Netanyahu quits race for Israeli PM
Benjamin Netanyahu pulled out of the race to lead Israel, leaving former general Ariel Sharon the main challenger to Prime Minister Ehud Barak in an election that will set the course of Middle-East peacemaking.



Gere presents `Pilgrim' to Annan to remind him of Tibet
Film-star Richard Gere presented UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Monday with a copy of his 1997 coffee table-book on Tibet, a subject that rarely comes up at the United Nations due to China's objections.



NRI Sikh pushes for space in Smithsonian Istitute
Sikhs the world over have reason to rejoice, for the prestigious Smithsonian Institution of Washington DC has recently launched its Sikh Heritage Project.



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