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Two Arrested in Rs.100 mn Andhra Education Scam 
Two people, including a woman, reportedly with links with officials in Chief Minister's Office (CMO), were arrested Friday in connection with a corruption scandal to the tune of Rs.100 million in an education scheme. Read On >>>

• Punjab Couple Duped of Over Rs.3 mn
• Political Party of Former IITians for Change in Uttar Pradesh  
• UPA-Left Leaders for Quotas From This Academic Session 

BJP Foundation Day Festivities Marred by CD Controversy
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated its foundation day Friday, but the mood of festivity and bonhomie at its headquarters here was marred by the Election Commission notice on a compact disc purportedly inciting communal passions against Muslims. In its reply to the Election Commission, the BJP has tried to wriggle out of a difficult situation by disowning all responsibility for the disc. Read On >>>

Allahabad High Court Stays Ruling on Muslims' Minority Status  
On the eve of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Allahabad High Court Friday restored the minorities status to Muslims, barely a day after a single judge bench of the same court had held that the community could not be considered as minorities in the state. While staying the earlier verdict, the bench comprising Justice S.R. Alam and Justice Krishna Murari termed it as violative of basic judicial propriety. Read On >>>

• Drink Milk to Quit Smoking  
• Changes in Biological Clock Cause Alarm 
• A Long Walk Could Ease Menopause Symptoms
• Eat Plenty Fruits, Nuts to Prevent Asthma  
• Red Meat Could Increase Breast Cancer Risk 

Guarded Optimism as India, Pakistan Discuss Siachen
Top Indian and Pakistani defence officials began two days of talks on demilitarising the Siachen glacier, their Himalayan battleground for over two decades, amid cautious optimism about likely progress in resolving the protracted dispute. Read On >>>

Survey Finds Indian Techies Restless, Ambitious
Riding on a tech boom, Indian techies have come of age and are raring to go. Cashing in on the growing demand-supply gap in the IT industry, the smart and ambitious are on a job-hopping spree, says an online survey. Read On >>>

Parties Demand Action Against BJP for 'Communal' CD
Even as the party celebrated its foundation day Friday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was assailed by criticism from all political parties who demanded it be derecognised for distributing its controversial election campaign CD that incited communal hatred. Read On >>>

Lalu's Railway Project Hit by Land Acquisition Row
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's dream project of building a wagon-repairing workshop in Bihar's Saran district has run into trouble as the Patna High Court issued an order against forcefully displacing the owners of the land. Read On >>>

Good Friday Observed with Silent Mourning  
A day of mourning and silent prayer, Good Friday was observed by Christians all over the country solemnly, commemorating the suffering, penance and the final crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Good Friday falls during Lent, the period of 40 days of fasting which Christ observed in the desert before returning to Jerusalem ... Read On >>>

Prayers for Peace at Milad Friday Prayers at Hazratbal
The bright spring sun shone as thousands gathered in the holy Hazratbal shrine in Jammu and Kashmir Friday to pray for peace and prosperity and also had a glimpse of the Prophet's Holy Relic kept there. The day is special as it is the Friday following Milad-un-Nabi, the Prophet's birthday, which has special significance for Muslims around the world. Read On >>>

Rahul's Development Talk Catches on in Uttar Pradesh
By focussing on development, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi seems to have touched a chord among people in Uttar Pradesh who say they are fed up of caste and religion-based politics. People are now talking about good roads, better health centres, educational institutions and above all law and order in the underdeveloped but politically significant state as they get ready to choose a new government this month. Read On

After King, Maoists Take on Miss Nepal
After waging a battle to abolish the throne, Nepal's Maoists are now fighting to scrap the crown as well. Only this crown is not hereditary and belongs to the commoner, earned after gruelling competition. Read On >>>

US Not to Release Iranians Held in Iraq: Gates
The US military has no plans to release five Iranians held in Iraq who are accused of providing material support to militants responsible for attacks on US troops, said US Defence Secretary Robert Gates. Read On >>>

Is India's Bar Softening Stand Against Foreign Law Firms? by Rana Ajit
With the winds of liberalization blowing all around, there are signs that leaders of the Indian bar are shedding their opposition to the entry of foreign law firms in the country. While the Bar Council of India, the country's sole statutory authority ... Read On >>>

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