• Dow Industrials Dip as S&P, Nasdaq Book Gains

All Options Open about Olympics Boycott: Sarkozy 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested he was prepared to boycott the 2008 Olympic Games because of the Chinese handling of Tibetan protests. Read On

• Germany asks China to Reveal Details
  of Tibet Protests 
• I will Quit if Violence goes Out of Control: Dalai Lama
• Monk in Lhasa Monastery Died of Starvation
• Nooyi's Pay Package at Pepsi: Over $14 mn

Gillani Takes Oath as Pakistan's New PM
by Muhammad Najeeb
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Tuesday administered the oath of office to Makhdoom Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani, a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), as the country's new prime minister. Read On
► Canadian Pakistanis Hail Zardari for 'Master Stroke'

Slain Crown Prince's Love Hits Nepal Poll Trail
by Sudeshna Sarkar
Seven years after she was catapulted into media headlines worldwide following the mysterious massacre of Nepal's royal family in the tightly guarded palace in Kathmandu, the dead crown prince's love, Devyani Rana, is making waves again. Read On

Pelosi Caused No Problems
in Indo-US Relations: Rice by Arun Kumar
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has rebutted suggestions that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's meeting with the Dalai Lama and her criticism of China during her India visit had caused problems in Indo-US relations. Read On

Desperate Zimbabweans Clutching
at Straws of Change by Clare Byrne
Four days before millions of Zimbabweans go to the polls to select a new president, House of Assembly, senate and councilors, the country is convulsed by talk of change. Read On
► The Lion of Zimbabwe Looks to Polls
    to End Exile

• Wall Street Rallies on Bear Stearns Price
  Increase, Home Sales 

Royalists Sweep Bhutan Polls,
King's Uncle's Party Suffers Defeat
by Syed Zarir Hussain
A royalist party in Bhutan, close to the country's educated elite who dominate politics and bureaucracy, has swept Monday's first parliamentary elections in the isolated Himalayan kingdom. Read On

• Pakistan's Suspended Chief Justice Freed 
• Olympic Flame Lit in Olympia Amid Protests 
• Tibetan Toll has Risen to 140 
• More Protests Outside Tibet 
• Polling Ends in Bhutan,
  Himalayan State Becomes Newest Democracy 

Nepal Unleashes Force on Tibetan Protesters 
by Sudeshna Sarkar
Even as Nepal's multi-party, pro-democracy government allowed Bhutanese refugees to exit the country safely and make a fresh start in the US, riot police here Monday brutally beat up unarmed Tibetan refugees, including women, nuns and monks. The police also arrested over 300 people in what human rights activists called a gross display of double standards. Read On

India Keen on Nuclear Deal,
but Not at the Cost of Government: Mukherjee
by Arun Kumar
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday reiterated India's desire to implement its stalled civil nuclear deal with the US, but made clear that the ruling coalition was not prepared to sacrifice the government for it. Read On

Supreme Court Forms Special Team
to Probe Gujarat Carnage
Acting on petitions by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), rights groups and individuals affected by the 2002 communal carnage in Gujarat, the Supreme Court Tuesday decided to constitute a special team to probe 10 cases. Read On

• Manmohan Greets New Pakistan PM,
  Hopes for 'Best Ever' Ties 
• Bhajan Lal Disqualified from Assembly Seat
• Advani was the Weakest Home Minister Ever:
  Congress 
• Redefine Poverty Line Level, says Raman Singh
• Bachchan Retracts Land Surrender,
  Will Get Ownership

Rahul Connects with Karnataka Tribals,
Wins their Hearts by Fakir Balaji
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday effectively unleashed the party's election campaign in Karnataka by mingling with Soliga tribals here, eating rotis with them and assuring them that their demands would be heard at the highest level. Read On

Delhi's Famed Cop Slain by Friend
- With Revolver He Gifted by Sahil Makkar
Rajbir Singh, Delhi's most controversial police officer who earned dubious fame by killing over 50 criminals, was shot dead here by a friend - with a revolver he had gifted the assailant only 3 days ago. Read On

Congress to Decide on Lok Sabha Polls
after Karnataka Verdict by Liz Mathew
It was keen on early general elections. But now the Congress party has concluded it will wait for the verdict in Karnataka to decide whether or not it should order a snap parliamentary poll. Read On

• Indian Equities on Upswing,
  Sensex Crosses 16,000 Mark 
• Fear of Fractured Verdict Haunts Karnataka  
• The Rise and Fall of ACP Rajbir Singh
• India Denies Arms Deal with Nepal as Maoists Protest

India Rapped by Tibetan Official
over Axed Ansari-Dalai Lama Meet
The Tibetan government-in-exile is upset over the last minute cancellation of a scheduled meeting between their leader the Dalai Lama and Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari and suspects that New Delhi acted under pressure from Beijing. Read On

Rahul Gandhi No More the Mama's Boy 
by Monobina Gupta
For a man who had wrapped himself in silence for years, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is finally moving into high gear. The first time MP has come of age. Both Congress insiders and political analysts increasingly see him as a man working to a plan, ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year. Read On

Mukherjee Tells Bush of N-deal Woes at Home 
by Arun Kumar
India sought to buy more time to implement its "landmark" nuclear deal with the United States as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee briefed President George Bush about New Delhi's political compulsions that have stalled it. Read On

• At Last, Rajendra Prasad's Memorial to be spruced up
• NRI Finds himself Cheated in Love and of Rs.1.3 mn