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Petrol, diesel prices hiked
The government has decided to hike petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2 and Re 1 a litre respectively from Thursday midnight to cut losses of public sector oil companies.
Left parties call agitation against the hike
Left parties on Thursday called for nationwide agitation against the hike, saying their suggestions to cut excise and customs duties to minimise burden on the people had been "completely ignored" by the government.

Prime Minister seeks security of sea lanes
The high level of trade and economic growth being witnessed in the region dictates the need to ensure safety and security of the sea lanes, says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

MNS student leader held for HAL employee's death

All quiet in Mumbai after Thackeray arrest
The violence that sparked in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra with the arrest of the MNS chief on Wednesday simmered down with the same speed when Thackeray was released on bail within two hours.

AJIT SARKAR MURDER

Pappu Yadav gets life term
Controversial RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and former Independent MLA Rajan Tiwari were among three persons sentenced to life imprisonment today by a CBI court in the case of murder of CPM MLA Ajit Sarkar.

EC can hold election before May under newly drawn constituencies: BJP
BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar said the Cabinet approving the proposal need not result in delaying elections any further...

'Slight' shortage of Pilots in IAF : IAF Chief
''We have to ensure that there is an adequate pool available for the armed forces. For this, we have to strengthen Sainik Schools. Unfortunately we are not getting enough support from most State Governments,'' Air Marshal F H Major regretted.

Exemption for India at NSG will be 'consistent' with Hyde Act

India, China may overwhelm US economy: US senator

Taslima to get visa extension, but not freedom
Nasreen says her request for granting her some freedom in movement in India's capital was also shot down by the government. The international community and leading Indian intellectuals are campaigning for her freedom.

50 pc of those dying due to smoking are illiterates
The government seems to be on the right track as it wants to put pictorial warnings on tobacco products with a new study showing that 50 per cent of those dying due to smoking are illiterates.

'Benazir's murder was revenge for mosque siege'
Two Pakistani militants arrested in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto have confessed that they were seeking revenge for the death of a comrade killed in a commando assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque in July 2007.

Opposition fear rigging in Pak polls on Feb 18

Valentine's Day Special: US radio station offers free divorce
Valentine's Day isn't all hearts and flowers, says WKLC Programme Director Jay Nunley. There is a darker side, he said, "where maybe you despise your spouse and resent the entire day."

Bush signs economic stimulus package

Yahoo! India sacks 45 people for poor show

'Tata-backed air-power car within a year'
A car running on compressed air and backed by the Tata Group will hit the Indian market within a year, says the French engineer who is working on the invention.

Physio Gloster to quit after tri-series
"Gloster does not want to continue. He has expressed his desire to quit. He has informed the Board regarding this," BCCI Secretary Niranjan Shah said.

Gilly's retirement, an added motivation
The Australians, who lost their last match to India at Melbourne would like to give a fitting farewell to the wicketkeeper at his homeground.

Sledging within limit fine with Irfan Pathan

President Prathiba Singh Patil touches a display of tulips in The Mughal Garden at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday. The Mughal, Musical, Spiritual and Herbal Gardens of the Presidential Palace will be open for public viewing from 16 February-24 March.

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READERCONNECT Valentine's Day Special
What I've made for Valentine's Day- Heart shaped Lemon Tea Cakes with icing - Namratha Sudarshan in Atlanta, Georgia.
Valentine's Day Sandwich Cookies and Chocolate Treats -Arathi Sridhar in Dallas, Texas.

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.

"BENAZIR BHUTTO: Reconciliation, Islam, Democracy & the West"
Benazir Bhutto was Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1996. She completed writing the book shortly before she was assassinated in Rawalpindi on Dec 27, 2007.
Kargil was a humiliating moment for Pak army Pakistan's decision to withdraw troops from Kargil on the advice of the USA left Sharif "weakened and embarrassed," Bhutto wrote... ISI tried to wreck relationship between Rajiv and Benazir "Rajiv and I negotiated a remarkable treaty committing our nations not to attack each other's nuclear facilities. This was the first nuclear confidence-building treaty...'' Shimla Accord was a 'triumph' for Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Musharraf told Bhutto cases against her politically motivated Bhutto also claimed that Musharraf "readily acknowledged" that charges brought against her family had been "politically motivated and designed to destroy my reputation". Extremists made 'inroads' into Pak govt structure: Bhutto "Since the overthrow of my government, the militants have made many inroads into the very structure of governance of Pakistan...," the former Prime Minister said in her last book... Benazir laid foundation for dialogue with India: PPP "Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was castigated and called a security threat by the establishment for launching the dialogue process with India," Sherry Rehman, a spokesperson of the Pakistan People's Party, said.