Sensex bowled 9,975...
Mumbai, October 17
The Sensex today closed below the psychological 10,000-mark amidst a flurry of selling in the closing hours of trade. By close, the benchmark index was down 606 points to close at 9,975 points.

Business page: RBI may cut repo rate

...Sachin at 12k runs Lara out
Mohali, October 17
There was no show of nerves. Nor was he fidgety during his knock as Sachin Tendulkar created history at the PCA Stadium here, emerging as the most successful batsman in the history of Test cricket during the second Test against Australia today.

Sports page: Sachin atop batting’s Mt Everest
Don’t tell me when to quit, says Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar celebrates after he became the highest run-scorer on the first day of the second Test match against Australia in Mohali on Friday. Tribune photo: Kamal Kishore

The Tribune Dehradun, here we come! We are happy to announce that The Tribune, one of the most independent newspapers of the country, is launching another edition: This time from the celebrated city of Dehradun. The Dehradun Edition, to be launched on Monday, will meet the long-felt need of the readers of the city and the region around. — H K Dua Editor-in-Chief

After much heat, Elders decide to discuss communal violence
New Delhi, October 17
Bowing to demands of opposition parties, the Rajya Sabha will hold a discussion on communal violence that has affected minorities in certain states, acts of terrorism that have plagued the country and rising prices of essential commodities.

‘Neglect’ by Centre
Kerala ministers protest in Delhi
New Delhi, October 17
In an unprecedented anti-Centre move, Kerala chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan and his cabinet colleagues of the Left Democratic Front government today took out a “Parliament march” and staged a ‘dharna’ in the capital to protest the Centre’s “gross negligence” of the state.

Lankan envoy summoned
New Delhi, October 17
With political parties in Tamil Nadu continuing to raise a storm over the situation in the island nation, India today summoned Sri Lankan high commissioner C.R. Jayasinghe to the foreign office here and asked Colombo to take steps to ensure that the harassment and killings of innocent Tamil civilians ceased immediately. (Details in Nation page)

No serum; three die of rabies in village
Dharamsala, October 17
Three residents of Sidhbari village near Dharamsala, including four-year-old UKG student of Saint Mary School, have died of rabies. Many other rabies patients belonging to Sidhbari and its surrounding areas find their lives in danger as the serum required to save them from rabies is not available in the area. (Details in Himachal page)

Tata’s Singur letter creates furore Kolkata, October 17 Industrialist Ratan Tata today caused a furore, both in political as well as business circles, by writing an “open letter” on the Singur issue in which he has vehemently criticised Mamata Banerjee and “other vested interests”, holding them responsible for the Tatas’ moving out of Singur with their Nano car project.