N-deal: Hopeful PM attacks BJP
On board his special flight, Mr Singh reacted with uncharacterstic bluntness to a question about BJP's contention that he had lost the "moral right" to govern and he should quit following the "failure" of the deal. "Well, the BJP, of all the parties, is least qualified to talk about the moral right to govern," Mr Singh said.
Bhutto returns home Former premier Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan after eight years of self-imposed exile to a jubilant welcome by tens of thousands of her supporters, hoping to launch an ambitious political comeback.
30 KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS At least 30 people were killed and 100 wounded in the two explosions which went off Thursday night near a truck carrying Benazir Bhutto on her celebratory return.
SHARE MARKET TAKES A BEATING
Withdrawal by hedge funds through FII route and a cautious tone adopted by foreign funds led to the Sensex tanking 717.43 points to close at 17,998.39.
Makkala Sahaya Vani gets UN's pat A UN body has appreciated the 'people-friendly' role of the Bangalore police and documented their Makkala Sahaya Vani (MSV) as the best practice to be emulated by other law-enforcement agencies.
Metro faces another hurdle The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation's (BMRC) plans to take up construction of a metro terminal and a depot has been delayed as it has not been able to take over 30 acres of land belonging to the NGEF due to litigation.
Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto reacts, as she leaves the aircraft that brought her from Dubai, on her arrival in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday. AP
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