Sehwag puts Pak attack to sword
Hits career-best unbeaten 228
Multan, March 28
Virender Sehwag smashed a career-best unbeaten 228 as India piled up a commanding 356 for two to set the stage for a huge first innings score on the opening day of their first cricket Test on Pakistan soil in 15 years. The 24-year-old Sehwag also became the highest Indian scorer against Pakistan ever.

India vs Pak Test: the first day’s highlights I will try to get triple hundred, says Sehwag (Sports page) More stories on Sports page Virender Sehwag raises his bat and helmet after reaching a double century during the first day of the first Test between Pakistan and India in Multan on Sunday. — AFP photo

Need to move beyond cricket diplomacy: PM
Baharaich (UP), March 28
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today suggested India and Pakistan move beyond the current cricket diplomacy to give permanence to the thaw in bilateral relations.

Hurriyat takes up peace moves with Pak MPs
New Delhi, March 28
Hurriyat Conference leaders today met a delegation of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) lawmakers here and discussed the ongoing Indo-Pak peace process.
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Kar seva gold spade missing
Amritsar, March 28
One of the five gold spades, donated by the Bank of Punjab through its chairman, Mr Darshanbir Singh for ‘kar seva’ of the Golden Temple sarovar has been found missing.

Bengal for CBI probe into Tagore’s Nobel medal theft
Kolkata, march 28
Even after five days of the theft of Tagore’s Nobel Prize and other valuables, there has been no breakthrough. The chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, today formally announced to hand over the inquiry into the incident to the CBI.

• Loss of pride, says Amartya Sen

Miss India Universe Tanushree Dutta (centre), Miss India World Lakshmi Pandit (right) and Miss India Earth Sayali Bhagat (left) after being adjudged winners in Mumbai on Saturday night. — PTI

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi today
New Delhi, March 28
Congress candidate from the Amethi parliamentary seat and son of party President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, will visit the constituency tomorrow to interact with party workers.