bulletin.

In the Abu Salem case, the CBI had earlier appealed to a Portuguese lower court order which suggested that there were breaches in the rules of his extradition. But the decision has been upheld by the Supreme Court too. Our reporter from Mumbai explains more in the bulletin.

In international news, American Airlines will terminate it’s daily flight from Chicago to New Delhi and also sack 150 members to staff. This is after their parent company AMR Corp filed fro bankruptcy in November.

In sport, Gautam Gambhir is not shirking responsibility and admitted that the Indian cricket team has not performed well Down Under. Another player suffering in the region is Sam Stosur. The US Open Champion has crashed out of the first round of the Australian Open in straight sets against Sorana Cirstea of Romania.