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Muammar Gaddafi killed
* Fallen Libyan dictator caught hiding like a “rat” in a drainage culvert
* Body placed in Misrata mosque
Sirte (Libya), October 20
Muammar Gaddafi is dead. Libya's new leaders said he had been killed by fighters who overran his hometown and final bastion Sirte on Thursday. His bloodied body was stripped and displayed around the world from cellphone video.

World page: The life & times of Colonel Gaddafi

The MAN WHO RULED LIBYA FOR 42 years
THIS WAS THEN: A file photo of Muammar Gaddafi encouraging his supporters in April 2011. — Reuters	NOW: A mobile phone picture shows the dying Gaddafi in Sirte on Thursday. — AFP

After Kayani’s warning, US says will pursue terrorists in Pakistan
Days after Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani’s warning that the US should think “ ten times” before launching any operation on Pakistani soil, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today delivered an unusually tough message to Pakistan, reiterating that the US would pursue terrorists in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Thursday. — PTI

France unlikely to lift ban on turban
New Delhi, October 20
Asserting that there was no discrimination against the Sikh community in France, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe today virtually ruled out lifting the ban on wearing turban in his country.

Metro finally rolls out in Bangalore
Bangalore, October 20
India’s tech hub Bangalore today became the third Indian city after Kolkata and Delhi to have a Metro rail service when three stainless steel coaches of the Bangalore Metro packed with politicians.

Silicon city on Metro map: The Metro train during its inaugural run in Bangalore on Thursday. The metro in the country’s IT hub will greatly help the city’s army of commuting software engineers and call centre staff. — AFP

Punjab AG had appeared against state in SYL case
Chandigarh, October 20
Astounding, but true. The Punjab government has chosen to appoint as Advocate-General a senior advocate who had appeared against the state in the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal case.

India clinch thriller, seal ODI series
	Ravindra Jadeja celebrates with his skipper MS Dhoni after India defeated England by five wickets in the 3rd ODI at Mohali on Thursday. With this win, the Men in Blue have taken an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series. Tribune photo: S Chandan (Details on Sports page)