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would not normally surrender a person for extradition where there were outstanding matters that had to be dealt with here," says Attorney General Philip Ruddock.

Australia defends tough anti-terror stance
''We do have tough laws; the fact is these laws I think are essential if we're going to deal with this problem,'' Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said.

Lawyers claim headway in seeking bail
Legal team representing Mohammed Haneef claims to have made some headway in efforts to seek bail for him.

KARNATAKA
Sixteen killed, 23 injured in two mishaps Sixteen people were killed and 23 others injured in two separate incidents in Chitradurga and Haveri districts in the early hours of Sunday.

NATIONAL
Rural India to go hi-tech with knowledge centres The roadmap for the programme will be prepared at the convention of the National Alliance for Mission 2007, slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here during August 1-3.

Vice Prez elections
Najma likely to be BJP candidate
Heptullah, a former Congress leader who switched loyalty to the BJP in 2004, could be a likely choice for the vice-presidential candidacy, according to a senior BJP leader.

Left to field candidate acceptable to UPA, UNPA

Third Front's decision takes thunder out of presidential race
With just four days left for the presidential poll, being seen as one of the most bitterly contested in independent

India

, no opinion poll or survey is needed about the possible outcome as the arithmetic is crystal clear.

Convert LoC into Line of Peace: P M

"As I have stated earlier, borders cannot be changed, but they can be made irrelevant. There can no be question of divisions or fresh partitions, but the Line of Control can become a line of peace with a freer flow of ideas, goods, services and people," siad Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Wipro gives higher returns to US investors

Wipro's scrip, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has soared to 15.78 dollar at the end of June from 12.59 dollar in the year-ago period.

Nehru-Edwina were in deep love: Edwina's daughter

"My mother had already had lovers. My father was inured to it. It broke his heart the first time, but it was somehow different with Nehru," says Pamela Mountabatten.

Will mobile TV be a revenue earner for Prasar Bharati?
Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli said that he is upbeat about the mobile TV initiative, which Doordarshan had launched earlier this year on a pilot basis, and sees immense revenue earning potential given the first mover advantage.

INTERNATIONAL

Lal Masjid incident a pretext to put off elections: Bhutto
"People say the Red Mosque issue was propped up as a pretext to postpone the elections. If that happens, the consequences will be very negative for

Pakistan

," Bhutto said.

Twin suicide attacks kill 17 in Pakistan
Suspected Taliban and al Qaeda militants carried out twin suicide bomb attacks in

Pakistan

's restive North West Frontier Province (NWFP) killing 17 people, including 11 army men.

Heavy fighting kills 10 soldiers in Lanka
''Ten soldiers were killed and 34 others suffered injuries in heavy fighting erupted in the Wanni front as the LTTE terrorists fired heavy mortars at Lankan army soldiers at Priyathampanai on the Vavuniya- Mannar road.

Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, center in pink turban, holds a holy Chadar along with Muslim leaders at his residence in New Delhi on Sunday. Vajpayee handed over the holy Chadar to be offered at the mausoleum of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti for the annual Urs celebration in Ajmer Sunday. AP

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Front Page Stories

Sabeel, Haneef charged

Haneefs wife appeals for PM's intervention

Foul play in bicycle tender

Technical colleges flouting norms

UNPA to skip prez poll

Gordian knot

IN BRIEF

NEWSCROLL

Kerala BJP splits as Raman Pillai floats new party

Forty Pakistani forces hurt in militant attack

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AIR INDIA RANK AND BOLT AWARDS

Air India is joining hands with Deccan Herald and Prajavani this year also in announcing the RANK and BOLT awards, under its Reaching Out project. The forms can be downloaded here.

THE HERALD DIARY

Harry Potter fans speculate about ending of last book
With author J K Rowling herself setting the ball rolling by saying that two characters will die in the final installment, due out on July 21, and in view of the fact that she has never shied away from killing her main and much-loved creations, the worst fear of Potter fans is that the boy-hero may meet his end.

Copa America
Mexico routs Uruguay to take third place
Cuauhtemoc Blanco converted the penalty to equalise after Lugano was issued a red card for elbowing Gerardo Torrado, and Omar Bravo and Andres Guardado added second-half goals to assure Mexico of finishing third or better in four of the last five South American championships.

ENTERTAINMENT

Jagjit Singh, Anup Jalota launch music album
The film is directed by ad filmmaker Prabhakar Shukla, who has made 300 ad films till date, while its lyrics are by Madan Pal who has given numerous hit songs like 'Aashiqui', 'Dil Ka Kya Kasoor' and 'Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman' to name a few.
Change happens only when informed people speak out: Santoshi

A common thread that runs across all the films directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi is the protagonist ''listening to the voice of his or her conscience'' to raise their voice against the prevailing norms or system.
Big B, Ajay Devgan changed people's view of Bhojpuri films
Of late, there has been a sudden boom of Bhojpuri films, in which Bollywood stars like Ravi Kishen, Nagma, Priya Gill and Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan have struck gold.