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•	Country should listen to voices of wisdom on nuke deal: PM
	Welcoming former President A P J Abdul Kalam's endorsement of the Indo-US nuclear deal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hoped the country would listen to the voices of wisdom.

•	Intellectuals stopped from going to Nandigram ahead of Panchayat polls
	For the first time, the elections are being held in three phases and the southern and south western districts of the state will go to the polls on Sunday while filmmaker Aparna Sen and 16 other intellectuals going to Nandigram as independent observers were being stopped by the police.

•	Eastern Provincial Council polls end, over 60 pc turnout
	The elections for the Eastern Provincial Council held today after 20 years ended peacefully despite the tensions in the region and the sinking of a Sri Lankan Naval ship this morning by the LTTE.

•	Colleges to be opened in minority-dominated districts: Sonia
	Noting that minorities need much greater access to professional education, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said the govt would open 370 colleges in educationally-backward districts, a large number of which have a substantial concentration of minority population.

•	60 percent turnout in first phase of polls in Karna
	An estimated 60 per cent of the 1.73 crore electorate cast their votes today in the first phase of polls held in 89 assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts in Karnataka which ended by and large peacefully today.

•	PPP urges coalition partners to avoid 'unnecessary confrontations'
	Amidst serious differences within Pakistan's ruling coalition on the issue of reinstating dozens of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf last year, a federal minister said the alliance needs to avoid "unnecessary confrontations".

•	Memorial to be built in Delhi for 1857 heroes: Arjun Singh
	In a surprise announcement, HRD Minister Arjun Singh today said the Government has decided to build a memorial for the heroes of the 1857 uprising in the national capital.

•	Gilani urges Musharraf to review Sarabjit's case
	Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani personally believes that Indian national Sarabjit Singh sentenced to death by a local court for alleged involvement in bomb attacks should be pardoned and has asked President Pervez Musharraf to review his case.

•	Rice, Mukherjee discusses Myanmar, Indo-US deal
	US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee discussed the current situation in Myanmar and the civil nuclear deal.

•	Red Cross sends aid flight for cyclone victims
	The International Red Cross sent its first aid flight to Myanmar to provide thousands of prisoners affected by last week's cyclone with clean drinking water and medical help.

•	India, US agrees to resolve their divisive issues
	India and the United States have agreed to resolve the divisive issues for an early conclusion of the Doha round of trade negotiations.

•	Pokhran tests strengthened India: Kalam
	On the eve of tenth anniversary of Pokhran-II, former president, A P J Abdul Kalam today said that the decision to conduct nuclear tests was a "very important" one which strengthened the nation.

•	Take comment on calorie intake in positive way: US to India
	United States has asked India to take the comments made by President George W Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice that calorie intake of Indians is contributing to higher food prices, in a positive manner.

•	India to acquire six more submarines: Naval Chief
	India will soon float global tenders to acquire six submarines but would like to see indigenous development of this technology in the future, Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said in Mumbai.

•	Organised retail to help food processing industry: Sahai
	Organised retail will create the right environment for growth and development of food processing industry in the country, Union Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahay said on Saturday.

•	Centre considering cotton import from Africa, Uzbekistan
	The government is considering importing cotton from African nations and Uzbekistan to provide relief to the textile sector, Minister of State for Textiles E V K S Elangovan said on Saturday.

•	Improvement in telecom services govt's top priority: Scindia
	Minister of State for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia said improvement in telecom services across the country, including Madhya Pradesh, will be govt's top priority and the Centre will provide Rs 362 crore for expanding the infrastructure in the state.

•	Oil hits record high above USD 126
	Oil prices hit a record high above USD 126, driven into uncharted territory by speculative interest amid concerns about tight global energy supplies, analysts said.

•	Bhel to build country's biggest IGCC power plant at Vijaywada
	State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals has said it would set up Integrated Coal Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power plant at Vijaywada with Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGenco).

•	Indian wines to challenge supremacy of top global producers
	In next 50 years, India's growing wine industry is likely to challenge the supremacy of traditional wine-making countries, a report has said.

