Thursday, June 7, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

G-8
Let’s share climate responsibility: PM
Berlin, June 6
Even as India is committed to cleaning the environment, it has come with a policy paper emphasising that no efforts at Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigitation will succeed if patterns of production and consumption in developed countries remain grossly unsustainable and if responsibility is not shared.

A man relaxes next to beach chairs with the flags of Europe and the G8 countries on the beach of Kuehlungsborn, northeastern Germany. The G8 summit will bring together the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States during the summit. — AFP photo

India: The Tasks Ahead
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
125TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS,
INAUGURAL SESSION

Desi G-8
8 regional parties form front
Hyderabad, June 6

A motley group of eight regional parties today launched a new front as an alt- ernative to the Congress and the BJP at the national level.
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa, Samajwadi Party leaders Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh, and INLD chief Om Prakash Chautala among other leaders during the Third Front meeting in Hyderabad on Wednesday. — PTI photo

Nation page: Cong not perturbed

BSNL Internet hits a snag
Chandigarh, June 6
DataOne, the broadband Internet service of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, was not functioning since last night following a technical snag.

SC rejects DSGMC’s petition
Probe in cases against Dera chief
New Delhi, June 6
After refusing to intervene in recent Dera Sacha Sauda controversy, the Supreme Court today rejected the plea of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for expeditious probe by the CBI in some pending cases against Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh some of his followers.

Threat from Google Earth reviewed
New Delhi, June 6
A high-level meeting was on Wednesday held in Union Home Ministry to frame a concrete strategy to tackle the possible threat posed by Google Earth, which provides easy access to satellite imagery of vital installations across the country.

Gujjar violence: Raj police to respond to SC notice
Jaipur, June 6
The Rajasthan Police will file a detail report on the violent incidents in the wake of the Gujjar stir in response to the notice issued by the Supreme Court, Director General of Police A S Gill said today.

Nation page
Murder case against Gujjar leaders

Sensex plunges by 279 points
Mumbai, June 6
After opening with modest gains and keeping quiet through the mid-day, it turned out to be a sellers’ day at the bourses, with the benchmark index plunging as much as 300 points in intra-day trade.