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•	Zardari set to sweep Pak Presidential elections
	Pakistan's ruling PPP chief Asif Ali Zardari appears set to sweep Saturday's presidential poll and would be expected to tackle problems like rising militancy and economic malaise after his election.

•	Evacuation operation to end as flood situation improves
	With the water receding fast in the five north-eastern districts of Bihar, the flood situation improved further with nearly 70,000 marooned people evacuated to safer places since Thursday.

•	'Talks heading towards solution', to resume on Saturday
	Brightening the prospects of an end to the Singur deadlock, the first round of talks between West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress ended in Kolkata on Friday with the party saying "we are heading towards a solution".

•	Double whammy eludes Paes in US Open, loses in doubles final
	Double whammy eluded Indian ace Leander Paes as he failed to add to his mixed doubles title, going down fighting along with his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy against Bob and Mike Byran of United States in a thrilling US Open doubles final on Friday.

•	NSG parleys inconclusive, another round today
	As 45 nations of the Nuclear Suppliers Group in Vienna makes headway towards agreement on lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India the meeting was adjourned early on Saturday and will resume later in the day.

•	Pak using US funds for preparing for war against India: Obama
	Accusing Pakistan of misusing the massive American aid to fight the war on terror, Democratic nominee for the US Presidential election Barack Obama, in a sensational comment, has said Islamabad was using these funds for "preparing for a war against India".

•	Antony to commence US visit on Sunday
	Indian Defence Minister A K Antony will arrive in Washington as part of a four-day official visit to the United States where he is scheduled to hold meetings with top officials on bilateral defence ties.

•	Inflation a major concern: PM
	Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday that rising prices have emerged as a major concern for the government and stepping up productivity is the only way to ensure that economic growth is not inflationary.

•	Prime Minister calls for quality education to all
	Lamenting that considerable part of public debate was presently focussed on short-term problems, PM Manmohan Singh asked the political leadership to understand the importance of education in the country's development.

•	Indo-Lankan mountaineering expedition flagged off
	The first ever Indo-Lankan Joint Army Moutaineering Expedition to Mout Stok Kangri in Leh region was flagged off on Friday.

•	Subbarao takes over as RBI Governor; inflation control priority
	Duvvuri Subbarao on Friday took charge as the new RBI Governor and said his immediate priority would be to contain inflation and pursue financial sector reforms.

•	Market extends losses as Sensex tumbles by 415 pts
	Markets remained under pressure for the second day in a row on Friday with the benchmark Sensex taking a hit of over 415 points, the biggest fall in nearly two weeks, on sustained selling in realty, banking and IT stocks.

•	SEBI moots higher shareholding cap in bourses
	Market regulator SEBI proposed raising the cap on shareholding in stock exchanges to 15 per cent from 5% now, but sought to limit such a privilege to individual investors like bourses, depositories, banks, clearing corporations and insurance companies.

•	Interest rates to ease after March next year: PNB
	Punjab National Bank (PNB), the country's second largest public sector lender, on Friday said that interest rates will start coming down by next year even though the Reserve Bank of India indicated that it will continue its hawkish stance.

•	ONGC, OIL evince interest in taking more oil fields in Colombia
	State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and Oil India Ltd expressed interest in taking more oil fields in Colombia on Friday while gas utility GAIL proposed to set up a petrochemical plant in the oil-rich South American nation.

•	Test trials begin on Baglihar hydro electric power project
	The 450-MW Baglihar hydro electric power project on the Chenab river has commenced its test trials on Friday, following the clean chit received from Pakistan.

•	Govt rules out immediate cut in fuel prices
	Global oil prices may have fallen USD 35 a barrel in past few weeks but consumers in India will have to wait for the rates to fall further for a fuel price cut as even at current levels, oil firms are losing huge money.

•	Strong ties with Pak, to jointly fight terror: US
	Two days after Pakistan lodged a strong protest over a US raid inside its territory, Washington has said the two countries maintain "strong" ties and would closely work to fight the Taliban and al Qaida elements.

•	US warship to Georgian port partly held by Russia
	The flagship of the US Navy's Mediterranean fleet has anchored outside this key Georgian port, which is still partly occupied by hundreds of Russian troops, defiantly delivering humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged US ally in a mission that has angered Moscow.

