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PETER ROEBUCK FROM DOWN UNDER
Can Tendulkar turn a crisis into triumph?
SYDNEY, DEC. 19. No longer is Sachin Tendulkar the prized scalp in the Indian batting order. Given a choice of batsmen in the opposing line-up to remove cheaply, the Australians would name Rahul Dravid and V.V.S Laxman. It is quite a change ...

Indian doctor wins record compensation
LONDON, DEC. 19.An Indian doctor has won a record compensation of £635,000 (over Rs. 5 crores) from Britain's National Health Service (NHS) after he complained that he had been denied promotion on racial grounds. Dr. Vijay Jadhav, 45, who came ...

Stamp paper scam, a result of systemic failure: Jaswant Singh
NEW DELHI, DEC. 19. The Union Finance Minister, Jaswant Singh, today admitted in the Lok Sabha that the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam was the result of a "systemic failure of serious proportions." But he assured the House that all ...

Telgi undergoes lie-detector test
BANGALORE, DEC. 19. The Special Investigating Team of Maharashtra today subjected Abdul Karim Telgi, main accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper case, to a lie-detector test at the Forensic Science Laboratory here. This follows a direction ...

Samjhauta Express from January 15
NEW DELHI, DEC. 19.The Samjhauta Express will start re-rolling between India and Pakistan from January 15. The decks were finally cleared when the railway delegations of both the countries thrashed out an agreement today. At the end of their ...

Jackson charged
SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 19. Pop icon Michael Jackson has been formally charged with seven counts of child molestation involving ``special allegations'' that could make him ineligible for parole and significantly increase the jail time. — ...

Daler detained
NEW DELHI, DEC. 19. Punjabi pop singer Daler Mehndi was today detained by the Delhi Police minutes after he submitted before the Supreme Court that he would surrender before the court concerned on January 8. Mr. Mehndi, wanted in a human ...

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