•	Markets turn bearish, key indices tumble by 5 pc
	The stock markets tumbled by nearly 5.0 percent in the week as inflation showed no signs of coming down with soaring oil prices adding to worries about widening trade deficit.

•	Inflation touches 7.61 pc ; Govt optimistic of early moderation in prices
	Inflation remained virtually static for the week ended on 26th April reaching 7.61 percent as compared to 7.57 percent in the previous week since the government and RBI have taken a number of steps in recent weeks to combat inflation.

•	Lebanese PM calls on army to restore order
	Prime Minister Fuad Saniora called on the army today to restore law and order across Lebanon and remove gunmen from the streets, accusing Hezbollah of staging an armed coup.

•	LTTE sinks Lankan naval vessel
	The LTTE on Saturday sunk a Sri Lankan naval logistic ship at the Trincomalee harbour with the Tiger rebels claiming it was the handiwork of their commandos from "Kangkai Amaran unit".

•	29 LTTE cadres, 3 soldiers killed in Lanka clashes
	At least 29 LTTE cadres and three soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in the Sri Lanka's restive north amidst air attack by the fighter jets on a rebel stronghold.

•	19 Kurdish rebels killed in air-strikes in southeast Turkey
	The Turkish military said on Saturday that it had killed 19 Kurdish rebels in air-strikes in southeast Turkey, in retaliation for a rebel raid on a military outpost that killed two soldiers.

•	US diplomat leaves NKorea with records on N-reactor activities
	A US diplomat left North Korea on Saturday with boxes of documents detailing two decades of activities at the nuclear reactor that has been at the heart of the communist country's nuclear weapons programme.

•	Obama picks up more superdelegates, Clinton vows to carry on
	Democrat front-runner Barack Obama's White House bid received a fresh momentum as he secured the support of more superdelegates, including a former backer of his rival Hillary Clinton.

•	Voting begins in Myanmar referendum, despite cyclone
	Polling stations opened on Saturday in parts of cyclone-hit Myanmar, as the military regime asked voters to approve a new constitution just one week after tens of thousands of people died in the storm.

•	6.7 quake jolts in Guam; no damage or injuries reported
	An undersea earthquake off Guam with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook the US territory on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said.

•	UN says Myanmar junta impounds two more aid flights
	The UN food agency said on Saturday that Myanmar's military regime has impounded two more plane-loads of cyclone aid, making a total of four that have been seized.

•	Kings XI Punjab win toss, field first
	Kings XI Punjab skipper won the toss and elected to field against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League Twenty20 match at M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Saturday.

•	Now ICC CFO and in house lawyer resign from their posts
	Days after ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed was forced to proceed on leave due to differences with President Ray Mali, the Chief Financial Officer and in-house lawyer of cricket's world governing body resigned from their respective posts on Saturday.

•	Indians get tough draw in ATP SAIL Open
	Indians were handed a tough draw in ATP Challenger Series' SAIL Open with Rohan Bopanna pitted against fourth seed Go Soeda of Japan and Prakash Amritraj taking on third seed Dane Kristian Pless in the opening round of the USD 50,000 tournament starting here on 12th May.

•	India to take on Canada in Azlan Shah Cup
	By tightening the defence and improving the midfield play, coach Ajay Kumar Bansal hopes to revive India's plummeting fortunes as the side is all set to take on Canada in their third outing of the Azlan Shah hockey tournament in Ipoh on Sunday.

•	Recommending punishment not in Nanavati's mandate
	BCCI-appointed Commissioner Sudhir Nanavati, who is probing the slap-row involving S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh, made it clear that it was not his mandate to recommend punishment to the guilty in his report which he will now submit on Tuesday.

•	Reena Kumari replaces Swuro in Olympics team
	The Archery Association of India on Saturday finalised a four-member squad for the Beijing Olympics drafting in Reena Kumari in place of the out-of-form Chakravelu Swuro.

•	ICC warns BCCI over sub-standard pitch at Kanpur
	In a major embarrassment for the BCCI, the ICC censured the Indian Cricket Board for preparing a poor quality pitch for the third Test between India and South Africa in Kanpur last month.

