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Jaipal Reddy lobbies for Telangana with PM
Speaker Meira Kumar to take decision on resignations before monsoon session
New Delhi, July 8
After publicly staying away from the Telengana imbroglio all this while, Union Petroleum Minister and senior Congress leader from Andhra Pradesh S Jaipal Reddy today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Special to The Tribune
South Sudan is the newest nation!
Juba is abuzz. As South Sudan prepares to declare independence on July 9, the capital city of the world’s newest nation is busy dressing up for a three-day celebration.

CHEERS: Women from a cultural dance troupe parade through Juba on Friday to welcome Africa’s 54th country. The three-day official celebrations start today. — AFP

Dope shame
Second test confirms drug use by 3 athletes
Patiala, July 8
The doping scandal in Indian athletics took yet another disastrous turn with the ‘B’ sample of Juana Murmu, Sini Jose and Tiana Mary bringing major disappointment to not only the athletes, but entire sports fraternity.

Yuri denies giving steroids
Patiala, July 8
Sacked Ukrainian coach Yuri Ogrodnik, who has locked himself in his house, lashed out at the Indian authorities today and said he could die following a heart attack, without food and for not being allowed to go out of the country.

Sacked coach Yuri Ogrodnik

KISAN mahapanchayat in aligarh today
Rahul promises farmers favourable land law
Ghagholi (Aligarh), July 8
Citing the compulsions of coalition politics in early passage of the Land Acquisition Bill, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today promised that the bill when finally passed will be in favour of farmers.Today was the fourth day of Rahul Gandhi’s padayatra of several districts of western Uttar Pradesh where he is holding impromptu meetings to hear grievances of farmers.

Hillary to visit India for strategic dialogue
New Delhi, July 8
America’s Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive here on July 18 to co-chair the second Indo-US strategic dialogue with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna the next day.

Didn’t favour RCom: Sibal
New Delhi, July 8
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said a penalty of Rs 5 crore was imposed on Reliance Communications (RCom) for brief interruption of service as per an agreement between the USO Fund and the company.
(details on NATION page)

Charitable organisations ‘party’ to increase in child marriages
Chandigarh, July 8
If “anxious” parents are heralding the return of child marriages for a number of reasons, including skewed sex ratio and the rise of inter-caste marriages, charitable organisations too, albeit unknowingly, seem to be partners in the crime.
(details on HARYANA page)

India lose Vijay, Dravid early
Roseau (Dominica), July 8
Replying to the West Indies first innings score of 204, India had reached 102 for the loss of two wickets on the third day of the third Test at Windsor Park here today.
(details on SPORTS page)