India, Australia to resume bilateral talks
Putting behind their acrimonious exchanges following last year's Pokharan nuclear tests, India and Australia are now set to resume their suspended bilateral dialogue.

Spoils of war -- Kargil martyrs' kin fight over compensation
An unfortunate story which has been told many a times in several Indian families is now being retold in Uttar Pradesh villages - the story of the fight over a martyr's compensation.

EC blows whistle on Sukhbir Badal's car
A car with a red light at the top and without a registration number, accompanying the cavalcade of Union Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, was seized by the Faridkot election observer Sudhir Kumar on Sunday.

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  `Suspect' cops reinstated
  History wiped out in BMC's road-renaming game
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  Syndicate Bank to refund 1 lakh to account holder
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