Sikhs move a step closer to separate marriage law
New Delhi, May 22
The Sikh dream of a separate register of marriages within the community is all set to be realised with Parliament today passing the long-pending amendment to the Anand Karaj Act 1909 that does not provide for such registrations.

Nation page: Sikh leaders hail LS, RS nod to Bill

25 dead as trains collide in Andhra
Bangalore, May 22
At least 25 persons were killed when the Bangalore- bound Hampi Express (train No 16591) crashed into the rear of a stationary goods train at the Penukonda railway station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh early this morning.

An injured passenger being taken out from the Hampi Express that smashed into a stationary goods train in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. — PTI

Nation: ‘We were helpless, the heat was unbearable’

26 Badrinath pilgrims die in bus mishap
Dehradun, May 22
Twentysix persons were killed and 15 injured when a bus carrying Char Dham yatris fell into the Ganga at Byasi in Tehri district of Uttarakhand today.

Omar turns people-centric 
at 5-hour interactive meet
Jammu, May 22
It was meant to be a CM's show at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, Srinagar on Monday evening.

J&K: CM turns to civil society for promoting peace

islamabad in sharp focus as nato summit ends
Special to The Tribune
Fleeting Obama-Zardari meet puts spotlight on frosty ties
Ashish Kumar Sen in Washington DC
The fleeting interaction between US President Barack Obama and his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari at the NATO Summit in Chicago on Monday served to underscore the frosty relationship between the two countries.

Show some courage, apologise: Bilawal to US Prez
Karzai seeks Pakistan’s constructive cooperation