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Shivani murder: R K Sharma found guilty
A city court held former IPS official R.K. Sharma and three others guilty of the murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar in 1999.

PARLIAMENT
Grant clemency to Sarabjit, India to Pak India today made an appeal to Pakistan to grant clemency to Sarabjit Singh on humanitarian grounds as members in the Lok Sabha made a strong plea to the government to step up efforts to save the Indian national from the gallows.

Left stages walkout over price rise
Noting that the inflation was because of speculation in forward and futures trading, Sitaram Yechury sought immediate ban in forward and future trading in 24 commodities to stop the price rise.

Tibetan protests
China lauds India's actions

The Tibetan issue is a very sensitive one in our relations with India and we appreciate the position and the steps taken by the Indian government in handling Tibetan protests," Wen Jiabao said.

Tibetan demonstrators shout anti-China slogans during a protest rally in Bangalore on Monday. AP

Lama offers to resign if violence

spirals
"If things go out of control, then resignation is the only option," Dalai Lama told reporters. Dalai Lama's remarks come barely hours after Chinese premier Wen Jiabao accused him of inciting violence in Tibet.

Wen Jiabao accuses Dalai Lama of organising riots

UN unlikely to take action on Tibetan issue

Scarlett death case
Goa CM to brief Manmohan Singh
Goa Chief Minister Digamber Kamat will brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on British teenager Scarlett Keeling's death case today.

Google says well positioned for economic

downturn
Google Inc, the world's leading Internet search engine, said on Tuesday it was well positioned to weather any economic downturn as its advertisers were broad based.

Christie's not to withdraw Husain's art

In a letter sent to Christie's, the Indian American Intellectual Forum President Narain Kataria had threatened to hold a demonstration unless it stops the scheduled auction of Husain's paintings on March 20.

Concerns of textile industry will be addressed: PM

Pepsi to be official IPL drink
Pepsi will be the official beverage of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) for five years and the deal with the soft drink giant has been struck at $12.5 million.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh releases a booklet on Indian textile industry at inaugural ceremony of Golden Jubilee celebration of Confederation of Indian Textile Industry, in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI Photo

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TODAY'S PRINT EDITION

Front Page Stories

	Devanahalli turns prime location

	Sensex plunges below 15K

	It's early to school from next year

	Train to airport put on fast track

	Political tamasha halts Bangalore

	IN BRIEF

NEWSCROLL

Burglary at UK temple shocks devotees

More awareness needed to prevent prostate cancer

Scientists discover bacteria that brings rain

Student stops out-of-control school bus; gets detention

Indian call centre employees Asia's fastest in switching jobs

Indian-American activists to take up the cause of 'Bharat'

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Mar 18, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Search for excellence outside academics

Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers.

SPORTS CAPSULE:
CRICKET: SA Test: Ishant, Gambhir ignored The national selectors on Monday ignored Gautam Gambhir from -member squad for the first two cricket Tests against South Africa, along with injured paceman Ishant Sharma. The team has two specialist spinners in Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik. Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and V V S Laxman are also in.
Hayden wants to ''patch up'' with Harbhajan ''I'd like to have a chat with Harbhajan when we get to India. I want to sit down with him and see if there is any way we can move forward with our relationship because it hasn't been great. I'd like to see where he's and see if we can patch up our differences", Hayden said. Tiwary treasures tips from Tendulkar Manoj Tiwary who debuted for India against Australia in the recent tri-series, said long chats with Tendulkar was his biggest gain from the tournament. Bindra to face Imtiaz Patel in race to become ICC CEO Former BCCI president I S Bindra will have to face the challenge of South Africa's Imtiaz Patel in the race to become the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council.

ONLINE EXTRA
'Gurmukhi' can aid forensic research, say British experts Studies of the same paragraph written by 200 volunteers showed the handwriting could be used to determine if someone was a native from a foreign country, a first-generation descendent (born in India or Pakistan but who has moved to the UK) or a second-generation (born in the UK).		Women more focussed behind the wheel than men The survey from the motoring group NRMA revealed that when males are behind the wheel, they are often more interested in adjusting the car stereo, listening to music or even reading a map...
US biologist releases fish, catches it 25 years later "I may have actually clipped the fins on this very fish, and I know I was driving the barge when the fish were stocked, nearly 25 years ago," Wengert said.