•	Digvijay, Gangjee blown away in windswept Beijing Open
	Digvijay Singh and Rahil Gangjee stuttered to over-par cards on a windswept day, which saw only eight golfers return sub-par scores, and were tied for the 46th spot after the penultimate round of the Pine Valley Beijing Open in Beijing on Saturday.

•	PCB nominates Majid for ICC Cricket Committee Chairmanship
	Pakistan cricket authorities have nominated their former Test captain and Board Chief Executive Majid Jahangir Khan to head the influential International Cricket Council's Cricket Committee after the resignation of Sunil Gavaskar of India.

•	Anju fifth at Doha Super Grand Prix
	Ace long jumper Anju Bobby George leaped 6.55m to finish fifth at the Super Grand Prix event in Doha on Friday night, interestingly, Tatiyana Kotova of Russia matched Anju's personal best of 6.83m to win the gold.

•	Daniel Chopra tied 35 after Rd 1 in Players Championship
	A penultimate hole bogey denied Daniel Chopra a sub-par card and the Indian-born Swede was tied 35th after an even-par opening round in the USD 9.5 million Players Championship in Florida.

•	Thomas and Uber Cup hit by scheduling row
	A scheduling row marred preparations for the elite Thomas and Uber Cup championships on Friday after Indonesia threatened a boycott and the Netherlands blasted the poor organisation.

•	Divest monitoring committee of power to de-seal: MCD
	The MCD today demanded that the Supreme Court-constituted monitoring committee should be divested of the power to order de-sealing of properties and the Centre should bring out a white paper outlining a comprehensive strategy to deal with the issue of sealing.

•	UP Cabt gives nod to IIT, IISc level institutes
	The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet today gave its approval to set up two institutes of the level of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc) under public-private partnership basis.

•	CBI court begins hearing arguments in Dera Sacha Sauda case
	A CBI court today began hearing arguments for framing of charges against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for involvement in two murders and for sexually harassing a woman disciple in Sirsa.

•	Birdflu in Darjeeling, culling begins
	Culling of birds began in 42 villages on Saturday in the mountain foothill areas of Darjeeling district where avian flu has been detected, trading and business of poultry products was banned in the area as per orders.

•	Chargesheet filed against militants in CRPF camp attack case
	Eight Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were chargesheeted by Anti-terrorist Squad for their alleged involvement in attack on a CRPF camp in Rampur early this year that left seven jawans and one civilian dead, officials said on Saturday.

•	Low intensity bomb explodes in court
	A low-intensity bomb exploded on Saturday in a court in Hubli trying the cases of seven terror suspects, causing damage to furniture but there were no casualties as the court remained closed on account of second Saturday, police said.

•	PM brushes aside Buddhadeb's charges
	Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today brushed aside charges that he had failed to check prices and hindered West Bengal's growth, saying issues were being politicised because of elections.

•	12 killed in road mishap in Gujarat
	At least 12 labourers from Maharashtra were killed and five others injured when the truck in which they were travelling turned turtle in neighbouring Anand district, about 50 km from Vadodara.

•	Akhilesh Das joins BSP
	Four days after he resigned from Congress blaming the "coterie" around Rahul Gandhi, former Union Minister Akhilesh Das on Saturday joined the BSP in the presence of party Chief Mayawati in Lucknow.

•	Port Blair airport submerged by rain water, services affected
	Torrential rains through the night cut off air services from the airport in Port Blair on Saturday stranding passengers and virtually snapping travel links between Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the mainland.

•	Home Minister to visit Naxal-hit Chhattisgarh on Sunday
	As Chhattisgarh alone accounted for over 50 per cent of casualties in the Naxal violence, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will undertake a tour of the worst hit areas in the state on Sunday to take stock of the situation.

•	12 DHD militants killed in Assam gunfight
	At least 12 insurgents of Black Widow faction of Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) group were killed and 18 others injured in a gun battle with security forces in North Cachar Hills district on Saturday.

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