Tata Engg launches Euro-II versions of Indica in capital

NEW DELHI, May 21: TATA Engineering has launched Euro-II compliant versions of its small car, Indica, fitted with a powerful 1400 cc Multi-Point-Fuel-Injection (MPFI) engine in the capital, priced between Rs 3.36-4.25 lakhs. The company also introduced two petrol version of Indica—LEI and LXI— which are powered by 75 Brake Horse Power (BHP), four-cylinder and two-valve engines. Launching these variants here last evening, ..........more

British paper tapes ex-Pak captain in match-fixing boast

LONDON, May 21: Former Pakistan cricket captain Salim Malik told undercover reporters from The News of the World that he could fix the result of any match - and had done so before in the past, the newspaper reported today. The weekly tabloid said it had infiltrated an international match-fixing ring headed by Malik. Undercover reporters had video tapes of conversations with Malik who promised to fix matches for up to 500,000 pounds (about Rs 3.5 crore) a game, The News of the World said. The News of the World reporters posed as high rollers looking to bet on the results of matches. They quoted Malik as saying: "It will be very easy for me to fix a match. The players will agree. We’ve all say together and done it before. It’s better than dealing drugs." .......more

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India, China resume military ties

BEIJING, May 21: The arrival of a delegation from India’s National Defence College (NDC) today signals resumption of military-to-military ties between India and China which were suspended in the aftermath of the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in May 1998. .......more

'Hurriyat's secular credentials are doubtful'
Leave double standards, join talks: Farooq asks Hurriyat

NEW DELHI, May 21: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today asked the Hurriyat Conference to leave its double standards and reciprocate the goodwill gesture of the State and Central Government by entering into a dialogue to usher peace in the Valley. .....more

Website to counter Pak cyber war on Kashmir

NEW DELHI, May 21: Taking head on the cyber war unleashed by Pakistan-backed portals against India, a Delhi-based Kashmiri has launched a website to mobilise global public opinion against ISI-sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. .........more

Big arms haul in Rajouri, Poonch
Two civilians gunned down

Excelsior Correspondent

RAJOURI, May 21: Militants gunned down two civilians at their houses last night in Kandi area under the jurisdiction of Budhal police station while Romeo Force and Rajouri Police today effected three seizures of large consignments of arms and explosives including 30 mortar bombs and 31 anti tank grenades from different areas in Rajouri and Poonch districts.......more

Pak using UAVs to mapout infiltration into J&K

NEW DELHI, May 21: Pakistan is reportedly using high altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to spot gaps in Indian Army defences for infiltration of heavily-armed mercenaries into Jammu and Kashmir. .......more

Handover Bin Laden to US, Pak tells Taliban

ISLAMABAD, May 21: Pakistan has asked Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban to handover terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden to US after the Islamic militia agreed to extradite "wanted criminals" to Islamabad assuring that no terrorist camps will be permitted to operate from the Afghan soil. ....more

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Two counter-insurgents gunned down in Kulgam
3 militants, civilian among 6 killed.......