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Deccan Herald » News Updated at 7:30 pm IST 

I may come back to Australia
says Haneef

"I would, even after I go back to India, I might think about coming back here," Haneef said in his first media interview, recorded before his departure from Brisbane..
  I don't think Haneef will go back: wife
 

Haneef on Terror Plot
"If I had knew anything, definitely, I would have let the authorities (know), let their (Kafeel, Sabeel) parents know first--who are the main sufferers now I suppose"

 Haneef to reach Bangalore at 9:30 pm

 Australia received wrong info from UK: Keelty

 Australian media slams Howard

Nuke deal "much better" than
anticipated: Narayanan

"There's always scope for improvement, I suppose but it was much better than what we anticipated. So I presume it is somewhere between the best and good," said National Security Advisor M K Narayanan..

Nuclear deal will not interfere
with weaponisation: Pranab

"Our weaponisation programme will not be interfered with in this arrangement (nuke deal)," said External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee..

Goa turmoil
Government to take floor test tomorrow
Goa will witness hectic political activities on Monday when the Congress-led government will test its majority on the floor of the state assembly..

July 11 serial blasts
Mumbai court to frame charges tomorrow
The Maharashtra Control for Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court is likely to frame charges on Monday, against the 13 accused involved in the serial train blasts on July 11 last year..

SC issues notice to Karnataka, Delhi on Mitsubishi's plea

The Supreme Court has sought a reply from Karnataka and Delhi governments on a plea by a consortium headed by Japan's Mitsubishi seeking to restrain them from taking any coercive action for non-payment of sales tax..

Russia wants double safety check on rice from India
After lifting the ban on import of rice from India, Russia has informed New Delhi that it would like to inspect Indian laboratories, which test and certify the grain for safety and quality..

India to launch dedicated military satellite

Rigveda manuscripts in UNESCO's Memory Register

KARNATAKA

KSRTC to implement 'Transport Master Plan' for Mysore
This has come in the wake of Mysore being identified as the best investor-friendly place in the state after Bangalore, with growing number of vehicles and the resultant parking space problem..

Government seeks SC nod to oust NICE

Power transfer will be smooth: Yediyurappa

FOREIGN
Talks for  'Tibetan Independence' pointless
says China

With the latest round of negotiations with envoys of the Dalai Lama failing to break the impasse on the vexed Tibet issue, China has insisted that it was "pointless" to have talks if the spiritual leader was sticking to his quest for "Tibetan independence."

Japan heads to polls
Japan went to polls on Sunday in an election predicted to deliver a rebuke to conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after a raft of scandals..

Japan to launch
hybrid train

Regular passenger runs are set to begin Tuesday on a short mountain route, the first time a diesel-electric hybrid train will be put into commercial service..

Hasina to file writ challenging her arrest

SPORTS

Tennis: Bank of the West Classic
Sania overcomes Bammer
to reach final

In a hard-fought three-setter on Saturday, Sania, playing her first semifinal at a Tier II event, notched up a brilliant 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win against the Austrian..  
           Sania Mirza during the match

Bopanna-Qureshi duo clinch title
in Nottingham

The Indo-Pak pair won 6-3, 7-6(5) to walk away with their second title in two weeks..

A Thai child is seen dressed in a tiger costume during a performance to mark 'Asanhabucha Day' in Bangkok, on Sunday. Asanhabucha Day takes place when the moon if full in the eight lunar month, which marks the anniversary of the day on which Buddha delivered his first sermon to his first 1,250 disciples. AFP
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Karnataka seeks SC nod to chuck out NICE

Haneef returns tonight

8 die in AP police firing

Rallies, rain choke City roads

IN BRIEF

NEWSCROLL

7 killed in aircrash at Moscow's airport

Flood relief: Kerala CM threatens to protest before PM's residence

Tata's Rs 1 lakh, Renault's $3K cars may not come that cheap

HC restrains Mumbai-based firm from using Disney characters

BARC develops low radiation, cheap x-ray machine

Mystery money in mailboxes in Japan

US vice president Cheney's heart device replaced

Sikkim's first CM dead

Cell phones light up operating room during blackout

STOCK MARKETS
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Jul 27, 2007 at 4:00 pm

READERCONNECT

Confusing signals
The transfer of power to the BJP has become the butt of a joke as confusing signals are emanating from the 'Mannina Maga' (son of the soil) one day and the 'Maga' on the next increasing the blood pressure of the BJP as the D-day nears. Governance has naturally taken a back-seat in these war of words of the coalition partners! Anybody cares?
V. Padmanabhan
Rustom Bagh Main Road
,
Bangalore
- 560017

 
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SPORTS

Tendulkar, Ganguly add to England's woes
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly batted resolutely to help India stretch their first innings lead and take control of the second cricket Test against England at Trent Bridge..

Kaarthick disappointed
to miss out on century

Indian opener Dinesh Kaarthick is disappointed that he lost a golden chance to score a century after doing all the hard work in the second Test..

Indian Cricket League storm set to hit Lanka
The multi-million-dollar Indian Cricket League seems set to take Sri Lankan cricket by storm with several top players approached to join the lucrative series..

Qatar awarded 2011 Asian Cup
Qatar has been confirmed as the host nation for the 2011 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Sunday..
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