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Tata unveils 'Nano', the people's car
To the accompaniment of bugles and applause, India's Tata Motors put a car within reach of millions of people when its Chairman Ratan Tata unveiled its people's car 'Nano' costing Rs 100,000 at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi.
Price break-up of Nano: Basic price: Rs 1,00,000
Ex-showroom price: (inclusive of 12.5 % VAT)
Rs 1,23,000
Estimated On-Road price in Bangalore: approximately Rs 1,43,000.
Tata dares rivals to fight in market place
Saddened by a spate of 'unfortunate controversies', Tata group chief Ratan Tata dared competitors to slug it out in the market and not elsewhere.
Singur farmers burn 'Nano' effigy

B.B. Mohanty surrenders in Jaipur court

Mohanty, who was suspended as director general of police (home guard and fire service) by the Orissa government, was wanted by the Rajasthan police for his alleged role in helping his son Bitti Hotra Mohanty jump parole in November 2006.

Mumbai-Dubai flight delayed by over 40 hours

15 people trapped in Kashmir avalanche

President, VP, Governors get a big pay hike
Dasmunsi said the decision to increase the salary had been taken last year itself, but since the then President and Vice President were retiring, it was deferred.

KARNATAKA
Ensure free and fair polls: Guv to police Urging the state police to understand the vibrant pulse of the masses, Governor Rameshwar Thakur assures the cooperation of the state administration in fully assisting the police in this regard. Parties responsible for error-free voters' list: CEC

Blast outside Lahore High Court kills 25

At least 25 people, mostly policemen, were killed and scores injured here on Thursday when a powerful blast rocked the high court building near the busy Mall Road area, Pakistan's second major terror attack in less than two weeks.
ISI blamed for Bhutto assassination
Pakistan's powerful intelligence service, the ISI, is the "number one accused" in the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a senior Britain-based leader of her party has said.

McCain faces uncertain path after New Hampshire victory
Eight years after he suffered a stinging defeat in South Carolina to George W. Bush in the 2000 election, McCain returned to fight again, saying he has the experience to protect US interests in various world hotspots.
Loss shows change not easy: Obama
''One of the useful things ... about yesterday was it reminds us that change isn't easy,'' Obama said. ''Change is hard. Change is always met by resistance from the status quo,'' he echoed a line directed at Clinton by rival John Edwards in a debate on Saturday.

After riots, wildlife feed on Kenyan victims

Kenya's world-famous carnivorous wildlife - big cats and scavenger mammals and birds - may have made off with and devoured the bodies of human victims of recent post-election violence, the Red Cross has said.

Samajwadi Party supporters protest against the Uttar Pradest government in Allahabad on Thursday. AP

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Front Page Stories

	Poll chief ticks off DCs

	Ponting said no to truce

	Clinton fights back to take New Hampshire

	Acid attack on IAS officers daughter

	CAT cream joins IIM race

	The great Indian road show begins

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One in every five arrested in Delhi is a habitual offender

Global warming affecting life on Antarctica

Two Indians killed in Sharjah road mishap

Bodies of two Indians killed in Afghanistan brought to Delhi

Indian American leader honoured fro promoting Indo-US ties

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Beyonce and Arnie to star in Bollywood film "Sajid has managed a casting coup in Kambakth Ishq. Arnold Schwarzenegger has agreed to play an interesting cameo while pop sensation Beyonce is also all set to act in the film."

INDIA-AUSTRALIA CRICKET SERIES
India will face fastest pitch in the world at WACA "From what we have seen so far and the reports from (curator) Cam Sutherland, it is certainly getting back towards what it used to be like," fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee, also the Western Australia Cricket Association president, said. Former India cricketer and now commentator Sunil Gavaskar talks with Harbhajan Singh at Manuka Oval in Canberra, Australia on Thursday. Australia retain winning side for Perth Ponting and Co to work on team image "What I want is for the Australian cricket team to be the most loved and the most respected sporting side in this country.. .But what I've also been conscious of is making sure the guys are remembered as being good people to go along with...''
India's tour Down Under can still be suspended: BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Lalit Modi made it crystal clear that a confirmation on the tour could not be guaranteed if Harbhajan lost his appeal.		ICC will not be held to ransom: Speed ''We can't have one set of rules for the India team and another set for everyone else. We will follow the process and and I hope whatever the outcome all parties will be able to say they have had a fair hearing.''
Let's talk: Kumble to Ponting "We are equal partners in ensuring that cricket is played in the right spirit, and I'm sure moving forward everybody can stick to that," said the Indian skipper. Kumble said he hoped to meet Ponting to outline the issues that have arisen since the controversial Test, including India's questioning the sportsmanship of Australian players. ''I think it's important Ricky and I get together and speak about it, address it,'' Kumble said. I am pretty relaxed: Dravid "Despite whatever the impression is being conveyed, I am in a pretty relaxed frame of mind and keen to play," said Dravid, who would still like to feel better at the crease. Symonds broke pact with Bhajji: Chauhan The former Test opener revealed that Symonds broke an agreement between the two players. "They had a pact in Mumbai after incidents during that series and the person who started the row was the one who broke the pact by reporting the incident," Chauhan said.

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Close to 16 inches (40 cms) of snow accumulated making driving dangerous after a snow storm late in December, 2007 in the suburban area called Clifton Park in New York state.
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