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Tata Project Should be Stopped and Debate Held, says Aruna Roy
Right to Information campaigner and Magsaysay award winner Aruna Roy has asked the Left Front government in West Bengal to stop construction work for a Tata Motors car project at Singur and have a public debate on the issue. Read On >>>

India to Russia: Quicker Business Visas Key to Higher Trade 
Days before Russian President Vladimir Putin comes here on a two-day visit, India Monday called for quicker Russian visas for Indian businessmen and stressed that Moscow enjoys the first mover advantage in civil nuclear commerce after the NSG opens doors for India. New Delhi also underlined that despite strong strategic and political ties between the two time-tested friends, bilateral trade and business ties have remained abysmally low at $3 billion and this issue will be the centrepiece of Putin's visit to India Thursday. The two countries hope to more than triple bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2010. Read On >>>

• Russia to Supply Nuclear Fuel to Kudankulam Plant  
• 75 Killed as Car Bombs Ravage Baghdad  
• Air Marshal Ahluwalia New Western Air Command Chief
• First Liver Donation in Armed Forces 
• Pakistani Kashmir Opposition Party Against Hurriyat Plan
• 100 kg RDX Seized in Kashmir, R-Day Terror Attacks Averted: Police

US Asks Lashker Founder's Brother to Leave
The brother of Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Mohammed Sayeed is among 30 Muslim clergymen who head mosques in the US and have been asked to leave for violating visa rules. Imam Muhammad Masood has been asked to leave his residence on the premises of the Sharon Mosque, headquarters of the Islamic Centre of New England. Read On >>>

Fifth Generation Fighter May Figure at India-Russia Talks 
The joint development of a fifth generation fighter and a mid-sized transport aircraft is likely to figure at the annual meeting of the Indian and Russian defence ministers here Wednesday, but it could be a while before agreements on this are inked. Read On >>>
India, Russia to sign Pacts on Nuclear Energy, Defence, Space  

Recovery Satellite Splashes Down, 12 Days After Take-off 
The recovery satellite put into orbit by the Polar Synchronized Launch Vehicle PSLV-C7 12 days ago was brought safely back to earth Monday, marking India's first attempt to test re-entry and recovery. The Space Recovery Experiment-1 (SRE-1) splashed down in the waters of the Bay of Bengal at 9.45 a.m., about 140 km from where it had taken off into space at the Sriharikota launch station in Andhra Pradesh. Read On >>>

• North Korean Nuclear Envoy in Beijing 
• Abbe Pierre, French Champion of the Poor, Dies at 94  
• Irate Orissa Man Pushes Greg Chappell
• Protest Against Sai Baba for Opposing Separate Telangana 
• Telecast Row over India-Windies Series Reaches High Court
• Pakistani Archaeologists to visit Indian sites for tips 
• Manmohan Singh Pushes Pension Reforms to States
• Indian Origin Trader Killed in Nepal Violence 
• Dhaka 'Unaware' of ULFA Role in 2004 Attack on Hasina
• Hyderabad Hit by Auto Rickshaw Strike 

The Gory Tale of Nithari Unravels by Maxwell Pereira 
This Sunday, lunch for me was in the sun with a group of retired officers. Expectedly, the killings of poor children in Nithari in Delhi's neighborhood exercised everyone's mind. Accusing fingers were leveled, administrations charged, services blamed, designations and characters ripped to shreds. Everyone expressed shame, shock and indignation. Read On >>>

ULFA Funding Candidates in Bangladesh Elections
Even as Indian security forces crack down on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), it is reportedly funding select candidates in the now deferred general elections in Bangladesh. The sources say that ULFA is providing money to certain candidates from a cross section of parties in the election expected to produce a stiff contest between the two main alliances led by the Bangladesh National Party (BNP) and the Awami League. Read On >>>

Shilpa Shetty Puts Racism on British Agenda by Prasun Sonwalkar
Shilpa Shetty will be long remembered for doing what the Commission for Racial Equality and other institutions have been struggling to do - put racism on top of Britain's public agenda. The issue has been lurking around for some time but not under such blinding media torchlight that "Celebrity Big Brother" show has come under. Read On >>>

Putin Vows Reliable Energy supply to Europe
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Europe could count on Russia as a reliable partner for future energy supplies and offered to set up a stock of Russian gas in Germany. Read On >>>

Bangalore Tense after Communal Clashes 
A day after police firing sparked by communal clashes left one person dead and several injured, tension simmered in Bangalore Monday. But authorities said they were confident peace would return soon. Read On >>>

Once Beverly Hills Resident in 'Bliss' at Kumbh Mela
It was 38 years ago that Baba Rampuri, as this once Beverly Hills resident is now called, set out from Los Angeles in search of truth and peace. He was just 18 then. He has been at each Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh since 1971, and the son of an American dental surgeon turned Hindu ascetic says the English dictionary "does not have a word to describe the bliss I experience each time I am here". Read On >>>

Probity, Yes! But No Ban on Foreign Jaunts by Liz Mathew and Faraz Ahmad
Although many Indian MPs are ready to support a bill ensuring transparency in public life on the lines of recent US legislation that bans senators from accepting gifts and junkets, they say that foreign trips and other freebies should not be banished. Read On >>>

Polio Vaccination Saves $180 billion for US
Polio vaccination in the US has resulted in a net savings of more than $180 billion, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), was the first of its kind to retrospectively demonstrate the enormous benefits of polio vaccination. The study said polio vaccination could achieve huge economic savings even without including the large, intangible benefits associated with avoided fear and suffering. Read On >>>

Letter to the Chief Minister: Column in Newspaper by Anil Gulati
In the state of Madhya Pradesh two Hindi newspapers namely Dainik Jagran and Raj Express offer a unique opportunity to their readers. Both offer an opportunity for peoples voice to be heard. You can write directly to the Chief Minister about your problem. Read On >>>

Iran's Transsexuals: Religiously Acknowledged, but Rejected by Farshid Motahari
Transsexuals have a tough life in Iran. Although they are acknowledged in religious terms, there is very little tolerance shown towards them by the society, ... Read On >>>