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Haneef wins court battle,
allowed to work in Australia
the Australia Federal Court today upheld a judge's decision to reinstate the work visa of the Indian doctor Haneef who was wrongly accused of links to the failed UK terror plot five months ago and forced to leave the country. Dr Mohammed Haneef, may now seek compensation for his ''wrongful'' arrest and defamation.

Haneef can take up a job: Minister

REACTION FROM FAMILY: `Double Id for us today'

N-deal hogs limelight in Indo-US relations
The Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and rumblings over the controversial pact tested bilateral relations in 2007 saw the two countries chart a new course in hi-tech and defence cooperation and technology transfer.

'Incredible India' logo inspired me: Karthikeyan
Speaking on the victory, Karthikeyan said, "The Incredible India logo held a special bond for us... And the victory was important, especially because we beat developed countries like UK, France which are big names in racing."

Kumaraswamy recovering well
Kumaraswamy, who underwent a valve replacement surgery, needs to be in the ICU for another day and in the hospital for probably a week...

Former minister PGR Sindhia to join BSP

HAL inks 10-year pact with Boeing
In the biggest-ever deal for a public sector defence undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)signed a $1-billion manufacturing outsourcing contract with American aerospace major, Boeing, over 10 years...

Amitabh Bachchan's mother Teji passes away

Taslima can't return to Kolkata

INDIAN STUDENTS KILLED
$5K reward offered for info on murderer Police offered a $5,000 reward for credible information about the killers of two Indian students at a US university as tips poured in after the release of sketches of two suspects.

YEARENDER: 2007

Judicial activism comes

under SC scanner
The stinging observation that judges behaved like emperors, created a sort of confusion in the judiciary on hearing of Public Interest Litigations(PIL). The controversy was put to rest by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan who decided to frame guidelines for entertaining such litigations.
Bollywood bogged down by controversies
The year-end will also see Aamir Khan's directorial On the cinematic front, while it was a good year for small budget films, big budget films barring Shah Rukh Khan's Om Shanti Om, performed poorly.

India, Lanka to co-produce Sinhala film

Tremors continue in Gisborne in New Zealand

Nobel laureate Pachauri named 'newsmaker of 2007' Noted Indian environmentalist and head of Nobel-winning Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change, R K Pachauri was named "Newsmaker of the Year" by British weekly journal Nature.

India's first Formula One driver Narayan Karthikeyan poses with the trophy after he led team India to its first ever victory in the A1 GP, at a press conference in New Delhi on Thursday. AP Photo

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CRICKET CAPSULE: INDIA DOWN UNDER
Indian paceman Irfan Pathan (R) and captain Anil Kumble (above) sign autographs for fans at the Junction Oval in Melbourne. Ganguly scores half century as rain denies India valuable practice Torrential rain caused a delay to the start of their match against state side Victoria and thunderstorms and heavy rain later in the day forced the abandonment after tea. India lost Sourav Ganguly (59) and reached 133 for four before rain put paid to their hopes for a good practice before the Test series. Warne backs Tendulkar to score lots of runs Warne, who mastered the art of leg spin but failed to solve an enigma called Tendulkar during his illustrious career, warned Australia to write off the "great" player at their own peril. "I don't believe just because he is getting old, he is finished. I expect Sachin to get lot of runs," Warne said. Hogg would do well against India, feels Warne Warne admitted supple wrists and nimble footwork of the Indian batsmen make them the best players of spin bowling but still believes Hogg would make his mark in the Test series. "India plays the spinners extremely well, but Australian pitches are different...'' Warne added. Tendulkar to donate pullover for Bradman museum
Players will adhere to tax laws here: Chauhan Under the new laws of the Australia Taxation Office that came into existence in June 2004, all visiting sportspersons are to pay tax on money earned here and media reports claimed it had angered the Indian players.		We've different plans for different Indian bowler: Hussey "We have done quite a bit of preparation: video footage and all. We have also faced them before. Different guys will have their own plans on how to handle different bowlers," said Hussey.