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Pak elections to be held on Feb 18
Pakistan on Wednesday postponed the general elections until February 18. Bhutto's party and others have opposed the delay, but election officials said the delay was unavoidable...
Pakistan issues photos of Benazir's killing, offers reward
One of the pictures, published in a notice in Pakistan's biggest Urdu-language newspaper, shows two men standing in the crowd outside the Bhutto rally, moments before she came out

and was killed. The picture shows a clean-shaven young man wearing sun glasses, a white shirt and dark waist coat. Behind him is a man with a white shawl over his head who a TV station said was believed to be the bomber.

Pakistanis erect a memorial poster of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto at a memorial on January 1, 2008 in Lahore.
'Bhutto was targeted using laser beam'
When Bhutto was admitted to Rawalpindi General Hospital shortly after the fatal attack on her on December 27, doctor Musaddiq Khan, who treated her, told a PPP leader that he had seen "such a case for the first time in his life", sources said

Bhutto rejected US advice on Pak security firms: NYT

Irish peace prize for Benazir

New Year shock: Mob molests two women in Mumbai
A mob of 70-80 men reportedly tore up the women's clothes in the Juhu area at around 0145 hours IST, molested and groped them while their male companions, overpowered by the crowd, watched helplessly.

Budget will focus on relief to sectors under 'stress': Chidambaram
The thrust of the budget (2008-09) will be to maintain high growth and ensure that the growth process endorses and includes larger and larger sections of the people, the finance minister said.

Mercury plummets to 1.9 C in Delhi
Today's minimum is five notches below normal at this period of time, the official said adding tomorrow might be more chillier with the likelihood of the minimum dropping to near one degree Celsius mark. The minimum visibility recorded this morning was 800 metres.

Sonia showing steady progress, advised further rest

Engineering colleges to get satellite based tele-edu facilities
The teaching end has been set up at IIT, Mumbai by ISRO which will provide satellite bandwidth and install ground equipment at various recipient institutes across the country, while the IIT would arrange for delivering full-fledged courses on various engineering topics...

Four killed, 23 wounded in Colombo blast
The blast has occurred at a heavily-guarded and crowded Slave Island area, a few hundred meters away from Sri Lankan Army and Air Force headquarters.

Bangladesh seeks cheaper rice from India

Ponting prefers to play Pakistan at neutral venue
The final decision on Australia's tour of Pakistan will be taken only after the safety and security inspection team arrives back from Pakistan next month.

Ashraf shoots down neutral venue proposal

New SLC chief Ranatunga plans more India-Lanka Tests
Rantaunga plans to hold a meeting with the CEO OF SLC Duleep Mendis and other officials and work out the possibility of having regular exchange with India on the lines of fixtures that India has with Australia and Pakistan.

Icicles formed by the leakage of a water pipe are seen on the outskirts of Srinagar. Most parts of northern India have been experiencing cold but clear weather. Temperatures in Srinagar dipped to 7.4 degrees below normal on Wednesday. AP Photo.

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Indian boy wins Olympiad for Astronomy and Astrophysics

Andersson says he is no

'Dancing Queen'
We heard our music a lot in discos but that's about it, I never dance, I'm sorry," said Benny Andersson, one of the members of the legendary Swedish disco group 'ABBA'.

Day 1: INDIA VS AUSTRALIA, SECOND TEST: SYDNEY CRICKET GROUND

LEFT: Australia's Andrew Symonds celebrates hitting a century. ABOVE: Symonds, centre, being congratulated by teammate Brett Lee, left, and India's captain Anil Kumble at stumps on the first day of their second cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground Wednesday. . Symonds is 137 not out while Lee is 31 not out.
Umpiring errors, Symonds help Australia's recovery on lively track
Electing to bat, the Australians were gasping at 134 for six at one stage before Symonds and Brad Hogg (79) not only pulled the team out of the pits with a 173-run seventh wicket partnership. The Indian bowlers exploited the morning conditions on a lively SCG track with paceman Rudra Pratap Singh (4/108) ripping through the top order but the going became tough as the pitch eased out during the day. Score-Card
Symonds confesses he was out on 30
"I was very lucky. I was out when I was 30 and given not out," Symonds said. "That's cricket though. I could sit here and tell you about some bad decisions as well. That's the game. It's one of those things."

Australian batsman Michael Clarke, left, walks back to the pavilion after India's Harbhajan Singh gets him leg before for one run.

RIGHT:Indian

cricketer Rudra Pratap Singh (left) is jubiliant on claiming the wicket of Adam Gilchrist (right). The 22-year-old Singh admitted he was initially anxious when told he would have to lead the attack but drew on his experiences as a teenager at the Australian Cricket Academy several years ago. ''I spent almost 45 days there... and I learnt a lot about Australian conditions,'' he said.
Hogg's flipper as good as Warne's, claims Ponting
Brad Hogg was not an automatic choice for the first Test but the Chinaman bowler did enough to justify his selection in Mebourne and Ponting believes at least he has a flipper as potent as that of Warne.

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LEFT: Staring at the Sun with pride -This photo was taken in Chitradurga, a place famous for Sunflower oil extraction. RIGHT: Droplets of water shining through the rocks -Hanumanagundi falls in Kudremukh. Photos sent by H N Jayalakshmi.

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