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Arjun backs off: I pledged loyalty to Nehru family

A day after Cong chief Sonia Gandhi cold-shouldered him, HRD Minister Arjun Singh beat a hasty retreat from his path of confrontation, reports Shekhar Iyer.

IPL : Jaipur vs Delhi

Shane Watson shines as Jaipur beat Delhi

Shane Watson landed heavy blows with ball and bat to leave Delhi static on 8 pts and keep Jaipur at the top of the table, reports Anand Vasu.

Ratan Tata among biggest brains in biz

The list of ‘73 Biggest Brains in Business’ compiled by business publication Conde Nast Portfolio in its latest issue, features Tata for his Rs 1 lakh car - Nano.

INDIA

Samba: Terror returns to Jammu

Guwahati: Assam militants kill 8 labourers

New Delhi: BJP counts on Maya, inflation

Mumbai: Sena vandalises, in the name of Mumbai

WORLD

New York: Six Indians killed in Pennsylvania car crash

London: Pakistan ruling coalition close to collapse

Islamabad: Police arrest three potential bombers

Batticaloa: Ruling party wins Lanka poll

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4 killed as army battles militants in J&K

May 11, 2008: Pick your pic

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand hold the Premier League trophy following their English Premier League soccer match against Wigan Athletic in Wigan, northern England.

Man United wins Premier League title

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IPL: Hyderabad vs Kolkata

Kolkata ride on Ganguly’s blitz

Ganguly shows just why he is still one of the best batsmen around as he leads Kolkata to a 23-run win over the hosts with his 57-ball 91 runs. Arjun Sen reports.

Opening blues persist for Kolkata

IPL: Bangalore vs Punjab

Chance to iron flaws

Mohali's Monday's game will not cause them much concern as they take on Rahul Dravid's men, the most hapless and helpless looking side. Subhash Rajta reports.

'T20 has been the perfect stage ...'

Coteries have existed in Cong and will continue to exist. But decisions taken by leaders of substance are based on their experiences and the feedbacks from different quarters, writes Pankaj Vohra.

Arjun backs off: I pledged loyalty to Nehru family

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Indian student in US jail to walk free

Sujith Venkatramolla has been languishing in the Phelps County jail for over 14 months for waiving a bag and shouting that he had a bomb and anthrax.

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Hot new career: IT

A profile of young star Yash Kadakia

A second-year BSc student at Vidyalankar Institute in Matunga, Kadakia is the chief technical officer of Security Brigade, which he co-founded with his partner 18-year-old Vineet Kumar, in June 2006. Nazim Khan reports.

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Rushdie may win Booker again

Salman Rushdie won the Booker Prize for the first time in 1982. Now, on the 40th anniversary of the award yet another ‘Booker of Bookers’ is being chosen, and Midnight’s Children is tipped to win that too, reports Vijay Dutt.