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RACE TO RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN
Voting ends; AIADMK, MDMK do U-turn on abstaining
Voting in one of the most bitterly contested presidential elections that is set to throw up the country’s first woman president ended today, with Third Front constituents AIADMK and MDMK making a u-turn on the grouping’s decision to abstain even as dissident BJP MLAs in Gujarat voted for UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil.
Star power makes its presence felt
VP Elec: UNPA candidate to file nomination tomorrow

Pranab talks to Australian FM, seeks fair treatment for Haneef
Government today stepped up its initiative in Mohd Haneef case, with External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee speaking to his Australian counterpart Alexander Downer and asking him to ensure fair and just treatment to the detained doctor under the law of the land..
Haneef being treated in 'fair' manner: Aussie envoy
Haneef broke down after hearing of support
'Leaking documents to journalists a common practice'

1993 Mumbai blasts: Three more awarded death penalty
The TADA court on Thursday awarded death sentences to Asghar Yusuf Mukadam, Shoaib Ghansar, and Shahnawaz Qureshi all of them confidantes of prime accused Tiger Memon..

Firming up Nuke deal is a matter of time: US
As top officials of India and the US held hectic meetings to end the logjam in talks on the civil nuclear deal, Washington today said both sides were committed to reach the agreement and it was just a matter of time.

Bachchan gives up his agriculture land in UP
Trying to shut all controversies, Amitabh Bachchan is said to have surrendered all his agricultural land in Barabanki district, adjoining the state capital to the government

Mumbai building collapse toll raises to 26
The death toll in the partial collapse of a six storey residential building in a north west suburb rose to 26 on Thursday while 17 people were rescued with injuries

Sensex, Nifty scale new peaks

KARNATAKA
9 rebel JD(S) voted for the Presidential election
Rebel Janata Dal (S) members in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, led by P G R Sindhia, are said to have voted in the presidential election held on Thursday...

Strong rupee dents Wipro's profitability; Q1 net up 17 pc
Wipro, the country's third biggest software exporter, today reported a lower-than- expected net profit growth of 17 per cent in the first quarter this fiscal at Rs 725.6 crore

Senior Kannada journalist passes away
Gururaj Giridhar Joshi, Senior journalist and Executive Editor of Samyukta Karnataka, a Kannada daily, died Thursday morning following a brief illness

FKCCI to go in for state-wide agitation
The Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday threatened to launch a Statewide agitation if the Government failed to withdraw the APMC Act Amendment Bill

FOREIGN
34 killed in Pakistan blasts Local Taliban militants carried out a series of terror attacks in Pakistan today killing 34 people, most of them policemen, as a retaliation to the bloody crackdown on the Lal Masjid

Scores of bodies pulled from Brazil plane crash
Rescue workers in Brazil pulled burned bodies from smoking wreckage and collapsed buildings after about 200 people were killed in the country's worst air disaster.

Opt war or peace, Lanka says Tigers
"War or peace, we are ready. It is in their hands. It is now up to the Tigers to decide which path they want to tread on," said Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksee.

Pearl's wife files suit against terrorists
The suit filed by Daniel Pearl's wife Mariane charges 23 defendants of complicity in brutal killing and also invokes the international law against hostage taking. Named among those is captured al Qaeda leader Khaled Sheikh Mohammed who is said to have confessed that he killed Pearl.
Daniel Pearl

An unidentified person who survived the collapse of a building is pulled out of the rubble by firemen in Borivli, in suburban Mumbai, India,on Thursday. At least 21 people were killed, and nine others wounded when a residential building collapsed in a northwestern suburb on Wednesday. AP

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Front Page Stories

93 blasts: 3 get death penalty

Haneef to be in solitary confinement

Pratibha all set for a win

5-yr-old schoolgirl dies of injuries after fall

Authentic Potter on the Net

IN BRIEF

NEWSCROLL

India to help several countries in Bivoltine silk

Kerala ready to take up issue of women journalists

Strong rupee hits Indians in the Gulf

Women's Comission to create database on divorces

Chinese TV channel apologises for airing fake report

ESPN ties up with Tata Sky

Male circumcision can cut HIV infection: studies

Lot 403-painting offered for song goes for bomb

Kamal to take 'Bush avatar' for 'Dasaavatharam'

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SPORTS
Sania Mirza leads way into Cincinnati QF Mirza downed her opponent from Uzbekistan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals here for the third straight year.

Clean sweep will push India to 2nd spot
A 2-0 win would lift the Indians to third spot, just behind Michael Vaughan's side, while even a 2-1 or 1-0 series victory would elevate them to fourth and within striking distance of

Sri Lanka

Panesar can be dangerous, Vaughan warns India

This series will be a big test for Monty because of the batsmen he will be up against. If he gets conditions that suit him, he can be very dangerous, Vaughan said.

Unable to play fund raiser for Woolmer's cricket academy: PCB
Widow of Bob Woolmer, Gill had written to the cricket Board's of Pakistan and India to arrange a Twenty20 match to raise funds for the academy coming up in memory of her husband in Cape town.

Lawson invites Miandad to help in coaching

I would like to get Javed on board to be part of the coaching crew, to be part of the system and help out, because he was an outstanding player and a tough bloke, Lawson said.

I believe in showing emotions: Sreesanth