Sunday, February 27, 2011, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 2:30 am (IST)

First AI flight with 290 Indians lands in Delhi
2 AI Nearly 18,000 still stranded, slow pace of rescue irks Indians
New Delhi/Karnal, Feb 26
Launching the evacuation of Indians from trouble-torn Libya, an Air India flight with 290 persons from Tripoli landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi around midnight today even as 67 Indians crossed over to Egypt
A naval ship sets sail for Libya from Mumbai to rescue Indians on Saturday.
A naval ship sets sail for Libya from Mumbai to rescue Indians on Saturday.— PTI/TNS
by road and were taken to Cairo on their way back home.


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Environment Ministry gets tough on Tata Camelot
Says the project needs wildlife board’s clearance
Chandigarh, February 26
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has toughened its stand over granting clearance to the multi-tower high-rise Tata Camelot project proposed to come up next to the Sukhna Lake here.

Pragya held for Sunil Joshi’s murder
A file photo of Sadhvi PragyaMumbai, February 26
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the Malegaon blast case, has been arrested in connection with the murder of RSS pracharak Sunil Joshi.Joshi, a suspect in the Samjhauta Express blast case, was shot dead at Dewas in December 2007.

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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi celebrates with Kamran Akmal after dismissing Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara during their Group A match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Afridi came up with a superb bowling performance (4-34) as Pakistan beat Lanka by 11 runs.
Sehwag fit to play
Indian opener Virender Sehwag will play against England on Sunday despite suffering a bruised rib in the lead up to the Group B match. Sehwag turned up for practice on Saturday, a day after suffering an injury scare after being hit on his ribs in the nets.

Lid off betting racket
With the arrest of three persons, including a notorious bookie, and seizure of Rs 20 lakh in cash, the Bangalore police on Saturday claimed to have busted a betting racket here involving World Cup matches.

ICC regrets lathicharge
Fans getting beaten up by police in a mad scramble for tickets is not the kind of scenes that the ICC wants to see at the World Cup, CEO Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday but conceded that the demand has far exceeded supply in the ongoing event.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi celebrates with Kamran Akmal after dismissing Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara during their Group A match at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Afridi came up with a superb bowling performance (4-34) as Pakistan beat Lanka by 11 runs. — AFP 

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Balakrishnan’s kin have black money: I-T dept
Kochi, February 26
In further embarrassment for former CJI Justice KG Balakrishnan, the Income Tax Department, which is looking into allegations of amassment of wealth against three of his relatives, have found black money in their possession.

Pakistan artistes oppose curbs on travelling to India
Lahore, February 26
Leading Pakistani artistes have joined hands against the government’s decision to impose curbs on travelling to India, saying they have the right to approach the Supreme Court to oppose the order to obtain a no-objection certificate to visit the neighbouring country.
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Pat for Punjab on public health infrastructure
New Delhi, February 26
Punjab may well be the first state to close all gaps in the public health infrastructure by the end of this year, reveals the latest annual review of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

Ladakh council discards J&K emblem, flag
Jammu, February 26
In a development of far reaching consequence, the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) has discarded the state flag and emblem and adopted the national emblem, effectively distancing itself from the state’s emblems and separatist politics.

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