VICE PRESIDENTIAL POLL Hamid Ansari wins by massive margin
UPA Left nominee was on Friday declared elected the 13th Vice President of India by defeating his nearest NDA rival Dr Najma Heptulla by a massive margin of 233 votes.
INDO-US NUCLEAR DEAL
Left warns govt of 'serious consequences'
"It is a national tragedy that the government enters into a strategic pact with imperialist America headed by Bush. We cannot stomach such an agreement," said CPI's Gurudas Dasgupta...
'I want role in Hema Malini's film'
After casting vote in the Vice-Presidential poll in New Delhi, Lalu said he told the BJP MP that he wanted a role in her new film...
SC notice to CBI on Dutt bail plea
Declining to hear Dutt's plea that the case be heard on Monday, a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan posted the hearing to August 20.
Broadcasters demand content code for IPTV
The broadcasting service providers have called for bringing Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) into the ambit of the Cable Television Networks Act.
Pak to submit Mush-Sharif 'exile deal' in SC
Sharif flew to Saudi Arabia in December 2000 after reportedly finalising a deal with Musharraf by which the deposed prime minister was barred from entering Pakistan before a 'ten-year exile'...
Endeavour hit by flaking of insulation material
Three small pieces of insulation material from its external fuel tank may have hit the shuttle Endeavour on its blastoff, a NASA official said today.
City to host global meet on auto electronics "Future is mobility" a three-day international conference on automotive electronics and intelligent vehicle initiative would be held in Bangalore from August 16.
SPORTS
Harbhajan Singh in blazing form
Harbhajan Singh emphasised his blazing form by claiming an 11-wicket match haul to help Surrey stun Kent by four wickets in two days in the county cricket championship.
Sania crashes out of West Bank Classic tournament
Sania was ousted by 52nd ranked French woman Virginie Razzano, who pulled off 6-1 7-6 (6) win to reach the quarterfinals of the Tier II tournament on Thursday...
A Pakistani man carries his daughter on his back as he wades through floodwaters after a heavy downpour in a residential area of Karachi, on Friday. Floods unleashed by a tropical cyclone and monsoon rains in the south and southwest of Pakistan late July 2007, have claimed over 200 lives and affected some 1.6 million people. AFP
Hennur Main Road pathetic
The Hennur Main road is in a pathetic condition. This is supposed to be the Link Road to new InternationalAirport, but we cannot call this a road.....
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'Distinction between art and commercial cinema has blurred' An actor's aim should be to communicate an idea or a truth which he must share with the audience striving to achieve a level when there is only one actor and one audience with the roles being interchangeable.
The essence or magic of theatre is stimulation of the audience's mind and a good actor is one who "shares harmony and communion with the audience, says Naseeruddin Shah...
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number of school dropouts is put at 8.23 lakh. Around 95 per cent of the main work force have never been to any educational institution. A survey conducted by National University of Educational Planning and Administration has found that Karnataka has the highest number of schools (7,945) which don't have even a single student. We invite suggestions from you on how to attract children to schools rather than push them to hardships. 
An actor's aim should be to communicate an idea or a truth which he must share with the audience striving to achieve a level when there is only one actor and one audience with the roles being interchangeable.
