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Al Qaeda threat to blow up Taj Mahal, Parliament
An e-mail purportedly from Al Qaeda militant outfit threatening to target a few judges and blow up Parliament and the Taj Mahal has been received by the Delhi HC.

Prime Minister warns of fresh terror strikes
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says, "Not a day passes without an incident of Left-wing extremism taking place somewhere or the other."

Ford to announce Jaguar-Land Rover sale to Tata
Birminghan Post said Tata officials are coming to the UK for the announcement and the deal has been supported by the staff as well as the government.

INDIAN STUDENTS KILLED
$5K reward offered for info on murderer Police offered a $5,000 reward for credible information about the killers of two Indian students at a US university as tips poured in after the release of sketches of two suspects.

HDK undergoes open heart surgery
Kumaraswamy who had been admitted to the Hospital following complaints of chest pain, had been diagnosed to be suffering from severe calcific arotic valve stenosis, necessitating an open heart surgery.

Zameer Ahmed Khan's gesture for HDK's speedy recovery

Nobel laureate Pachauri named 'newsmaker of 2007' Noted Indian environmentalist and head of Nobel-winning Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, R K Pachauri was named "Newsmaker of the Year" by British weekly journal Nature.

Sania ad row: Now, mosque withdraws complaint
In a relief to Sania Mirza, the authorities of the Mecca Masjid here have decided to withdraw the complaint filed against the tennis star over her shooting of a commercial in the mosque.

MALAYSIAN UNREST
Ethnic Indians protest against detention About 100 Indians gathered at the Batu Caves temple compound outside Kuala Lumpur to pray for the release of the leaders who were arrested last week under the Internal Security Act.

'Mohammad' 2nd most popular name in UK
In a reflection of the increasing influence of Islam, figures showed the total of British children named after the Muslim prophet Mohammad came to 6,347 babies, taking into account eight spellings of the name.

Case against Advani for violation of election code

LTTE leader Prabhakaran injured in Lankan air raid
Though the air force believed that Prabhakaran had been hit in the attack, non-availability of ground information to confirm it at that time prevented the government from releasing this information.

WANT KING KHAN AS WEDDING GUEST?
Shell out Rs.1 crore Want your favourite celebrity to shake hands with guests, dance or sing at your wedding? All you need to do is to shell out anything up to Rs.1 crore. SRK may not agree to do a jig, but he might happily be a guest.

Bollywood actress Vidhya Balan poses for media after receiving best actress trophy during Dabur Vatika Anandalok Purashkar in Kolkata on Wednesday. PTI

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Paes now ready to join Bhupathi for Beijing
Leading tennis player Leander Paes is ready to team up with Mahesh Bhupathi to bid for a doubles medal at next year's Beijing Olympics.

Tirkey lone Indian in FIH all-star team

World champions Germany, Netherlands and Australia are represented by four players each while Spain has two. India, Pakistan, Korea and New Zealand have one player each.

CRICKET CAPSULE: INDIA DOWN UNDER
Ganguly, Dravid revive Indian innings after early hiccups Ganguly (51) scored his half century at the stroke of tea, gliding one down to point region while Rahul Dravid, attuned himself to the role of an opener with a sedate 33 as India closed the day at 110 for 3. Indians rested skipper Anil Kumble in their only warm-up match ahead of the Test series starting December 26. Vice-captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead the side in Kumble's absence... LEFT: Indian batsman Rahul Dravid drives to the boundary. RIGHT: Victorian Bushrangers bowler Allan Wise, centre, celebrates the wicket of Indian batsman Wasim Jaffer during the first day of the three-day tour match at the Junction oval in Melbourne on Thursday. Indian Captain Anil Kumble kicks an Australian football. I am ready to open, if required: Dravid ''If I am asked to open in the Test matches, I will be happy to do so," said Dravid after opening the innings with Wasim Jaffer against Victoria. "I am comfortable doing any role that is given to me by the team management," said Dravid, who has opened the innings for India on several occasions. Tendulkar to donate pullover for Bradman museum Tendulkar will make the donation at the 'Bradman Pavilion' in Adelaide when the touring Indians arrive there for the fourth and final Test of the series against Australia. India needed more practice before Boxing day Test: Dhoni "It's always better to have a few sessions before a big Test match (and) we don't really have much time for practice," Dhoni was quoted as saying.
BCCI working to sort out taxation issues ''This taxation issue is being handled by our office in Bombay,'' the Indian team's media manager, M K Shridhar said. ''We are taking the position of what our own tax consultants at the BCCI say.''		Ian Chappell wants Lee-Tait pairing Ian Chappell said a new ball attack comprising "wild thing" Tait and spearhead Lee in the series opener in Melbourne could create excitement not seen since the days of Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson.