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More than 2,500 shops and at least six multi-storeyed bulidings were either gutted or badly damaged and property worth crores of rupees destroyed in a devastating fire that broke out at Barabazar in central Kolkata.

Fire fighters spray water to control a market building fire in Kolkata.

Manmohan on China visit as world watches
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives Sunday morning on his first visit to China - a country whose remarkable growth story he personally wanted to witness.
India admits to intrusion from Chinese army
Ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to China, India has said that the Chinese army "sometimes" does intrude on its territory but the issues are addressed through established mechanisms.

I have faith in Pak people's resilience: Pranab
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that he has "tremendous faith" in the "resilience" of the Pakistani people and the system to overcome the current crisis.

KARNATAKA
Now, BJP woos MP Prakash The BJP on Saturday stepped up efforts to woo dissident JDS leader M P Prakash and formally invited him to join the party with his supporters before the ensuing Karnataka assembly elections.

Terror bid on Eiffel Tower foiled
The plot comes in the wake of threats made in recent days on the websites linked to Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terror network, calling for the 'brothers of Islam to strike Paris'.

Corruption, fraud plague WB's health projects

People walk past Chinese peach blossom trees, decorated with red envelopes, on display at the Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, for up coming Chinese lunar year of the rat. AFP

Al-Qaeda in Pakistan a grave concern: US
A top Pentagon official has expressed "grave concern" over the presence of the al-Qaeda in the tribal areas of Pakistan saying it is up to Islamabad to address the problem directly which had a "significant impact" in the region.

'LTTE will be defeated by year-end'
The Sri Lankan Army Commander, Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka, has said that the Tamil Tiger rebels will be militarily defeated before he retires from service at the end of this year.

'Malaysian lawmaker's killer could be Indian'
Malaysian police suspect the man who shot dead ethnic Indian lawmaker S. Krishnasamy from Tengarroh state on Friday could be an Indian.

BENAZIR'S DEATH PROBE
Musharraf wants report before elections
The president said he hoped the results of the investigation would be published before February's parliamentary vote.

Imran moots framing 'exit policy' for Musharraf

People watch as competitors fly kites during the International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Around 145 kite fliers from various countries are participating in the five day long festival. AP Photo

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'Taare Zameen Par' makes Advani cry
At a special screening of Khan's directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par' in the Capital yesterday, senior BJP leader LK Advani could not hold his tears as he watched the story of a dyslexic child recovering from his illness.

Film star Aamir Khan interacts with media as he arrvies for the screening of his movie Taare Zameen Par at the auditorium of Films Division in New Delhi on Friday.

INDIA-AUSTRALIA CRICKET SERIES
Sehwag, Kaarthick strike form as practice match ends in draw Sehwag smashed a rousing century and Dinesh Kaarthick (97) came near one as India's three-day practice match against the ACT XI ended in a draw at the Manuka Oval. Sehwag had reprieves at 16 and 92 but it was a vintage stuff from the Delhi dasher who peppered the offside region with brutal strokes in a knock of 113 off just 78 deliveries with 18 fours and two sixes in it. India's Virender Sehwag after completing his century at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Saturday. Sehwag hopes his ton will earn him place in the team The Delhi dasher, the only triple centurion in Indian cricket annals, is also determined to carry the attack to the Australians. "I would like to attack the Australian fast bowlers and play my shots," he said. Madugalle invites Kumble, Ponting for cool-off session on Monday It is learnt that Kumble and his Australian counterpart Ponting have been asked if they could meet in Perth in order to build bridges over the fractured relationship between the two sides. Hogg's slur not on ICC's anti-racism code Players ask Kumble to discontinue trust pact with Ponting Tendulkar asks Yuvraj to bowl to improve batting Tendulkar, it is now known, wanted Yuvraj to bowl a fair deal in the nets and in side games in order to gauge the bounce on Australian pitches. Yuvraj still has not come to terms with the conditions in Australia and Tendulkar offered a lot of advice to help Yuvraj overcome his problems... Australians are famous at sledging: Sehwag Sehwag hopes that there would be no sledging in the Perth Test, which begins on Wednesday... Jaques, Hayden bat for embattled team A cricket fan uses a video camera to capture an image of India's Irfan Pathan.
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