Fresh Tug of War for Power Begins in Nepal 
by Sudeshna Sarkar
Close on the heels of an election that saw the rout of Nepal's two big ruling parties and a stunning victory for the Maoists, a new tug of war for power has begun between Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's Nepali Congress (NC) and the former guerrillas. Read On

• Karzai Escapes Assassination Attempt

Clashes in Seoul During Olympic Torch Relay
The Olympic torch relay concluded in the South Korean capital Sunday marked by sporadic clashes between pro- and anti-China demonstrators and a self-immolation attempt. Read On

Boeing to Outsource
US Fighter Jet Components to India
by Gulshan Luthra
US civil and defence aerospace major Boeing has decided to outsource two critical components of the F-18 Super Hornet combat aircraft to India and the order for one of them could go to the Tatas. Read On 

Tibetans Want Normalcy Before Talks on Tibet
China's offer to talk to the Dalai Lama's rep has been accepted by the Tibetan government-in-exile with the condition that there has to be "normalcy" in Tibet before meetings take place. The US has welcomed Beijing's initiative to end the crisis. Read On

• Nawaz Sharif Confident
  of Sacked Judges' Restoration 
• Musharraf May be Reduced to Titular Head
• US Can't Ignore Food Crisis,
  Maize-based Fuel 'Transitional': Obama  
• Sobhraj Rakes Up Fresh Controversy in Nepal 
• 23 Years Later, Kanishka Tragedy Re-enacted 
• Lashkar-e-Taiba Man Sentenced Again
  to 15 Years in US 

Yahoo Stays Silent as Microsoft Deadline Nears
Yahoo maintained a defiant silence Friday on Microsoft's $40-billion takeover bid, as Saturday's deadline to wrap up the deal came down to the wire. Instead of publicly responding to the software giant's ultimatum, Yahoo ignored the issue entirely and instead unveiled plans to rewire its Internet services to make them more flexible for users and more compatible with other websites. Read On

US Targets India, China, Russia,
Six Other Nations on Copyrights by Arun Kumar
Accusing India, China, Russia and six other nations of failing to protect American producers of films, pharmaceuticals, computer software and other copyrighted material from widespread piracy, the US has placed them on a "priority watch list". Read On

Pakistan Faces a Famine 
Pakistan is "fast" running out of water and power and faces a famine in which the people will go "real hungry" in the not too distant future. "The situation could not be clearer, or more desperate. Pakistan is running out of water and power - fast," The News said in an editorial headlined "Dam foolery". Read On

• China Meeting his envoy
  Welcome News for Dalai Lama 
• 23 Killed, Over 70 Wounded in Sri Lanka Blast

Nepal Parties Look for Women Representatives
by Sudeshna Sarkar
Though Nepal Friday reached yet another milestone in its historic election that put King Gyanendra to vote with the royal foes, former Maoist guerrillas, emerging as the largest party and frontrunners for leading the new government, the Election Commission added a new twist, asking the parties to look for women representatives. Read On
► Countdown Begins for End of Nepal Monarchy

Sarabjit's Execution can Cast Shadow
on India-Pakistan Ties by Pranay Sharma
The possibility of an Indian prisoner being put to death in Pakistan could hardly be the ideal way to restart peace talks. But that is exactly how things may stand, unless the Pakistan government rethinks its decision and alters the death sentence on Sarabjit Singh, who is to be hanged in Lahore May 1.  Read On

• Gilchrist's Heroics Blow Away
  Mumbai Indians' Chances  
• Kings XI Punjab Thrash Delhi Daredevils

Eight Villages PM Electrified are Without Power
Five days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ceremoniously switched on power supply to ten villages in Bokaro district, it transpires eight villages were never electrified. A shocked Jharkhand Governor, Syed Sibte Razi has now asked for a status report from the state government. Read On

Who is Responsible for President's Embarrassment in Latin America? by Liz Mathew
Who is to blame for the embarrassments President Pratibha Patil faced during her recent visit to Latin American countries? The president, who was on her maiden foreign visit, had to face an almost empty senate in Brazil during her address and had to call off her address to the Mexican parliament at the last minute. The Indian officials involved have been since then in a blame game. Read On

Sting Best Thing to Happen to Hockey:
Suniel Shetty by Subhash K. Jha
While the entire country was shocked when a top Indian hockey official was caught on camera allegedly taking a bribe, actor and brand ambassador for hockey Suniel Shetty thinks it was the best thing to happen to the sport in years. Read On

• India Must Go Ahead with N-deal: Brajesh Mishra
• India's Meditation Master Ravi Shankar
  Teaches in Taiwan 
• Sotheby's to Highlight Contemporary Indian Art
  in Spring Sale 

'Love Guru' Controversy is Tempest in Teapot: Indian American by Arun Kumar
An Indian American who stars in the new Mike Myers comedy, "The Love Guru", has dismissed controversy over the film as "a tempest in a teapot" created by a self-promoting Hindu leader who does not represent South Asians in the US. Read On

India Largest Source of Smuggled CFCs:
UN Official by Joydeep Gupta
India is now the world's largest producer and smuggling source of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), the gas that has created holes in the earth's ozone layer, says a senior UN Environment Programme official. Read On

The People Who Make
Rahul Gandhi's Tours A Success
by Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi
In Kanker,  the far flung corner of Chhattisgarh, there is a team of youths and a few professionals burning the midnight oil to ensure a hurdle-free journey for Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi. Read On

Welfare Schemes Not Reaching Tribals: Rahul
by Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi
The government's welfare schemes aimed at poor tribal people were not reaching them, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said after visiting some tribal pockets of Chhattisgarh Saturday. Read On