 | NDTV - New Delhi: Punjab and Uttarakhand go to polls today to elect new assemblies with the Congress hoping to oust the Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine in Punjab and the BJP in the hill state. |
 | Calcutta Telegraph - New Delhi, Jan. 29: The bugles and brass bands that played here today from afternoon till sunset for the government and its guests brought the curtain down formally on the martial celebrations that mark the week of Republic Day. |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - Indefatigable world No.1 Novak Djokovic is already preparing to go "back to work" as he targets sporting immortality following his epic Australian Open final triumph over Rafael Nadal. |
 | IBNLive.com - New Delhi: The government has showed signs of blinking in the stand-off with former ISRO scientists. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the government will speak to Madhavan Nair and the other 3 former ISRO scientists soon. |
 | New York Times - DAMASCUS, Syria - Facing a growing threat on the doorstep of its capital city, the Syrian government struck out at its opponents in the rebellious eastern suburbs on Sunday, sending soldiers, tanks and armored vehicles to vanquish pockets of rebel ... |
 | Sydney Morning Herald - Celebration time ... Saeed Ajmal jumps in the air as he celebrates with teammates following the dismissal of Ian Bell. Photo: AFP Collapse in Abu Dhabi was truly shocking and showed the No.1 side are just about the worst against spin. |
 | Times of India - NEW DELHI: What's most remarkable about the Beating Retreat celebration is that it never gets old. It's the same reverberating martial tune, but that doesn't stop the scramble for seats. |
 | The Hindu - Voting started across 19841 polling stations in Punjab's 117 assembly seats at 8 am Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said in Chandigarh. |
 | IBNLive.com - New Delhi: As political parties try to outdo one another in offering sops in Uttar Pradesh elections, Mulayam Singh Yadav first promised free laptops and tablets to students if Samajwadi Party comes to power in UP. |
 | Daily News & Analysis - By DNA Correspondent | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA After declaring the candidates' list for the civic elections on Sunday, MNS chief Raj Thackeray maintained that he has only one target - the BMC. |
 | Wall Street Journal - By MARIA ABI-HABIB KABUL—Afghan officials say they plan to meet Taliban representatives in Saudi Arabia in the near future in an attempt to put the government of President Hamid Karzai in a lead role in peace negotiations. |
 | BBC News - The 0.1% levy will be introduced in August regardless of whether other European countries follow suit. The tax is part of a package of measures set out by the president to promote growth and create jobs. |
 | Xinhua - BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhuanet) --The 18th African Union Summit opens on Sunday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Leaders and delegates from 50 members of the union will focus on boosting African trade, amid growing global economic uncertainty. |
 | Washington Post - CAIRO - The American embassy in Cairo on Sunday took the highly unusual step of sheltering US citizens employed by nongovernmental organizations amid fears that they could be detained as part of a crackdown on pro-democracy groups, according to US ... |
 | Times of India - NEW DELHI: Despite bullish stock markets so far this year, four companies have refrained from coming out with IPOs worth over Rs 700 cr, letting their regulatory approvals lapse. |
 | Mid-Day - Backed by strong fund inflow and RBI CRR cut, bulls were on a rampage last week, with markets gaining considerably. Nifty was above 5180. |
 | Times of India - MUMBAI: Foreign direct investment in India is set to swell in coming years as investors stomach a lack of transparency, poor infrastructure and policy paralysis in their search for growth, professional services firm Ernst & Young (E&Y ) said in a ... |
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 | Times of India - Hrithik, Farhan starrer snapped up 7 most popular awards-Best Film, Best Director, Best Dialogue, Best Supporting Actor (Male), Best Movie (Critics), Best Cinematography and Best Choreography. |
 | Times of India - Agneepath" has broken all opening-day records. On Republic Day, Hrithik visited cinemas in Mumbai showing the film, and got an overwhelming response from the crowds. |
 | Times of India - Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor's impending marriage has been making headlines since the time they started dating each other about five years back. |
 | The Hindu - Eminent author Salman Rushdie was on Sunday reported as likening the “secular” Congress to its Hindu nationalist opponents in the way it tended to exploit religion for political ends. |
 | The Hindu - Embattled Rahul Dravid has made it clear that he has not taken any decision on retirement from Test cricket but admitted his glorious career was definitely nearer the end than the beginning. |
 | Times of India - Anustup Majumdar scored an unbeaten 102 until the East had no batsmen left to support him at the other end. (TOI Photo) VALSAD: Anustup Majumdar kept the East Zone scoreboard ticking after skipper Natraj Behera had left, eventually helping the side ... |
 | Deccan Herald - India's bread basket faces a serious threat from rising temperature due to climate change, according to a new study that suggests a sharp dip in wheat productivity in India if mercury goes north. |
 | The Hindu - Eminent space scientist and the former Chairman of ISRO, UR Rao, on Saturday described as “sad” the Centre's action in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal barring four space scientists from holding government posts and the developments thereafter. |
 | Indian Express - A day after he threatened to chop off the hands of doctors planning to go on strike, Bihar Health Minister and BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey, giving in to criticism, retracted and said that he had “only used a phrase” suggesting the state government ... |
 | Times of India - NEW DELHI: The two-year-old baby who has been admitted in AIIMS in a serious condition continues to battle for life. Doctors at the AIIMS Trauma Centre say she continues to be critical but her condition has not deteriorated in the last 24 hours. |
 | Times of India - KOLKATA: The death of five newborns at BC Roy Children's Hospital in the past 24 hours sparked a fit of anger among the relatives of the patients, with several people blocking roads in protest late on Sunday. |