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In yet another US campus shooting, a man opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns inside a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in suburban Chicago, killing five students and injuring 16 others before shooting himself dead.

Sorority members of Northern Illinois University participate in a candlelight vigil for one of the victims of the NIU shooting, on Friday.

PM confident of 9 per cent growth this year
Asserting that government will take steps to limit the impact of any global slowdown on India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday exuded confidence that the domestic economy will grow at 9 per cent this year and inflation contained at an acceptable level.

PM's remarks, inflation lift markets further; Sensex at 18k level

Delhi cop held for letting off kidney kingpin
Delhi Police on Friday registered a case against seven of its personnel and arrested one of them for allegedly accepting bribes in the kidney transplant scam headed by Amit Kumar, who was nabbed last week in Nepal.

CBI raids house of Amit Kumar's wife

Sikhs not a minority in Punjab, rules SC
Sikhs are not in minority in Punjab, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday, agreeing with a Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict last year.

PIL seeks HC's directive to central govt to protect Biharis

N-deal critics seek shift in US policy
Opponents of the India-US civil nuclear deal have turned a top official's assurance that it would be consistent with US law into an argument for a shift in policy.

Jodhaa Akbar opens in 26 countries
After a long wait, 'Jodha Akbar', which endeavours to look at Akbar not just as one of the greatest emperors in Mughal history but rather as "Akbar The Romantic' who wins the love of his beautiful queen Jodhaa, opens to an unprecedented 1500 cinema screens in 26 countries across the World, making it the biggest release ever for an Indian film.

Confusion key to protests by Rajputs: Gowarikar

KARNATAKA
MPs urged to follow up pending projects Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur requested members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha from the state to follow-up projects pending with the Union Government. Police rescue kidnapped boy The city police have arrested a person here last night and are looking for his wife, who allegedly kidnapped a five-year-old boy for a ransom of Rs 25,000.

Crowds 'behave like

sheep and pick leaders to follow'
The researchers found that it took a minority of just five per cent of "informed individuals" to influence the direction of a crowd of a minimum of 200 people. The remaining of 95 per cent followed without realising it.

Pakistan gears up for polls
More than 500 observers have reached Pakistan to monitor the Feb 18 polls while about 500 others including journalists are expected to reach before polling day three days away...
Former ISI chief foresees Iran-like revolution in Pakistan
Former chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Hamid Gul, believes "an Iran-like revolution" is possible in the country if President Pervez Musharraf does not step down immediately.

Umpire Dickie Bird immortalised in bronze

The 74-year-old took the wraps off a scale model of a six foot statue which features him in his trademark flat cap and with upraised finger giving a batsman out, that will stand in Barnsley from October. "Growing up in Barnsley, I never dreamed there would be a statue of me in the middle of the town," the celebrated umpire said. Replicas of the work will also be on display in Melbourne and Mumbai.

Above: A protestor shouts anti-government slogans during a demonstration against fuel price hike. Below: BJP activists cover themselves as police officials use a water cannon to disperse protestors in New Delhi on Friday. AFP

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MNS is responsible for death of Marathi youth: Bal Thackeray

Indo-Canadian restaurant blown up, suspect held

Centre asked to check black marketing of LPG

Restaurant fire kills 11 in China

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In black and white, Allahabad pays tribute to Gandhi

As many as 150 rare black and white photographs, on display at the 77-year-old Allahabad Museum, chronicle the life story of Mahatma Gandhi, covering all stages of his life.

READERCONNECT OUR ROADS...
Do make PIT stop for directions...This picture was taken a couple weeks back while I was in Bangalore. This is on Banashankari II stage Ring Road (near Deve Gowda Petrol Bunk). Photo sent by Madhu B. Navale, Herndon, VA, USA

Search for excellence outside academics

Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers.

SPORTS CAPSULE

Australia beat Lanka to give Gilchrist a WACA farewell
Gilchrist struck 118 on his final appearance at WACA before the Australian bowlers came up with a superlative show to help the side bag a bonus point as well before climbing to the top of the points table.

SCORE-BOARD

Australian opening batsman Adam Gilchrist is ecstatic after scoring a century in last international match at his home ground, WACA in Perth on Friday. Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan (R) applauds.
Tendulkar concentrating on balls that gain height on the off-stump
History's longest serving one-day player, the one with most runs under his belt, most centuries, most fifties, Tendulkar has had a modest run in the CB series so far.

Shoaib Akhtar dropped from domestic competition

Shoaib hopeful of winning back PCB contract

Monica Seles retires from tennis
"Tennis has been and will always be a huge part of my life. I have for some time considered a return to professional play, but I have now decided not to pursue that," Seles said.

SELES: FACT-FILE

Tennis stars Monica Seles, left, and Martina Navratilova arrive for an exhibition match after the final of the BCR Open Romania tennis tournament in Bucharest, in this Sept. 16 2007 file photo.