Tuesday, July 10, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

Evidence shows involvement of Haneef: Minister
Bangalore connection grows bigger 
Bangalore, July 9
The Bangalore connection in the UK terror plot today grew bigger with the city police announcing that it was examining a hard disc recovered from the alleged Glasgow bomber Kafeel Ahmed even as the state home minister announced there was “conclusive evidence” to prove the complicity of Dr Mohammed Haneef, another relative of the Ahmed brothers, in the bombings.

Editorial: Global terror cells

Indian doc’s detention extended
Melbourne, July 9
Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef, being questioned in Brisbane over the foiled UK bomb plot, will be held for another two days after the federal police were granted an extension by an interim court order.

Masjid Stand-off
Last-ditch talks with militants
Islamabad, July 9
The government tonight held last-ditch talks over loudspeakers and cellphones with a radical cleric and hundreds of militants holed up in the Lal Masjid but there were little indications of a breakthrough to end the weeklong standoff.

World page: SC constitutes 2-member Bench Pakistan army soldiers set up new bunkers near Lal Masjid in Islamabad on Monday. — AP/PTI photo

Sensex Makes History 
Closes above 15,000 mark
Mumbai, July 9
The Sensex today closed above the 15,000 mark for the first time. It touched a high of 15,085 levels in an intra-day trade before closing lower at 15,045 levels, gaining 0.5 per cent or 81 points at close.

ONGC vessel sinks off Bombay High; eight missing
Mumbai, July 9
Eight employees of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation went missing after the vessel, in which they were being transported from the mainland to Bombay High, capsized due to bad weather this afternoon. According to ONGC chairman and managing director R. S. Sharma, the incident happened at around 12.30 pm.

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

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	PUNJAB: Khalsa march fizzles out
	HARYANA: Additional force deployed for Ratia rally
	HIMACHAL: Change in leadership was never mooted: Dhawan
	J&K:  2,000 stranded yatris resume pilgrimage
	CHANDIGARH: A cleansed Sukhna in 5 years
	LUDHIANA: Woman hires contract killers to evict tenants
	DELHI:  Mishap on way to school
	OPINIONS: Global terror cells
	BUSINESS: Minister wants BSNL to focus on 2G network
	NATION: HC declines early hearing of PIL
	WORLD: Musharraf must step down for fair poll: Oppn
	SPORTS: Anand wins 7th Leon crown

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WEEKLY

Global Warming
Australia plans wildlife corridor
Canberra, July 9
Australia will create a wildlife corridor spanning the continent to allow animals and plants to flee the effects of global warming, scientists said today. The 2,800 km climate “spine”, approved by state and national governments, will link the country’s entire east coast, from the snow-capped Australian alps in the south to the tropical north - the distance from London to Romania.

Dera row: Ratia Sikh conclave postponed
Decision divides Sikh clergy
Amritsar, July 9
Jathedar Akal Takht Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti has postponed the Sikh conclave, scheduled for July 11 at Ratia in Haryana following tremendous pressure from various quarters. This was stated in a press note, issued on the letter head of Akal Takht this evening here.