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Obama was ready for face-off with Pak
Prez ensured that the Special Forces team was large enough to fight its way out, if engaged
Washington, May 10
President Barack Obama was willing to risk military confrontation with Pakistan in the covert operation to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and had insisted that the special US assault force be large enough to fight its way out if engaged.

Editorial: In post-Osama Pakistan

Exit polls give thumbs up to Mamata in WB
Mixed verdict in other states
New Delhi, May 10
The Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance is set to sweep the Assembly elections in West Bengal, according to post-poll projections on television channels, while it was a mixed verdict in other states.

Bill to amend Land Acquisition Act soon
Govt plans to bring it in monsoon session, says RLD chief Ajit Singh after meeting Prime Minister
New Delhi, May 10
The UPA Government plans to bring a Bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in the coming monsoon session of Parliament, said a confident RLD chief Ajit Singh after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an hour here today.

Petrol price hike imminent
New Delhi, May 10
The meeting of the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) scheduled for tomorrow to decide on diesel and cooking gas price hike has been deferred to next week, while indications are that petrol price hike may take place before that.

Victory of Aasha, hope for harmony
Srinagar, May 10
In what was a closely contested election, a 52-year-old Kashmiri Pandit housewife Aasha Ji Bhat defeated her closest rival, a Muslim woman Sarwah Begum, with a margin of 11 votes in the seventh phase of panchayat elections held on Sunday. She became the first non-Muslim to be elected as a sarpanch.                   First non-Muslim sarpanch: Aasha Ji Bhat

Swarna Ram’s private secretary in CBI net
Chandigarh, May 10
The CBI today arrested Bhag Singh, private secretary of Punjab Technical Education Department Minister Swarna Ram, in connection with the case in which Rajpura MLA Raj Khurana was arrested on May 5 for allegedly demanding a bribe of Rs 1.5 crore for hushing up a land deal complaint.
CBI officials produce Bhag Singh, private secretary of Punjab Technical Education Department Minister Swarna Ram, at District Courts in Chandigarh on Tuesday. Tribune Photo: Vinay Malik

Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion New York, May 10 In one of its biggest buyouts in over three decades, Microsoft will buy Skype for $8.5 billion in cash, a move that would bolster the software major’s presence in the highly competitive Internet market. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) and Skype CEO Tony Bates shake hands in San Francisco on Tuesday. — Reuters