1,20,000 evacuated in Bihar
Patna, August 28
Troops helped evacuate more than 120,000 people from floods in Bihar, but more bad weather raised fears that rivers would continue to overflow, officials said on Thursday.

PM announces Rs 1,000-cr for relief, rescue
Purnia, August 28
Terming the floods in Bihar as a “national calamity”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore and 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains to the state reeling under an unprecedented deluge caused by Kosi.

Pranab talks to Nepalese counterpart

Army personnel rescue flood-affected villagers from submerged houses in Sitpur in Supaul district; and (right) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi make an aerial survey of the flood-affected areas in Bihar on Thursday. — AFP/PTI

Woh hamein marne ke liye bolte the...
The day after, Kajal, four-and-a-half years old, recounts the horror of being taken hostage with her family in Jammu
Chinore (Jammu), August 28
Held hostage with her three siblings and her mother for 19 hours, four-and-a-half-year-old Kajal survived the ordeal but the trauma of watching her neighbour being gunned down by militants will remain etched on her mind forever.



Coming out of jaws of death
J&K page: The unlucky three in Jammu hostage drama

Christian institutes across the country to be closed today
New Delhi, August 28
Top Christian leaders from the country today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to apprise him of the ground situation in Kandhmal, where Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal workers continue to lead attacks against Christians and their institutions.

Nation page: Situation in most areas under control

Maya in Forbes power women list
New York, August 28
Making her debut in the club of 100 most powerful women in the world, India's Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief Mayawati has joined Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a list compiled by US magazine Forbes.
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Badal snubs nephew Manpreet Says it’s a matter of opinion on the question of subsidies Chandigarh, August 28 Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today snubbed his nephew and state finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal while reminding him that one could have differences of opinion like he has on the issue of subsidies but that the decision of the Cabinet was binding on everyone. Manpreet Stonewalled