Parliament adjourned for the day
Farmers' issue continued to disrupt proceedings in both Houses of Parliament for the third day with NDA and Third Front refusing to allow the Houses to conduct normal business demanding waiver of farmers' loans. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee tries to pacify the MPs protesting over farmers' loans issue.
16 run over by train near Surat
The accident occurred when the victims, all hailing from Uttar Pradesh, were crossing the railway bridge on foot and hit by the speeding train, Railway Police said.
Well-known Tamil writer 'Sujatha' dead A pioneer in science fiction in Tamil, he also wrote short stories, novels, screenplays and dialogues, under the pen name 'Sujatha. An electronics engineer from IIT, Madras, Rangarajan was General Manager (R & D) in BEL and instrumental in designing the EVMs extensively used in Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
India not to go by deadlines on N-deal
"We are not looking at a deadline. We know the time-table, we know what to do," Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said when asked about the US pushing India to conclude the deal at the earliest.
Sharif says no to presidential post
PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has ruled himself out as a candidate for the post of president and said his party could become part of Pakistan's new government only if President Pervez Musharraf steps down.
Thaksin returns to Thailand ending exile
Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Bangkok from 17 months in self-exile after a bloodless military coup had ousted his administration in September 2006.
Cricket is commercially viable: SRK
"Commerce and business are very important in today's world. Cricket is commercially viable and we need to make money from this sport," said Khan here.
Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi (C) addresses the media at Parliament after meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Thursday with a delegation of young parlimentarians regarding the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). AFP
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Pedestrians walk past a billboard featuring Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, on a sidewalk in Beijing on Thursday. Yao Ming's season-ending injury on Wednesday prompted shock and concern in his native China, though every Chineses hopes he will still make the Beijing Olympics in August. The emotional response highlights the basketball star's role as the world's best known Chinese athlete. AP
India beat New Zealand to reach final
In a thrilling rain-curtailed semifinal, the Kiwis rode on middle order bat Corey Anderson's 68-ball 70 to score a modest 205 for eight in 50 overs after electing to bat.
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Pedestrians walk past a billboard featuring Chinese NBA star Yao Ming, on a sidewalk in Beijing on Thursday. Yao Ming's season-ending injury on Wednesday prompted shock and concern in his native China, though every Chineses hopes he will still make the Beijing Olympics in August. The emotional response highlights the basketball star's role as the world's best known Chinese athlete. AP
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