DEADLOCK IN MAHARASHTRA BJP Gadkari, Munde, Naik summoned to Delhi
With battle lines drawn between Maharashtra BJP president Nitin Gadkari and senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde, the party high command has summoned both the leaders along with former union minister Ram Naik to sort out the matter. Munde will not visit Delhi
Pakistan tests nuclear capable ballistic missile
The missile, with a range of 2000 km, is a two-stage solid fuel weapon which can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads. It is test-fired for the second time in three days.
JUDGES' RESTORATION Pak coalition finalises draft resolution
Pakistan's coalition government has finalised the draft of a resolution for reinstatement of all deposed judges, including Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Saudi, India to ease visa regulations
Saudi Arabia and India have agreed to simplify visa regulations for businessmen and entrepreneurs by granting long-duration multiple-entry permits and set up a Saudi India investment fund.
JD(S) announces first list of candidates
Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, former Ministers H D Revanna, N Cheluvarayaswamy and B Sathyanarayanaswamy were among the 64 candidates approved by the Janata Dal (Secular) for the first phase of elections to the Karnataka Assembly, to be held on May ten.
Nepal army must prepare to absorb Maoists: Bhattarai
Nepal's conservative army must shed its royalist legacy and prepare to absorb Maoist fighters, a top Maoist leader said, a move crucial to cementing a peace deal that ended a bloody civil war. Nepal king refutes asylum reports Nepal's royal palace has said reports in the national and international media that King Gyanendra was contemplating fleeing the country following an imminent Maoist victory and the abolition of his crown were "totally fabricated and unfounded".
PARAGUAY Leftist ex-bishop ends Colorado Party rule Leftist former bishop Fernando Lugo has won Paraguay's presidential vote, beating rival Blanca Ovelar by 39-33 percent and ending her Colorado Party's 61-year rule in government.
Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja'afar (L receives the Olympic torch from the vice president of the Olympics organising committee Jiang Jiaoyou to start off the Malaysian leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay in downtown Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
Know your constituencies Mahalakshmi layout is a new constituency in Bangalore City created after the delimitation.
CET forum in DH Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter.
Greenpeace activist wears a mask of Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal during a demonstration to spread awareness on genetically engineered vegetables in New Delhi on Monday. AP
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Public inconvenience: No BMTC buses
There are no BMTC buses after 8.30 pm going through Jayanagar 9th East bus stop towards Majestic, City Market or Shivajinagar. The bus drivers bypass 9th Block East bus stop and go through Jayanagar 9th block, 28th main directly. It is becoming very tough for the people to go back home from office and students coming from tuitions to get back home. By Akash
DLF IPL T20 CRICKET
Deccan Chargers take on Daredevils on home turf tomorrow
The Daredevils will have the likes of A B de Villiers, Shoaib Malik, Mohammed Asif, Tillakratne Dilshan and Abdul Razzak -- who missed the first match against the Rajasthan team -- will join the squad. Shahid Afridi aiming to better McCullum's knock in IPL
Afridi, who has since 1997 held on to the record for the fastest one-day hundred from just 37 balls, said he was itching to emulate or surpass McCullum's innings of 100 from 53 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders.
''If I get a chance to bat higher up the order and get enough overs to play I will give it a try,'' Afridi told mediapersons. Erratic Eden Garden pitch under investigation Shoaib Malik is not afraid of playing in Hyderabad
Malik says he never married the Indian girl and the girl's family tried to trap him in an internet marriage scam. Siddiqui has threatened to move court in Hyderabad against Malik. But the Pakistan skipper said he was leaving for Hyderabad this morning to play in the IPL. Knight Riders confident of keeping up momentum
Asked to name the team which he considered the toughest competitor for the Knight Riders, Shah Rukh promptly replied, "We are the toughest competitor for all other teams". Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Mumbai for first win
Bangalore Royal Challengers defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets with two balls to spare in an IPL match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night.
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Allaying apprehensions among government servants over the Pay Commission recommendations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said he favoured proper remuneration for the civil and defence services.
Pakistan tests nuclear capable ballistic missile
Leftist former bishop Fernando Lugo has won Paraguay's presidential vote, beating rival Blanca Ovelar by 39-33 percent and ending her Colorado Party's 61-year rule in government.
Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter. 
Public inconvenience: No BMTC buses
Shahid Afridi aiming to better McCullum's knock in IPL
