Inside the red zone—PART-I
Maoists build a big army in Bastar
‘Kuch bhi ho sakta hai’ (Anything can happen),” exclaims M S Dhoni from a hoarding as you drive into Dantewada town in South Bastar. The irony is not lost on viewers who fail to smile. It is eloquent and underscores the tension and uneasiness prevalent in the region.

Qureshi at it again
Islamabad, July 18
In a series of flip-flops, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he will not go to India for talks only for “a leisure trip” and backtracked on his earlier claim that his counterpart SM Krishna received repeated calls from New Delhi taking instructions during their July 15 parleys.
Nation page: Has Qureshi angered his bosses?
Editorial: The Headley factor

Moily: Every court to be put on fast track
New Delhi, July 18
Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today said all the courts in the country would be brought on “fast track” to dispose of cases within three years under a “revolutionary” legal reforms process involving an expenditure of Rs 15,000 crore in five years.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Veerappa Moily addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI

Prabhakaran was not our enemy: PC
Virudhunagar(TN), July 18
Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said slain LTTE leader V Prabhakaran would have been “Mudisooda Mannan” (uncrowned monarch) of the northern and eastern provinces of Sri Lanka had he accepted the 1987 Indo-Sri Lankan agreement as requested by former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Mining Scam
Yeddyurappa rules out removal of Reddy brothers from Cabinet
New Delhi, July 18
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa today firmly ruled out the removal of the Reddy brothers from the Cabinet in the wake of allegations of illegal mining against them.Yeddyurappa made the clarification after the Reddy brothers had a breakfast meeting with him at Karnataka Bhavan here today.

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	PUNJAB: Day after, depts push for accountability
	HARYANA: Jawans begin rescue operations
	J&K: Avoiding collateral damage Army’s main concern
	HIMACHAL: Dhumal opens expo
	CHANDIGARH: Shanties around air base vex IAF officials
	LUDHIANA: Most of poor to stay homeless despite scheme
	DELHI: Delhi police strength to cross 82,000 mark
	OPINIONS: The Headley factor
	BUSINESS: Funds ready for Fortis’ Parkway deal
	NATION: Kachroo case accused out on bail
	WORLD: Britain not to ban burqa
	SPORTS: Day 1: hosts take control

Karnataka legislator G Janardhan Reddy interacts with the media after meeting BJP leader Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI

Impeachment Hearing
Calcutta HC judge misused funds for credit card bills, RS panel told
New Delhi, July 18
Calcutta High Court Judge Soumitra Sen, who is facing removal through impeachment in Parliament, misused court funds even for his credit card payments when he was a court receiver in a case prior to his appointment as a Judge of the HC in December 2003, the Rajya Sabha inquiry committee headed by Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy was informed on Sunday.