•	Thai leader refuses to negotiate with protesters
	Thailand's prime minister has refused to negotiate with protesters who have occupied his office in a bid to oust him, but a new mediation effort by Parliament hasraised a glimmer of hope for ending the country's political crisis.

•	Dalai Lama nominated for 2008 Sakharov prize
	Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has been nominated for the European Union Parliament's 2008 Sakharov prize, sources in the Tibetan government-in-exile said in Dharamsala on Friday.

•	After India, flood deluge shakes Bangladesh
	Criss-crossed by nearly 230 major rivers, 54 major ones originating in India, Bangladesh is on floods hit list, one-fourth part submerges.

•	31 LTTE fighters among 36 killed in Lanka: army
	Fierce clashes in the restive northern Sri Lanka killed at least 31 LTTE militants and five soldiers, as the military repulsed a major attack by the Tamil Tigers in the rebel stronghold of Killinochchi.

•	Former Bangla PM Khaleda Zia may be released next week
	Detained former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, languishing in prison for over a year on graft charges, may be freed on bail by next week, her lawyers have claimed.

•	US nuclear envoy arrives to discuss N Korea impasse
	The top American nuclear envoy arrived in Beijing on Friday for talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes as Pyongyang took steps seen as reversing its promised disarmament.

•	Rice meets Gadhafi on historic visit to Libya
	The United States and Libya sealed a historic turnaround after decades of tensions with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's peacemaking visit with Moammar Gadhafi.

•	Advani annexes ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship
	Asserting his supremacy, Pankaj Advani annexed the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (point format) on Friday with a comprehensive six games to one victory over Geet Sethi.

•	India A forces Aussie side to follow on; match drawn
	Marcus North hit a brilliant half century as Australia 'A' fought back strongly in the second innings after being forced to follow on in the three-day game against India 'A' that ended in a draw in Bangalore on Friday.

•	Lee would be the trump card for Australia, says Buchanan
	Former coach John Buchanan feels the speedster Bret Lee would prove to be the "trump card" for the Australlian team as he gears to play first Test match on the Indian soil in their forthcoming October series.

•	PCB to discuss Malik and Lawson's role in governing body meet
	Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik and coach Geoff Lawson will be under scanner as the Pakistan Cricket board is likely to discuss their role in the team in the upcoming governing body meeting on 13th September.

•	Anand held by Aronian, Topalov beats Carlsen
	World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his third draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the third round of Bilbao Grand Slam final in Bilbao (Spain).

•	Australia's Molik announces retirement
	Australia's Alicia Molik, winner of five WTA singles titles and an Olympic bronze medallist, has announced her retirement from tennis due to physical injuries.

•	Sedate Shiv Kapur tied 21st after Rd one in Switzerland
	Shiv Kapur shunned extravagance and settled for a sedate opening round of two-under 69 to lie at tied 21st at the European Masters.

•	Nanda gets 5 yr jail term in BMW hit-and-run case
	Businessman Sanjeev Nanda has been sentenced to five years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court on Friday for mowing down six persons with his BMW car in 1999 after a conviction that could have earned him a maximum of 10 years in jail.

•	Ten lakh students have availed educational loans: Sonia
	Calling for improvement of standards of higher education, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said on Friday about 10 lakh boys and girls throughout the country have benefited from the Centre's educational loan scheme.

•	Food assistance cards for people outside relief camps: govt
	Orissa Government has decided to release at least 2000 "food assistance cards" for the riot-affected people in Kandhamal district.

•	18 Assam districts under severe flood
	At least 17 persons were killed as flood situation in Assam turned grim affecting an estimated 12 lakh people in 18 districts with surging waters inundating the rhino homelands of Kaziranga National Park and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary drowning a rhino calf.

•	Atram bail plea to come up for hearing on Saturday
	A fresh bail plea by former Maharashtra Minister Dharmarao Baba Atram, the main accused in the 14th June 'Chinkara' poaching case, will come up for hearing in the District Sessions court in Pune on Friday.

•	Pratibha Patil arriving on a two-day visit to Vidarbha today
	President Pratibha Patil will arrive in Nagpur on Saturday on a two-day visit to the region; she will reach Nagpur in the morning by a special flight.

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