Sunday, July 22, 2007, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

123 deal signed and sealed
Indian, US governments to carry out final review
After months of painstaking negotiations on details of a civilian nuclear agreement, the United States and India on Friday afternoon announced they had reached a deal. Both sides refused to divulge details of this agreement, which is being taken back by the Indian team for approval by New Delhi.

Pratibha is Prez
Defeats Shekhawat by a big margin
New Delhi, July 21
In recording a stunning victory over Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, contesting as an independent, on Saturday, Pratibha Devisingh Patil became the country’s first woman President. She will be sworn in as the 13th Head of State on July 25.

To go where no woman has gone before...
New Delhi, July 21
The last male bastion, the position of Supreme Commander of India’s armed forces, today fell with the UPA candidate Pratibha Patil making it to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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

President-elect Pratibha Patil makes a V-sign at her residence in New Delhi on Saturday. — Tribune photo by Mukesh Aggarwal

Proof against Haneef incorrect, admits police
Melbourne, July 21 The Australian police has admitted that crucial evidence against Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef that his mobile phone SIM card was found at the scene of a UK car bomb plot is incorrect. In video (56k) Haneef’s wife hopeful	Mohamed Haneef

Militants attack Amarnath yatra, 10 hurt
Srinagar, July 21
Militants again threw a hand grenade on Amarnath-bound pilgrims today at the Pahalgam base camp, injuring at least 10 persons. Six of the injured, two in a serious condition, were referred to Srinagar, while four others were discharged after first aid.

Coaches to train people in garbage collection
Chandigarh, July 21
Coaches to train people in the collection of garbage! Yes, the days are not far off when coaches will be around to train people in collecting garbage in their homes. The project will start from Amritsar and Ludhiana, both cities covered under the Jawahar Lal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission.

Wild Over Harry ‘I couldn’t stop myself from finding out the end first’ London/New York, July 21 The seventh and final Harry Potter book flew off the shelves on Saturday as fans the world over poured into stores or waited for the first post to discover the fate of the boy wizard. J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” looks set to become the fastest selling book on record based on early estimates. Speed- reading critics rush reviews J.K. Rowling presents ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ at the National History Museum in London. — AFP photo