China ties not at India’s cost: US
The US on Wednesday sought to defuse a mini crisis on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Washington, after New Delhi lashed out at President Barack Obama's support for a wider role for China in South Asia, by assuring New Delhi that while it is interested in a relationship with China, this does not come at the expense of its ties with India.

House adopts resolution welcoming PM
Editorial: Chinese stamp on Pak bomb

Cane chaos in House
Winter session: Oppn slams sugarcane policy; LS adjourned
New Delhi, November 19
A determined and aggressive Opposition pushed the government on the back foot on the opening day of the winter session of Parliament today, forcing it to offer a discussion to evolve a consensus on the proposed Bill to replace the ordinance amending the Sugar (Control) Order, 1966, at an all-party meeting proposed on Monday.

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Punjab page: Ban cotton export & we march to Delhi: Farmers
Nation page: Cane production bitter for farmers
Rahul meets PM

Text of N-liability Bill cleared
New Delhi, November 19
The Cabinet today cleared the text of the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill, listed for introduction in the Winter Session of Parliament that commenced today. The passage of the Bill is important for India to move forward on the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement that fructified last year after a long and protracted political debate, bringing the last UPA government to the verge of a collapse.

34 yrs on, 12 to die for Mujib’s murder
Dhaka, November 19
Bangladesh's Supreme Court today rejected the appeals of five former army officers and confirmed death sentence on seven others, who are living abroad, for killing the country's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members 34 years ago.

Dowry shame for Haryana, Punjab
New Delhi, November 19
In what could put to shame the affluent Punjab and Haryana, a Delhi-based NGO today claimed that the two states have one of the worst track records in dowry deaths and cases of cruelty against women.

Anti-dowry law or ‘frame-up’ for men?

Karzai sworn in for 2nd term
Invites his rival Abdullah Abdullah to join unity government
Kabul, November 19
Facing an intense resurgence by Taliban and global pressure to crack down on corruption, Hamid Karzai was today sworn in as the Afghan President for a second five-year term and vowed to form a national unity government following a controversial poll marred by allegations of fraud.