Decision not to affect ties: Myers
New Delhi, July 29
Asserting that he was not visiting New Delhi to press India to participate in the stabilisation force in Iraq, the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman General Richard B. Myers, today said that any decision in the negative would not in any way affect the Indo-US ties.
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National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra with the US Joint Chief of Staff, Gen Richard Myers, before a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI photo

World page: USA names 30 nations ready to help in Iraq

President hospitalised New Delhi, July 29 President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was admitted to Research and Referral Army Hospital here this evening for treatment of infective diarrhoea. Mr Kalam was advised a day’s rest in the hospital and his condition is normal. — PTI

Blackwill condemns terrorism against India
New Delhi, July 29
India today got “white hot” support in its war against terrorism from none other than the outgoing US Ambassador Robert D Blackwill who in his final speech covered India from alpha to omega and lavished praises on “Mother India”.

Punjab allows doctors to keep entire fee of private practice
Chandigarh, July 29
The Punjab Government today relented and decided not to seek any share from the private practice of government doctors who continued their state-wide protests against withdrawal of Non Practising Allowance by holding dharnas and rallies.
Punjab page: Bureaucrats misled government, say PCMS doctors

Uproar in House over raids against Sukhbir
New Delhi, July 29
The Rajya Sabha witnessed uproarious scenes today as the BJP raised the issue of Vigilance raids on the official premises of Mr Sukhbir Singh Badal. 
SAD leader and MP Sukhbir Singh Badal talks on the mobile at Parliament House in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI photo

Vigilance arrests SAD MLA
Chandigarh, July 29
The Punjab Vigilance Bureau has arrested Mr Jagdeep Singh Nakai, Shiromani Akali Dal MLA from the Joga constituency and a former Chairman of Milkfed, on charges of forgery and corruption.
Vigilance seals Nakai’s house

10 hurt as ultras clash in jail
Jammu, July 29
A clash between local and Pakistani terrorists in Kot Bhalwal jail here on the stand for a peaceful solution to the Kashmir problem taken by the leader of the opposition in Pakistan, Mr Fazalur Rehman, has exposed the growing divide between the two sets of ultras over the question of shunning the path of violence and returning to the mainstream.

Comedian Johnny Walker dead
Mumbai, July 29
Legendary comedian Johnny Walker died this afternoon at his residence in north-west Mumbai after a prolonged illness, family members said.
OBITUARY: Gentleman comedian passes away

175 got SGPC jobs a day before Tohra took over Amritsar, July 29 A day before the appointment of Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra as SGPC chief, acting President of the SGPC, Mr Alwinder Pal Singh Pakhoke appointed 175 employees on “temporary basis”.  Punjab page: Tohra against political vendetta