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Labour wins historic third term in Britain

PM puts Opposition on the mat
TDP ends boycott
New Delhi, May 5
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took the wind out of the sails of the Opposition stressing that there was a world of difference in what they say and what they do. Dr Singh also stoutly objected to the Opposition charges that the government tried to prevent Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf from calling on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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India puts 2 satellites into orbit
Smooth launch at Sriharikota
Sriharikota, May 5
India surged ahead in space science as scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here today successfully launched the PSLV-C6 and placed two remote-sensing satellites, CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT in the polar sun synchronous orbit exactly at 10.32 am.


A rocket carrying the Cartosat-1 satellite takes off from the space centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation at Sriharikota, about 10 km from Chennai, on Thursday. — Reuters photo

Lt-Gen Aurora cremated
New Delhi, May 5
Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the hero of the 1971 war for liberation of East Pakistan and who oversaw the surrender of over 90,000 Pakistani troops was today cremated here with full military honours with people from all walks of life coming over to pay their last respects to the General.
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The medals won by the much-decorated 1971 war hero, Lt-Gen J.S. Aurora, being taken for preservation as the General’s mortal remains are consigned to the flames in Delhi on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

2 blasts outside UK mission in US
New York, May 5
Two small grenades exploded in a concrete flowerpot outside a multi-storeyed building housing the British Consulate in midtown Manhattan early today, shattering glass panel on the front door but causing no injuries, hours after the UK went to the polls.

Marriage party attacked, 2 girls killed
Jammu, May 5
Two girls were killed and 18 injured as terrorists attacked a marriage party near Pouni in the Reasi area of the Udhampur district last night. Reports reaching here said terrorists tossed a grenade at the marriage party late at night, killing the two girls on the spot.

Parliament cannot dictate terms to media: Speaker
New Delhi, May 5
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said today that Parliament could not dictate terms to media. “It is entirely for the media to decide which news it will publish or broadcast.

Talks on Amritsar-Lahore bus service on May 10, 11
New Delhi, May 5
The technical-level talks for the Amritsar-Lahore bus service and bus service to religious places such as Nankana Sahib will be held on May 10 and 11 in Lahore, the Ministry of External Affairs announced today.
In video: Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus raises hope of cross-border trade. (28k, 56k)

J&K page: 37 board bus to Muzaffarabad