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Karnataka illegal mining report
Yeddyurappa’s fate may be decided today 
Lokayukta to submit report; may recommend CM’s removal
Bangalore, July 26
Amid intense speculations as regard the fate of indicted Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde will submit his report into the illegal mining in the state to the state government tomorrow.

Nation page: Prove any wrongdoing, Yeddyurappa dares rivals

PM guilty of dereliction of duty too: Raja
New Delhi, July 26
Fighting corruption charges in the 2G Spectrum allocation scam, former Telecom Minister A. Raja today continued with his attack against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, arguing that if he in his position as Telecom Minister is being held guilty of conspiracy then even the Prime Minister should be held guilty.

Pay more EMIs as RBI ups rates to tame inflation
New Delhi, July 26
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today hiked benchmark rates again by a stiff 50 basis points. This has raised fears that household budgets would be severely tested by the combined impact of 11 consecutive hikes in interest rates since March last year.

Judiciary has no role in intra-state water disputes: SC
New Delhi, July 26
The Supreme Court has held that the judiciary has no role in the distribution of river water within any state and it is for the Executive to decide on such allocations.

Better infrastructure across LoC worries India
Presence of Chinese troops in PoK adds to threat perception
July 26
Twelve years after the Kargil War, the biggest challenge emerging in the mountainous theatre that had seen some of the most decisive battles fought in the history of high altitude warfare, is the large-scale development of infrastructure across the Line of Control that would enhance Pakistan’s logistic capability.

Kargil 12 Yrs after
Tributes paid to Kargil martyrs
Drass, July 26
Tributes were paid to martyrs at the Forever in Operations War Memorial on the 12th Kargil Vijay Diwas, signifying the victory of Indian forces in evicting Pakistani intruders who had occupied large tracts on this side of the Line of Control in the Kargil sector.

A jawan clicks a picture of his friends on the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the Kargil War in Drass

Pak Foreign Minister in Delhi, talks today
Foreign Secretaries Rao, Bashir meet to finalise agenda 
New Delhi, July 26
“I bring the good wishes of the people of Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan,” said Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar soon after her arrival in New Delhi.

Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir ahead of their meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday. Tribune photo: Mukesh Aggarwal