Thakur leaves for Delhi with final report
The Governor in his report has outlined the chronology of events since the fall of the JDS-BJP government headed by H D Kumaraswamy, including the dharna staged by the BJP to mount pressure for inviting it to form the government. BJP to take all steps to install its coalition
Yashwant Sinha said the Governor was yet to send his recommendation to remove the Assembly from its status of suspended animation by sending a proper report to the Centre. Cong holds rally in B'lore, pushes for polls "It (BJP-JDS combine) is an unholy marriage", Kharge told thousands of Congress workers. "A fresh Assembly election is the only way out", he declared.
KPCC President Mallikarjun Kharge (L), Congress leaders Dharam Singh (C) and KH Muniyappa chat during a "Jan Andolan" rally, in Bangalore on Monday.
Sectional loyalties distort national view: PM Prime Minister asks whether the single party state have advantages in managing the centre-state relations better as opposed to a multi-party system. Inter-State Council Secretariat Secretary Amitabha Pande presents 'Conference reader' to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the Fourth International Conference on Federalism in New Delhi.
NEWSALERT Dacoit Rehman Khan escapes from Forensic Lab, Madivala. Police on the look out for Khan who is involved in 18 dacoits.
'Drop in overseas doctors not related to Haneef case'
Australian Immigration minister has blamed sub-standard state health services for reluctance of overseas-trained doctors to work in Australia, rather than his handling of the controversial case dealing with bungled detention of Indian Doctor Mohamad Haneef.
Railways to launch control charting system
Inaccuracies in furnishing arrival and departure timings at the national train inquiry system will soon be a thing of the past as the Indian Railways is all set to go high-tech with the launching of an IT-enabled control charting system (CCS).
A new stamp released on Steve Irwin, the late Australian environmentalist and TV's "Crocodile Hunter". The stamp shows Irwin (C) with his daughter Bindi (R) and son Bob (L), an image which was used as a commemorative cover on the magazine New Idea and published after his death. Irwin died last year when a stingray barb pierced his chest as he was filming on Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
GUWAHATI ONE-DAYER
India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets, go
1-0 up in series
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh struck half-centuries to complement the disciplined show by the bowlers as India cantered to a comprehensive five-wicket victory against Pakistan in the first of the five-match one day cricket series on Monday. Dhoni satisfied with performance
"We bowled and batted well particularly the youngsters who ran well..they are the asset to the team", Dhoni said. Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays a shot during the first One-day International match between Pakistan and India at the Nehru Cricket stadium in Guwahati, on Monday. India defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the opening one-day international. AFP
Scientists baffled
by Indonesian
volcano
Scientists abandoned their monitoring posts on Mount Kelut's fertile slopes Sunday as the tremors under the volcano became so strong they could not be measured. They could not see the peak through heavy cloud but said they believed it was erupting. Eventually they found that it had not.
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"It (BJP-JDS combine) is an unholy marriage", Kharge told thousands of Congress workers. "A fresh Assembly election is the only way out", he declared. 
Prime Minister asks whether the single party state have advantages in managing the centre-state relations better as opposed to a multi-party system.
