
Indian to be premier
WASHINGTON: An Indian immigrant from Punjab who could not speak English till he was a teenager and arrived in Canada only in the late 1960s is poised to become the premier of British Columbia in what is being called a historic milestone in the country8217;s multi-cultural experiment.
Attack on office
AHMEDABAD: The Sangh Parivar members on Saturday vandalised the Ahmedabad Mayor8217;s office demanding the reconstruction of a temple demolished by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation.
Pakistan for talks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday proposed to India to continue the derailed peace process and urged New Delhi to implement commitments Islamabad made a year ago. Foreign Minister Abdul Sattar, in an interview with Reuters television said General Pervez Musharraf8217;s government would join the process quot;honestly and sincerelyquot;.
AP cops killed
VISAKHAPATNAM: In A daring act, about 40 Naxalites of the outlawed People8217;s War Group attacked and killed seven policemen and injured nine at an armed outpost at Darakonda near here late Friday night.
Lata award for SPB
INDORE: Playback singer S P Balasubramaniam will be conferred with the Lata Mangeshkar Award8217; here on Sunday by Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Sumitara Mahajan, a release said.