India, Saudi role crucial in global economy: PM
Says Indian economy to grow at 7% this year
Riyadh, February 28
The role of emerging economies like India and Saudi Arabia would be crucial to the restructuring of the global economic and financial architecture, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Saud Al Faisal in Riyadh on Sunday. — PTI

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10 pacts finalised
RIYADH: India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday finalised 10 pacts, including an extradition treaty and agreements in the economic sphere for signing during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s ongoing visit to this oil-rich country.

Pak caught in Indian fourtress
New Delhi, February 28
Playing their hearts out, Indian hockey players could not have given the nation a bigger Holi gift than a mesmerizing 4-1 win over Pakistan to make a winning start in the 12th World Cup here tonight. (Details on Sports page)

Murder case against Dera chief
Day 2: Punjab, Haryana tense
Centre rushes additional forces
Followers continue to demand withdrawal of case against Baba Ram Rahim
Chandigarh, February 28
Tension continued to simmer in parts of Punjab and Haryana today, and public transport continued to remain affected even as the states limped back to normalcy after the previous evening’s violence and arson allegedly by followers of Dera Sacha Sauda.

Sukna Case
Scam? No money changed hands, says Gen Prakash
New Delhi, February 28
The so-called Sukna land scam, which has rocked the Army establishment for the past few months and hogged headlines in the media, is just a lot of hot air, claims the former Military Secretary to the Army Chief, Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash (Retd).

IAF carries out firepower exercise
Pokhran, February 28
Showcasing its precision strike capabilities during day and night, Indian Air Force today carried out a massive firepower blitzkrieg using its frontline aircraft such as SU-30 MKI, Mirage-2000, MIG 27 and MIG 29, at the Pokhran ranges in Rajasthan.

A Tribune Exclusive Myanmar to Manipur, a scramble for HIV care The Angel’s Care Centre at Moreh, 110 km from Imphal, Manipur, and on the border with Myanmar, one of the worst HIV-infected countries of the world, has to provide medical help not just to the over 400 People Living with HIV and AIDS in Moreh but to the infected of Myanmar who cross the border desperate for medical help.