UPA-Left Presidential nominee Pratibha Patil becomes the 13th President of India defeating her NDA-backed independent rival Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Patil bagged 2,931 votes, while Shekhawat got 1,449 votes.
She won by a margin of 3,06,810 value of votes.
A brief cautiously-worded joint statement, issued at the end of their closed-door talks, said, '' The two countries are now looking forward to the completion of these remaining steps and to the conclusion of this historic Initiative.''
"Even one error of fact could be enough to undermine the Government's case," constitutional lawyer George Williams was quoted as saying by 'The Australian' today.
Unlike his previous appearances in court, the actor was looking calm and relaxed, and was also heard saying, ''hopefully on the next date, we would appear for the last time in this court to know our fate.''
In an apparent damage control exercise, mega star Amitabh Bachhan has bought two acres of land afresh at the same village in Barabanki district, where he had "purchased" land, to set-up a school named after his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan.
Weber said he plans to send 3-D photo data burned onto a golden compact disk or an i-Pod - or whatever the latest method of storing the data may be - into outer space.
Pak: Nawaz Sharif may move SC against banishment Encouraged by the judgemement reinstating suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar M. Chaudhry, exiled former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif is considering to move the Supreme Court against the banishment of his family from the nation
SPORTS
Sania in Cincinnati semifinals Third seeded Sania Mirza made short work of Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-1 6-1 to book her first-ever singles semifinal berth at the USD 175,000 Cincinnati Open tennis tournament.
In this handout photograph provided by the Indian Presidential Palace, Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam in front of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Friday. India is set to anoint its first female president on Saturday. India's ruling United Progressive Alliance's candidate for the post, Pratibha Patil, 72, was virtually assured victory with the coalition commanding a majority among the national lawmakers and state legislators who voted in Thursday's Presidential poll.
Amritraj enters semi-final of Comerica Challenger Prakash Amritraj shocked fifth seed Brunc Echagaray of Mexico to book a berth in the semi-finals of the Comerica Challenger Series Tournament in California.
Harry Potter sets new record for postal departments The last book of Harry Potter, released on Saturday, is such a hot seller that the postal departments worldwide are expected set a new record for delivering copies of the same book on a single day. Potter phenomenon in figures Here are some figures illustrating the Potter phenomenon... - July 1997: "Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone", the first book in the series, published in Britain-initial print run of 1,000 copies.
- 65 million for the sixth, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", which came out in July 2005.
- 64 languages, including Latin. Harry Potter will soon be available in a 65th -- Frisian, a Germanic language spoken in parts of Germany and the Netherlands.
Is the continued detention of Dr Mohammed Haneef by the Australian government in connection with the terror incidents justified? What should the Indian government do to ensure a fair trial for him? We invite our readers to express their views in 100 words.
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