Top Stories

Bhagalpur blinded: Baandho saale ko
They didn’t pour acid into his eyes as they had done almost three decades ago earning for Bhagalpur a national benchmark for police brutality.

Greater Noida to Varanasi in less than 10 hrs: 8-*** road project set to roll
If the Mayawati government in her earlier term as Chief Minister came up with the ambitious 150 km-long Taj Corridor expressway from Greater Noida to Agra

Rs. 42,000 Crore deal: Global tenders go out for 126 fighters for IAF
With the IAF fighter strength dipping to a record low — it's down to32 operational squadrons — the Ministry of Defence on Tuesday issued India's largest ever global tender for 126 medium multi-role combat aircraft at an estimated cost of Rs 42,000 crore.

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National Network

‘Same relief as for Sikh riots’
In an interim report, the Justice N N Singh Inquiry Commission on Tuesday recommended that victims of the 1989-90 Bhagalpur communal riots be treated at par with those of the 1984 Sikh riots and handed over a similar compensation package.

RSS backs Advani on nuke deal
Leader of the Opposition L K Advani’s efforts to amend his party’s strident posturing on the Indo-US nuclear deal has found some support in the RSS.

Cong, Left talks still on, pause button a grey area
As the UPA and the Left moved towards setting up a political committee to look into the implications of the Hyde Act

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Business

Govt to take up German work permit delays with Chancellor
With Germany becoming a major hub for Indian IT companies, the Government has decided to take up the controversial issue of delay in obtaining work permits with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

DLF plans to spend $10 billion, set up 14 SEZs in five years
DLF’s expansion plans, like its skyscrapers, stand tall. Over the next three to five years

$160 bn export target may be met
The threat of the rising rupee against the dollar and its impact on exports notwithstanding, the government today exuded confidence that the $160-billion export target set for the current fiscal will be met.

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International

Ex-Islamist Gul is Turkey’s new president
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was sworn in as Turkey’s president on Tuesday despite the objections of a powerful military that fears a creeping subversion of the country’s secular order under the former Islamist.

Sarkozy spells out global role, wants India in UNSC
French President Nicolas Sarkozy used his first major foreign policy speech Monday night to spell out his vision for a more prominent global role for France

Gen may drop uniform before polls
Pakistan’s embattled President Pervez Musharraf may quit as Army chief in return for support from political parties to re-elect him for another term, a newspaper reported

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Sports

‘There’s no fear of failure’
He’s been ringing loud against Team India in the one-day series. Ian Bell is making hay while the sun is shining in the English summer.

If a choice has to be made, ICC will stand by BCCI, says Speed
Looks like the International Cricket Council isn’t too worried about what its stand will be in the BCCI-ICL spat.

Pietersen sees a worthy adversary in Chawla
“Theeek hai, theeek hai, jaldi jaldi kheencho”. That was Kevin Pietersen in his accented Hindi. When the Indians here requested for a little photo-op with the handsome England cricketer, he spoke their language.

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