Saturday, January 28, 2006, Chandigarh, India
Updated at 3:00 am (IST)

India, Saudi Arabia to fight terrorism jointly

New Delhi, January 27 India and Saudi Arabia today said their bilateral relations were developing a broad strategic vision, decided to jointly fight terrorism, drug trafficking and transnational crimes and agreed to develop a strategic energy partnership based on complementarity and interdependence.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia receives a bouquet from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before the King's departure at New Delhi airport on Friday. — Reuters

Nation page
Saudi King took initiative on ‘Delhi Declaration’



Dharam Singh seeks fresh date for trust vote

Bangalore, January 27 Scripting a new chapter in opportunistic politics, former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda’s son H.D. Kumaraswamy today teamed up with the BJP to set the wheel rolling for the fall of the Congress-led Dharam Singh Government in Karnataka. In video (28k, 56k) Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D.Kumaraswamy addresses mediapersons outside the Legislative Assembly building in Bangalore on Friday. — AFP photo

Editorial: Crisis continues Nation page Karnataka imbroglio: Cong puts up brave front

Kalam accepts Buta’s resignation
New Delhi, January 27
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today accepted the resignation of Bihar Governor Buta Singh who had stepped down in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict indicting him for dissolution of the state Assembly last year. 
In video (28k, 56k)

Editorial: Good riddance
Opinions page: Buta Singh had to go

Rice waves red rag to India on Iran vote
New Delhi, January 27
Barely 48 hours after US Ambassador in India, Mr David C Mulford, linked up the fate of the Indo-US nuclear deal to how New Delhi votes at the IAEA’s resolution in Vienna on February 2-3, it was today the turn of none other than Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice herself to wave the red rag to India on the Iran vote.

Nation page Left warns govt on Iran issue
Opinions page: “Mulford’s views echo US Congress’ ”

Uma Bharati to float new party
New Delhi, January 27
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati today announced setting up of a political party after 90 days and ruled out her return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from where she was expelled for anti-party activities. (Details on Nation page)

Bhupathi-Hingis in mixed doubles final
Melbourne, January 27
Hopes of another Leander Paes vs Mahesh Bhupathi match up went out of the window after the former, partnerning Nathalie Dechy of France, bowed out in the mixed doubles semifinals at the Australian Open here today.
(Details on Sports page)

Travails of youths cheated by agents
Chandigarh, January 27
There seems to be no end to the tales of woe of Punjabi, Haryanavi and Himachali youths allegedly cheated by greedy travel agents. Five youths, who returned from Kuwait last evening, today gave an account of the brutal treatment given to them by travel agents there. Not only were their dreams to earn a livelihood shattered, they were also ruined financially.

Illegal travel agent drives 4 to suicide Thikriwal (Kapurthala), January 27 Activities of illegal travel agents in the Doaba region have claimed the lives of three members of a family and one of their relatives, while one child is struggling for life in a hospital as they consumed celphos tablets after the family head Sarwan Singh was arrested in a travel agent case here yesterday. Kirandeep, alias Sahil, the lone survivor amongst the five members of a family of Thikariwal village in Kapurthala district, who attempted suicide on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pawan Sharma