No dilution in stand: PM
New Delhi, July 17
Even as the BJP slammed the India-Pakistan joint statement, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rejected the charge that New Delhi had diluted its position vis-a-vis Pakistan by delinking the resumption of the composite dialogue process from action against cross-border terrorism.

Hillary reaches Mumbai
Mumbai, July 17
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here tonight on a five-day visit to India during which the two countries will launch a new chapter in their strategic partnership and deepen their engagement.

Maya in no mood to relent
Lucknow, July 17
Chief Minister Mayawati today made it clear that despite Congress president Sonia Gandhi expression of regret over the derogatory remarks made by UPCC chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi, she was in no mood to pardon ‘that woman’.

Order on Joshi’s bail plea today
Lucknow, July 17
There was no relief for incarcerated UPCC president Rita Bahuguna Joshi today. After an in-camera hearing on her bail application the Moradabad court deferred the order till tomorrow in view of the lawyers' strike in the state.

HC Verdict
Rapist father can’t escape death
Chandigarh, July 17
A father, who rapes his daughter before eliminating her, won’t escape death penalty. The Punjab and Haryana High Court today ruled a case where a father after raping his daughter killed her, would fall within the parameters of rarest of rare cases.

Sharif acquitted of hijacking charges
The Supreme Court Friday acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of charges of hijacking in 1999 a commercial plane that was carrying the then army chief Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The judgement clears for Sharif almost all hurdles in his participation in electoral politics that will have far-reaching implications in national politics.

Chandrayaan develops snag, rectified Bangalore, July 17 ISRO today said that all primary mission objectives of Chandrayaan-1 had been successfully realised during the eight months of its operation. “The spacecraft continues to send high-quality data as per planned sequence to its ground station at Byalalu near Bangalore. A detailed review of the scientific objectives and the performance results of the Chandrayaan-1 mission is scheduled within three months after which further operational procedures will be worked out,” ISRO said in a statement here today.