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Safe for now
If politics were an amoral numbers game, the Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka could draw comfort from winning this round. Yet the passage of the confidence motion in the Assembly by a margin of 106 to 100 has come at considerable cost to ...

No. 1 beyond question
India consolidated its position at the top of Test cricket with the 2-0 win over Australia — its first clean-sweep against that country in a series spanning two or more matches — and in so doing, confirmed the role reversal in ...

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Israel endangers Obama's peace plan
By Atul Aneja

As a result of the recent Israeli moves, the plan conceived by Barack Obama to achieve independent Palestinian statehood lies in tatters.

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An unusual Indian-American icon
As the congressional polls approach, in the state of Maryland, Indian-Americans and gubernatorial candidate Robert Ehrlich are betting on red over blue.

Miners defy dire predictions on fitness and spirit
Amidst the media coverage, misconceptions and misinformation persisted.

Democrats turn to Michelle Obama
The first lady is to hit the campaign trail to help Democrats facing defeat in next month's midterm election.

China cheers rescue
In a country where mining tragedies are common, there was jubilation on October 13 at a rescue operation that lifted 33 miners to safety after a lengthy ordeal in Chile. And there was a sense that China was not just sympathetic but had ...

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Corrections and Clarifications
The news report, “India elected to U.N. Security Council” (October 13, 2010), wrongly mentioned that polling was held for 10 seats at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Tuesday. It should have been 5 ...

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