Close shave for Patil

BHUBANESWAR: Indian President Pratibha Patil had a close shave, thanks to the rotor blades of her chopper. The official helicopter of Indian President Pratibha Patil brushed against an airport wall on Wednesday in this eastern city but there were no injuries to the occupants, officials said. The rotor blades of the state helicopter bent after one of them struck the wall in the airport in Bhubaneshwar city, capital of Orissa, they said.