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Pravin was stunned and speechless as sessions judge SP Davare read out the brief three-page operative part of his judgement at the opening of the day's proceedings. Pravin was found guilty under section 302 (Murder) and 449 (House trespass with an intention to commit an offence punishable with death) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

I am not surprised, says Pravin after conviction
Chronology of Pramod Mahajan murder trial
Money was motive behind the murder: Prosecution

IGI airport on alert after e-mail threat
Sources in the Air India said the AI call centre located at Udyog Vihar in Gurgaon recieved an E mail yesterday threatening that the International airport would be blown up on January 12.

Sensex nosedives, loses 769 points
The BSE 30-share index, Sensex, which remained weak during the last two trading sessions, fell by with most of the heavy-weight shares declining.

ETHNIC INDIAN UNREST
Malaysia drops attempted murder charges Amid cheers and applause from relatives and friends of the detainees, Attorney-General also dropped all charges against five students who were part of the group of 31 activists of the Hindraf.

Chh'garh jailbreak: Officials get the stick
Five officials have been suspended from the prison pending an inquiry and officials have asked neighbouring states for help to catch the escapees.

Deities pictures on underwear causes furore

Allow fair campaign: Rice to Musharraf

Yahoo! Bangalore centre to remain global hub
"We have almost 1,500 employees in the Bangalore centre itself, which is a huge number," official says.

India emerges as hub for clinical trials
Clinical Trials market growth rate in India was estimated around 65 percent in 2006. More and more companies from abroad especially the US were bringing their clinical trials and research to India.

BJP will get majority on its own: BSY
The BJP had earned good electoral base in the recently concluded Local Body elections winning the Corporations of Mangalore, Davangere, Bellary and Hubli-Dharwar. It had emerged as the single largest party in Gulbarga and Mysore cities, he added.

Mars nearest to earth from Tuesday

On average Mars moves closest to the Earth every two years and two months. In 2007 it will move near the orbit of the Earth this month, according to the TAA statement, with its visibility expected to be better than when it moved near the Earth in 2003.

Not Dodi, Diana was to marry a Pak surgeon

Just months before Princess Diana was killed in a Paris car crash ten years back, a Muslim heart surgeon of Pakistani origin ended his two-year relationship with the Princess of Wales fearing that a marriage between them would be doomed to failure.

PM congratulates Narain Karthikeyan

Magna Carta to be auctioned in New York tomorrow

Pravin Mahajan, accused of murdering his brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, being taken to the Mumbai Sessions Court for a hearing on the case on Monday. PTI

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US Feminist Gloria outraged at Taslima's deportation

Hindi gets a big push in Poland

EU pledges 440 m euros to Palestinians

10 percent toilet users don't wash their hands

DLF Golf Club best golf course in the sub-continent

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Online nuptials going niche; goodies in store
Online matrimony is moving beyond being just an internet platform for arranging plain-vanilla marriages -- they are now looking at niche alliances like between BPO or govt employees, people who are HIV positive and those taking a second attempt at a marriage.

CRICKET CAPSULE: INDIA-AUSTRALIA TEST SERIES

Team India leaves for Australia in a bid to create history
Anil Kumble and his men left by this morning's flight to Singapore en-route to Melbourne, firm in their belief that they had the wherewithal to bring to the knees the mighty Australians in their own den of high-bouncing pitches, speedy bowlers and attacking players.
TEST SCHEDULE:
Dec 26-30: 1st Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground;
Jan 2-6: 2nd Test, Sydney Cricket Ground; Jan 16-20: 3rd Test, WACA Ground, Perth; Jan 24-28: 4th Test, Adelaide Oval
Indian cricket Test team captain Anil Kumble (C) along with newcomers Pankaj Singh from Rajasthan and Ishant Sharma from Delhi before team photo shoot in Mumbai prior to the team's departure to Australia.
Unleash four-pronged pace battery against India: Lawson to Aussies ''Kumble is a very good thinking captain, and he has been getting out of them whatever they've got,'' Lawson said.
CA to set up commission to find cricket ball for night Test
The major stumbling block to CA's idea of ending 130 years of history and turning Test cricket into day-night contests is the red ball which cannot be seen by players under lights. Where's the ball for night Tests, asks Kookabura manufacturer
Indian batsmen will feast on Hogg's bowling: Harbhajan
"From our point of view, we would be happy to see how Hogg would go against the best players of spin in the world. It would be a big test for him, and we all know how he bowls," Harbhajan said. "He is not close to the class of Warne and MacGill,'' he added.
'We will give it back if Aussies try to intimidate us'
''I don't care what the reception is going to be like. I'm here to play, not talk. But if somebody gives it to us, we will give it back,'' Harbhajan said, before embarking on the gruelling 11-week tour.