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From the Print Edition
Brain behind the Ahmedabad blasts held
Nine SIMI activists also in custody

On eve of NPT, U.S. knew India would go nuclear
Declassified documents reveal Chester Bowles’ junket diplomacy

Breach in Sutlej following floods
Jalandhar: Several villages of the Lohian sub-division in this district were submerged on Saturday following a breach in the Sutlej due to floods. Army personnel were called in for rescue operation. A large posse of personnel was ...

India not to blame for “delay” in LoC trade
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Saturday appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir not to allow themselves to be influenced by ‘misleading’ propaganda about the ‘delay’ on the part of India in starting trade across the Line ...

A “shocking” approach
NEW DELHI: Ambassador Chester Bowles’s secret cable of December 12, 1967 reveals that after being rebuffed by Indira Gandhi, the Canadian High Commissioner tried his luck with Rajeshwar Dayal, who was Foreign Secretary at ...

PM reviews Jammu and Kashmir situation
Jaitley accuses government of ‘being directionless’

India headed U.S. list of countries likely to reject NPT
But Washington also feared nuclear ambitions of Israel, Sweden, Japan, Germany, Pakistan, Switzerland and Australia

SWIMMING
Phelps lunge lands him alongside Spitz
He finishes just one-hundredths of a second ahead of Serbia’s Cavic in the 200m butterfly

Prachanda will be sworn in tomorrow
KATHMANDU: President Ram Baran Yadav has invited Prime Minister Prachanda to take the oath of office and secrecy on Monday. As per to the interim Constitution, the President administers the oath of office to the Prime Minister. Also, the ...

ATHLETICS
Lightning Bolt strikes Beijing; Powell fails yet again
The Jamaican coasts to 100m win with a world-record 9.69 seconds; Gay did not even make the final

BOXING
Jitender and Vijender enter quarterfinals
BEIJING: The Indian boxers look like they will live up to their promise of landing a medal in the Olympic Games, as Vijender Kumar and Jitender Kumar made the quarterfinals of their respective categories, at the Worker’s Gymnasium here ...

OLYMPICS
Medals Tally


BADMINTON
Zhang retains women’s crown
The 33-year-old defeats top-ranked compatriot Xie

FOOTBALL
Argentina to meet Brazil
BEIJING: Lionel Messi scored the first goal and set up the extra-time winner as defending champion Argentina beat The Netherlands 2-1 to advance to the Olympic football semifinals against Brazil. Watched by Diego Maradona, Messi gave ...

CRICKET
Lanka-India ODI series could prove as engaging as CB Series
Dhoni’s and Jayawardene’s style of captaincy suits this format particularly well

Offer to buy more copies of books for State libraries
CHENNAI: The State government is ready to double the number of copies of a book purchased for the public libraries to 2000, if writers and publishers made a contribution towards improving the quality of the libraries, Chief Minister M. ...

TENNIS
Gold for Federer in doubles
Djokovic clinches Serbia’s first medal

Expert to study long-term solution to water shortage
CHENNAI: Chennai Metrowater will soon appoint a consultant to study long-term options of overcoming the projected shortfall in water availability the Chennai Metropolitan Area (CMA) is to face in the next two decades. The State ...

Rainfall in some parts in for decline
Northeast, West Bengal and U.P. may get fairly widespread rain

Sign up at this telecom gurukulam!
Chennai team creates one-stop Web-shop for telecom aspirants

A yen for adventure and a passion for the Olympics
Meeting in person for the first time, 3 Indians join in mission

India’s indigenous speak-and-see phone
Make local/international calls through Internet connection

New procedure for treating uterine fibroid-related infertility in women


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