Top Stories

Now even TDP says it: Seems SP may patch up with Cong on deal
The Telugu Desam Party, a key constituent of the UNPA along with the Samajwadi Party and an opponent of the Indo-US nuclear deal...

Financial inclusion is key, says FM, as he makes strong pitch for banking reforms
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram made a strong pitch today to let the stalled banking reforms proceed to make financial inclusion...

At meet to mark 33 yrs of Emergency, Mulayam makes no mention of Cong
Congress crisis managers, desperately looking for allies in the face of the Left’s threat to withdraw support if the UPA goes ahead...

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National Network

Poles apart on deal, Yechury still in talks with Sonia, Pranab
Only the formalities remain for the burial of the UPA-Left mechanism on the Indo-US nuclear deal but the two sides continue to be engaged in talks...

BJP’s first list out, Advani to contest from Gandhinagar
The BJP on Thursday announced its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, deciding to field its prime ministerial candidate L K Advani from Gandhinagar.

Special drive to fill backlog of OBC vacancies
With early Lok Sabha elections still a possibility, the Government on Thursday decided to fill a backlog of more than 28,000 vacancies reserved for OBC candidates.

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Business

Tata Steel’s yearly net profit triples on Corus
World’s sixth-largest steel maker Tata Steel posted a nearly three-time increase in its consolidated net profit...

Stick to coal, stay off power: Ministry tells CIL
Snubbing its own public sector undertaking Coal India Ltd, coal ministry has asked it to desist from pursuing non-core...

Use technology to bring banking to billions in India
Technology is a key parameter that is going to propel financial inclusion in the country. Speaking at a discussion on the subject...

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International

'No death sentence for child rape'
The death penalty is unconstitutional as a punishment for child rape, the US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.

‘Constitution protects individual’s right to have gun’
The US Supreme Court declared for the first time on Thursday that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to have a gun, not just the right of the states to maintain militias.

Curmudgeon leaves millions to Panama’s poor children
In life, Wilson C Lucom was not exactly child friendly. The gruff octogenarian never had children himself and was not...

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Sports

Sehwag, Raina cut to the chase
Shoaib Malik can be forgiven for thinking he had exorcised the demons inside him by scoring a blistering ton (125).

Euro 08
Again, Germany are better late
Finally, Turkey ran out of miracles. This time it was Germany that found the winning goal in the dying moments.

No happy ending, but Turkey relishes its fairytale
Turkey impressed many with the fighting spirit, technical skills and strength in adversity that carried the team to the Euro semi-finals...

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