LOST Rs 7 lakh crore
Sensex zameen par
Catches American flu, falls over 2,000 pts intra-day
Mumbai, January 21
The Sensex caught the American flu along with other global markets that floored the bulls and allowed the bears to nibble away Rs 7 lakh crore worth of market capitalization in less than five hours.

Business page: ‘Don’t act on rumours, fundamentals strong’
Crores go down the drain

Life term for 11 in Bilkis Bano case
Mumbai, January 21
A special court set up in Mumbai to hear the Bilkis Bano rape case today sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for raping the woman during the post-Godhra riots in Gujarat in 2002.

Nation page: Bilkis to continue her struggle

Jawan kills himself, third in a week in J&K
Jammu, January 21
In third such incident in a week, an Army jawan has committed suicide in one of the units situated on the outskirts of Jammu City. Lance Naik Vijay Kumar of 110 TA battalion (Madras) shot himself with his service rifle yesterday.

Clashes in Lanka kill 46
Colombo, January 21
At least 44 Tamil Tigers and two soldiers were killed in fierce clashes between the rebels and security forces in northern Sri Lanka, where fighting has intensified since the government pulled out of a six-year-old ceasefire pact with the LTTE this month.

DU students protest D. Litt for Brown
New Delhi, January 21
Delhi University today conferred on British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) degree with much fanfare, even as academics and students from across DU sat on protest against the honour to the visiting British Prime Minister.

Nation page: India, UK to join hands on terrorism, climate change

Sir Sachin, maybe! New Delhi, January 21 In order to bind the Commonwealth fraternity, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to propose the names of modern cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar for the honorary knighthood.

Sania-Molik lose
Bhupathi-Knowles in quarters
Melbourne, January 21
Mahesh Bhupathi was the lone bright spot for India at the Australian Open here today as other contenders from the country, including Sania Mirza, bit the dust in various events.

Sports page: I was asked to throw Davis match: Bhupathi

Oops! Sania Mirza appears intimidated as she speaks with Australian partner Alicia Molik during their women’s doubles match against Israel’s Shahar Peer and Belarus Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Tennis Open tournament in Melbourne, on Monday. The Indo-Australian team lost 5-7, 3-6. — AFP photo

Zardari Speaks to The Tribune ‘We want our rightful share in power’ The leader of Pakistan's largest opposition party is doubtful that the February 18 parliamentary elections in his country will be free or fair and wants the international community to monitor the vote. Opinions page: Musharraf regime will try to rig polls: Zardari

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