Obama wins historic election victory
Democrat Barack Obama captured the White House on Tuesday after an extraordinary two-year campaign, defeating Republican John McCain to make history as the first black U.S. president.

Obama’s granny dies of cancer on poll eve

Voters line up to cast ballots as polls open in the U.S. general election in Deerfield Beach, Florida, on Tuesday. — Reuters photo

45 killed in HP bus accident
Shimla, November 4
In one of the worst mishaps in Himachal Pradesh, 45 persons were killed and five injured when a private bus fell into a deep gorge at Lambidhar near Kufri, 21 km from here, today. The bus (HP-63-3774), which was carrying 55 passengers started from Kotighat near Kumarsain at 10.15 a.m. and met with the accident an hour later.

‘I was thrown out and held onto bushes’
List of 42 deceased and 4 injured in the HP accident

Some relief — cut in interest rates soon
New Delhi, November 4
The common man reeling under high prices and high interest rates may be in for a relief in coming days. Populist measure to win votes is coming and this means easing the noose of high interest rates.

Maj-Gen served show-cause notice
New Delhi, November 4
The Judge Advocate-General, who heads the Legal Department of the armed forces, now faces a show-cause notice to explain as to why action should not be taken against him for “his acts of omission and commission”.

Punjab On A High V
Come elections and drugs are vote-catchers
Chandigarh, November 4
An uninterrupted supply of quality drugs to a voter in general and an addict in particular during an election is now the success mantra of any politician in Punjab. In many cases, it is not a political affiliation but the resources and ability to ensure regular supply of drugs - from “bhukki” to Indian- Made Foreign Liquor that ensure success.

5-yr-old loses battle for life
Guwahati, November 4
Since her admission to the pre-primary class of Hengerabari Lower Primary School in January this year, Moromi Sarma never missed a class till she was seriously injured in the serial blasts that rocked Guwahati on October 30.

Sketches of two blast suspects released
Guwahati, November 4
The Assam Police today released sketches of two suspects involved in the explosion that rocked the Chief Judicial Magistrate’s (CJM) Court at Panbazar in the city, killing over 20 persons. Additional superintendent of police Jayashree Khersa informed that the sketches of the blast suspects were made on the basis of information provided by five eyewitnesses.