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"JOY IS BLUE" as the Mail Today puts it, and all of us, like cartoonist Unny's rooster, in the Indian Express, perched atop the Mohali signpost, can sigh with relief and say "Phew"! India's win in the 'marquee semi-final' to quote the Hindu, against Pakistan, in the ICC Cricket World Cup, dominates the front pages of dailies, along with photographs of the men in blue, and reports of dinner and diplomacy between the leaders of the two countries. The wordy Times of India lead sums up all the action on the pitch--'Pak drop the cup with awful catching. India defend sub-par score with inspired bowling and fielding'.
The Hindu charts the last stop in this thrilling sporting event--'India meets Sri Lanka in World Cup Final'.
A new term entering the diplomatic lexicon----'the spirit of Mohali'--born out of the meeting between the PMs Singh and Gilani, on the sidelines of the match, is referred to by both the Hindustan Times and the Times of India.
Gujarat, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi, banning Joseph Lelyveld's controversial book on him is widely reported in the papers. The Mahatma's great grandson Tushar Gandhi opposing the ban is reported in the Hindu, while the Hindustan Times carries an opinion piece by Gopal Krishna Gandhi, his grandson, questioning--Does Gandhi really need such protection?
Military rule ending in Myanmar is reported in the foreign pages.
Beauty may lie in the genes if the ravishing Elizabeth Taylor is an example. The science page of the Times of India reports that the actress had an extra set of eyelashes framing her violet eyes due to a genetic snafu!
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