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Parties term CEC’s action unfortunate
Navin Chawla: dignity of EC paramount

Shocking constitutional overreach
The “recommendation” of Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami to the President that Election Commissioner Navin Chawla should be removed on the ground of bias is a gross constitutional overreach that is shocking to the ...

Ultimatum to LTTE ends
COLOMBO: With the expiry of the 48-hour ultimatum served on the LTTE by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for allowing safe passage of civilians out of the battle zone, the government on Saturday announced that it would continue to adhere ...

Actor Nagesh is no more
CHENNAI: The Tamil film industry’s longstanding comedian and character artist Nagesh died following a heart attack here on Saturday morning. The veteran of more than 500 films was 76 and is survived by three sons, including actor ...

Nagesh — actor nonpareil
His humour was contemporary and refreshingly new throughout his career

CEC’s action damages institution: Nariman
Timing of Gopalaswami’s action unfortunate, says Sorabjee

Jaitley: recommendation binding on the government
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has been carrying on a campaign against Election Commissioner Navin Chawla for the past two years, on Saturday said he should resign or be removed from office following the recommendation made by ...

“Decisions at EC not based on politics”
Mumbai: Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami on Saturday said politics had no bearing on the decisions of the Election Commission. In the aftermath of his recommendation for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, a ...

Commissioner’s term can’t be disturbed: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Virtually hinting that the Chief Election Commissioner’s recommendations for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla may not be accepted, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said the Constitution provided ...

5 newborns die in phototherapy unit fire
CHANDIGARH: Five newborns, two of them female, died when a makeshift phototherapy apparatus in the Neonatology unit in the government-run Rajendera Hospital at Patiala caught fire on Saturday morning. Five other infants were injured. The ...

It is for Pakistan to act: Chidambaram
“Many terrorist groups continue to pose serious threat”

We will soon share findings of our investigations with India: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has held out the hope that his government’s investigations into the material provided by India on the Mumbai attacks would help to defuse the tensions between the two ...

ATS quizzes Muthalik on Malegaon blast
MANGALORE: A team from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad on Saturday interrogated Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik here on Saturday for over two hours on his suspected links to the Malegaon blast. According to ATS sources, Mr. ...

DoT’s fiat to mobile phone operators
NEW DELHI: In the face of growing misuse of mobile phones by anti-national elements, the Centre has asked all mobile operators to snap connections of subscribers who are using cellphones without the ‘international mobile equipment ...

Bail for all in pub attack case
MANGALORE: Twenty-eight Sri Rama Sene activists, including its president, Pramod Muthalik, and State vice-president Prasad Attavara, were released on conditional bail by Judicial Magistrate First Class II K.S. Vijaya on Saturday. The accused ...

No official response from Pakistan, says Pranab
New Delhi: India said on Saturday that Pakistan had given no official response to the dossier on Mumbai attacks and rejected Islamabad’s claim that an update was provided on its probe into the carnage. External Affairs Minister ...

TENNIS
Yuki Bhambri wins junior boys’ title
Becomes the fourth Indian to win a junior Grand Slam

TENNIS
Serena steamrollers Safina for title
Bhupathi-Knowles lose after winning the first set

CRICKET
India clinches a thriller; goes 2-0 up
Ishant strikes crucial blows; Sehwag, Yuvraj chip in with the bat

Iraq holds provincial elections
More than 14,400 candidates for 440 seats; high turnout anticipated

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Taking care of the security underbelly
Now available: state-of-the-art undervehicle scanner

Gmail tests feature to enable offline access
KOCHI: Google is adding a new dimension of convenience to its popular Gmail service by making it possible for account-holders to access their email even when they are not connected to the Internet. This new feature is being tried out ...

NEWSCAPE
They sell, yet now get to keep it all
ATLANTA: It started as a family joke: facing snowballing medical expenses for their two young disabled children, Gregg and Brittiny Peters quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. As the bills tipped $10,000, ...

7-year jail term for Indian-American in fraud case
Washington: An Indian-American known for his mega Bollywood shows in the U.S. has been sentenced to seven-year imprisonment in a $33 million mortgage fraud case. Vijay K. Taneja, 48, was found guilty by a Virginia Court of defrauding ...

Muthukumar cremated amid tight security
Colleges across State to remain closed until further orders

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