It’s musical chairs in Jharkhand
BJP, JMM to take turns to lead govt
Ranchi, May 18
Ending a three-week political impasse in Jharkhand, the BJP and the JMM today reached an agreement on sharing power on rotational basis for the remaining term of the state Assembly, with a BJP-led government to take over within a week.

Nation page: Marandi moves SC against Soren

PM calls meeting to chalk out anti-Naxal strategy
New Delhi, May 18
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review the strategy to tackle Maoists amid a raging debate in government circles on whether it was time to exercise the option of using air power to tackle the Naxalite violence.

Chidambaram offers to hold talks with Naxals if they ‘suspend’ violence even for just 72 hours.

Maoists reject talk offer
Editorial: Maoists strike again
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BJP blames ‘crippled’ govt
Casual approach of SPOs proved fatal

Long handshakes and dosas, Indo-Iran relations back on keel
When External Affairs Minister SM Krishna landed in Tehran to attend the G-15 summit, India’s relations with summit host Iran were not exactly friendly.

Ahmadinejad and Krishna in Tehran

Editorial: The deal in Tehran

Pak troops target Army vehicle, 2 jawans killed
Jammu, May 18
Two Army jawans were killed as the Pakistan Rangers targeted an Army vehicle at the Nangi Takri post near the LoC in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district this evening, the sources said.

‘Misperception in Pak about India’s role in Afghanistan’
Dr Abdullah Abdullah, a former foreign minister of Afghanistan, says there is a misperception in Pakistan about India’s role in his country.

2010 is warmest ever in recorded history
Washington, May 18
The year 2010 is turning out to be the warmest ever in recorded history, with the first four months reporting an average temperature of 13.3 degrees Celsius, which is 0.69 degrees above the 20th century average.

Notices to Yuvi, Nehra, 4 others Players had a scuffle with fans in St Lucia pub Mumbai, May 18 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued notices to six cricketers from the Indian team for their alleged involvement in pub brawl with fans at a pub in St Lucia shortly after crashing out of the T20 World Cup.