India, Pak agree on slew of CBMs
Discussion on Kashmir today

New Delhi, June 27 India and Pakistan today agreed on a number of fresh and forward-looking Confidence Building Measures in fields of communication, humanitarian, diplomatic, sports and people-to-people contacts and also decided to come out with a Joint Statement tomorrow after the two-day Foreign Secretary-level talks conclude tomorrow.In video (28k, 56k)

Indian Foreign Secretary Shashank (right) with Pakistani Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar arrive at Hyderabad House for talks between the two countries in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI photo Khokhar to return today

Outsiders banned from J&K railway work site
Jammu, June 27
In an effort to rebuild confidence among those engaged in laying the 233-km rail track between Udhampur and Baramulla in the Kashmir valley, the authorities have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 on the entire route to prevent the movement of unwanted elements there. In video (28k, 56k)

J&K page: Railway project will be done on time: minister

Pak Assembly to elect new PM tomorrow
Islamabad, June 27
A special session of Pakistan’s National Assembly has been convened on June 29 to endorse the nomination of Mr Shujat Hussain as Prime Minister after which he would be sworn in by President Pervez Musharraf.
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Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit (centre) flanked by Rashmi Lakhanpal (right) and Dr Gita Mehta at the 22nd Annual Convention of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin in San Diego, California, on Saturday. — PTI

VHP Dharma Sammelan begins today
Kolkata, June 27
The Vishva Hindu Parisad, which has chosen Bengal as its second main base after Uttar Pradesh for spreading Hindutva and launching the second phase of the movement for a Ram temple at Ayodhya, begins a week-long Dharma Sammelan at the city’s Maharashtra Nivas Hall from tomorrow.

Polynesians beat Indian kids at Bollywood dance

Amritsar school sets new record 8 students among top 12 in Class X in Punjab Amritsar, June 27 Modern High School for Girls here, which is a branch of Sant Singh Sukha Singh School, set a new record by bagging eight of the top 12 positions in the state in the matriculation examination, the result of which was declared by the PSEB today. Chandigarh page: Toppers want to fight corruption, serve nation Punjab page: Sangrur, Amritsar students bag most top positions HAPPY FAMILY: Harneet Kaur, who stood first in the matriculation examination of the Punjab School Education Board, with her parents and brother at Othian village in Amritsar on Sunday.  — Photo by Rajiv Sharma