Indian Origin Lawmaker Shot Dead in Malaysia 
Sithan Krishnasamy, an Indian origin lawmaker of Malaysia's Tenggaroh state, was shot dead Friday by an unidentified assailant. Krishnasamy, 61, who was vice-president of the Johor unit of Malaysian Indian Congress, the country's largest party of ethnic Indians, was shot point blank and a man was seen fleeing on a motorcycle, media reports said. Read On

• Blank Bullets Sent to Berlusconi
  with 'Islamist Death Threat'  
• Tenzing-Hillary, a Partnership
  that Endured a Colonial Row 

Musharraf Warns US against Military Action
in Pakistan
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has warned that any intervention in his country by the US-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan would be treated as an invasion while US termed as "completely outrageous and unfounded" suggestions it was involved in a conspiracy to assassinate Benazir Bhutto. Read On

Bush Ends Israel, West Bank Visit
with Hope for Peace 
US President George W. Bush wrapped up a three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian areas with a tour of Christian holy sites near the northern Sea of Galilee. Accompanied by Christian religious leaders, Bush - a devout, born-again Christian - visited ... Read On

Edmund Hillary, First to Climb Everest, Dies at 88
Sir Edmund Hillary was honored throughout the world as the first man, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak at 8,848 metres, in 1953. He died Friday at the age of 88. In his native land, he was the best-loved New Zealander of his generation and could have ruled the country for years had he chosen to enter politics. Read On

UK-India a Match Made in Heaven, says British Trade Minister by Dipankar De Sarkar
A quarter of a century after Japanese car companies boosted Britain's economy under Margaret Thatcher, India is being seen as the country that could do an "encore", with Britain's minister for trade and investment saying that the next generation of investment wouldn't be powered by a Nissan, "it's going to be a Tata". Read On

Helping Indian Diaspora Trace their Roots
by Shubha Singh
Migration from India to other erstwhile British colonies began in the middle of the 19th century, when thousands of Indians were taken to work on the sugar plantations in Mauritius, Fiji, South Africa and the Caribbean while many went to East Africa and other countries. Read On

• Pakistan's Survival Lies in Good Ties with India:
  Zardari  

Israel, Palestinians Will Sign Treaty in 2008: Bush
US President George W. Bush said Thursday he believed he would be able to "nudge" Israel and the Palestinians toward a joint peace deal this year. "I believe there will be a signed peace treaty by the time I leave office," Bush told a joint news conference in Ramallah with President Mahmoud Abbas. Read On
► Bush Calls for 'End to Occupation' of Arab Land

Terror Strikes Pakistan Again,
25 Die in Lahore Blast
At least 25 people were killed and more than 80 injured when a massive blast ripped through the busy high court area near Mall Road, Lahore, in Pakistan's 2nd major terror attack in less than two weeks. Read On

Indian Doctors among many Attacked on Duty
in Britain by Prasun Sonwalkar
Indian and Indian-origin doctors working in the National Health Service (NHS) are among thousands of doctors in Britain who were physically or verbally attacked by patients last year but most choose not to report the abuse, according to a report. Read On

CPI-M Proposes Proportionate Representation
There should be a system of proportionate representation in the Indian parliament and legislatures to prevent the current phase of coalition politics from degenerating into "anarchy", CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury has suggested. Read On

India hopeful of Wrapping up IAEA Pact this month
India hopes to wrap up a safeguards pact with the International Atomic Energy Agency this month before approaching the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group for a change in its guidelines to permit global civil nuclear commerce with the country. Read On

• Too Early to Decide on Bharat Ratna: PM 
• Congress Divided Over States Reorganization Panel
• Political Spat Over Bharat Ratna Deepens

CBI Resumes Noida Land Scam Probe,
Searches Officers 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday raided several offices and residences across Uttar Pradesh as part of its effort to unearth irregularities in the allotment of 600 high-value plots in Noida town, a suburb of the national capital. CBI teams searched the offices and residences of at least 17 senior and junior officials associated with the land plot allotments made in 2005 under the then Samajwadi Party government headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav. Read On

India to Discuss Nuclear Energy,
Border Row with China  
India will seek China's support in its quest for global civil nuclear cooperation and stress on an early resolution of the border dispute during Pm Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Beijing that begins Sunday. Read On

BJP to Kick Off Poll Campaign Feb 10
with Public Rally 
Getting into election mode in a major way, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday announced it would kick off its poll campaign with a public rally in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh Feb 10, to be jointly addressed by party president Rajnath Singh and the party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani. Read On

'84 Riots: Jasbir Singh Moves High Court
against CBI
Jasbir Singh, a key witness in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots who lives in California, Friday moved a petition in the Delhi High Court through his counsel stating that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had not followed the right procedure of summoning him. Read On

• Infosys Sees No Impact of Slowdown in US Economy
• Infosys Revenue Set to Cross $4-billion
• CBI Raids a Dozen Places in Noida Land Scam Probe

Nano is the Talk of the Town
It was big talk over a small car. A day after India's Tata Motors launched its Nano with much fanfare in the capital, from the crowded buses in Delhi to the malls in Bangalore, from the busy roads of Assam to offices in Hyderabad the world's cheapest car seemed to have powered its way into the nation's heart. Read On
► Costliest Bicycle Vies with Cheapest Car
    at Auto Expo 

Suicides a Major Problem among Indian Teens
by Kavita Bajeli-Datt
"Suicides are a major problem worldwide with the highest rate being among the elderly in the West and among teens in India, bringing greater socio-economic loss due to the death of the young population in India," said J.K. Trivedi, a doctor at the Dept of psychiatry in C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow. Read On

• No Change in Infosys Revenue Guidance for FY 2008
• Farmers' Collective Invigorates Agriculture in Kerala

Winged visitors: Bharatpur's Loss is Agra's Gain
by Brij Khandelwal
Exotic Siberian cranes, Chinese koots and flamingos are among the winged visitors that have chosen to steer clear of the now dry Bharatpur bird sanctuary and make a beeline for Sur Sarovar – named after Surdas, the famous poet of Braj Bhasha – situated along the Delhi-Agra highway, 20 km from Agra city. Read On