Friday, March 23, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Pandher charged with only lesser offences New Delhi, March 22 In the case pertaining to the gruesome killing of children in Nithari, the CBI today virtually gave a clean chit to businessman Moninder Singh Pandher and blamed his “psychopath” servant Surinder Koli for the murder of 16 persons.

'Accused Koli is suffering from necrophilia, a sexual perversion disorder, and had murdered 16 persons when Pandher was not at home'

Troop cut: PM, Mufti to keep talking
New Delhi, March 22
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed appears to have bought time for now on the party’s demand for immediate and phased withdrawal of troops from the valley and agreed to continue the talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

IPI Gas Pipeline
Bring down fee, India to Pak
New Delhi, March 22
India has threatened to walk out of the seven billion dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project if Islamabad did not bring down the fee it wants to charge for allowing flow of natural gas from Iran to India.

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Dinesh Karthik (left) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni during a training session in Couva (Trinidad) on Wednesday. — AP/PTI photo Sports page  Dutch rout Scots  Valiant Canada go down fighting

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FDI telecom ceiling 74 pc
New Delhi, March 22 
In a move that could bolster investment in the fast-growing telecom sector, the government today decided to raise foreign direct investment up to 74 per cent, up from prevailing ceiling of 49 per cent.
(Details on Business page)

Lok Pal: Badal govt seeks time
New Delhi, March 22
The SAD-BJP coalition in Punjab today sought time from the Supreme Court to make its stand clear on a long-pending appeal of the state and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, filed during his earlier tenure on the question of his and his council of ministers’ powers to appoint the Lok Pal.

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Assets Case
HC notices to Lalu, Rabri
Patna, March 22
The ghost of fodder scam continues to haunt RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and his wife Rabri Devi with the Patna high court today issuing notices to both of them in connection with Rs 46-lakh disproportionate assets case.

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Sharing of water a national issue: PM
New Delhi, March 22
Calling for a bipartisan approach to the issue of water sharing, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country should optimise the use of “increasingly scarce and competed resource.”

Badal gives up vigilance, justice depts Chandigarh, March 22 Taking a moral stand, Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, tonight relinquished his charge as minister for the Department of “Vigilance” and also the Department of “Justice”.   House of Capt’s son-in-law searched