Supreme Court stays special tribunal's order lifting ban on SIMI
A bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justice A.K. Mathur suspended the tribunal's ruling on an urgent plea by the government of India which said: "Irrecoverable damage will be done" to the country's steps against terrorist activities if the ruling was not suspended. Gujarat for creation of special cadre
During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent to the city after the Ahmedabad blasts, Chief Minister Narendra Modi had sought the creation of a special cadre for intelligence like IAS and IPS. Delhi cops upgrade e-surveillance system
The move for an integrated internet-based CCTV system comes against the backdrop of serial blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad and increasing rate of criminal incidents in the capital. Two more LTTE operatives held in Chennai
Musharraf calls off Beijing visit amid fear of ouster
Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq said that Musharraf, who was due to fly to Beijing today, had called off his visit, a day after sparring coalition allies Pakistan People's Party and Nawaz Sharif's PML(N) had crucial talks to discuss his fate. Pak puts on hold controversial order on ISI
The Cabinet Division's order placing the ISI and IB under the interior ministry would be "held in abeyance" till "the completion of these deliberations".
Japan commemorates Hiroshima holocaust
Japanese observed a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park at 8.15 a.m. the time the atomic bomb detonated over Hiroshima, killing an estimated 140,000 people by the end of 1945.
Sari clad women could face jail in Nigeria
Indian women in their traditional saris with midriffs showing may find themselves falling foul of Nigerian law if a bill currently under discussion in that country is passed.
Indians workers stranded in Saudi Arabia
Indian workers, who are now on the verge of starvation, have been living in cramped accommodation without electricity and water for several days....
Foreign co-pilots can work in India for two more years DGCA director general Kanu Gohain said 1,490 foreign pilots were given licences last year to seek work in the Indian civil aviation sector.The DGCA directive follows an appeal by Indian air operators to allow foreign co-pilots to work in India as they have the requisite training.......
PROUD PARENTS: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur with their daughter and author of the book 'A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India,' Upinder, during the book release in New Delhi on Tuesday. The 704-page book, priced at Rs 3,500, provides a comprehensive overview of India's past.
Kannada filmmakers use cyber space to promote songs, movies
While the song "Anthoo inthoo preethi banthu" from "Milana", which was uploaded on YouTube 11 months ago, has had more than 106,000 visitors, the promos of Golden Star Ganesh's "Galipata" have had over 107,000 visitors.
Doves fly by the Atomic Bomb Dome during the ceremony to mark the 63th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008. AP Photo
A Kuselan gone kaput
Banking solely on crude comic escapades, risque dialogues and raunchy songs, tethered by an utterly unconvincing and incongruous run of lacklustre events, Kuselan neither entertains nor enthralls.
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.
BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
Chinese hope that Number 8 will bring good luck
"By commencing the Beijing Olympics on 08.08.2008, at eight minutes past eight o'clock in the evening will certainly guarantee that the Games will be carried out under the most auspicious of circumstances," Wang Hua, a Beijinger said. Beijing sweeps out migrants in pre-Games clean-up
The clean-up also includes the rough-hewn migrants from China's vast countryside whose hard work in often dangerous conditions and for low pay has helped fuel Beijing's growth and built Olympic venues. China sees a mounting wave of patriotism
On the eve of the Olympics, flags are flying everywhere in Beijing -- from government buildings, shops, cars, taxis and even bicycles. Left: Securitymen stand guard in front of the Chinese national flag. Right: A young boy poses with an head band with the Olympic rings and reading "Cheers China" at Tiananmen Square in the center of Beijing, two days before the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. AFP
Is Fed Express feeling the heat?
After Nadal ended Federer's five-year Wimbledon reign, and humiliated him in the French Open final, it is all getting a bit much for a man often billed as the greatest player in the history of tennis. The usually suave ace glowered at reporters and refused questions after a strenuous two-hour practice session at Olympic Green Tennis Centre. Tennis stars fume over heat, pollution
With big-name players sweating through practises in sauna conditions, the temperature -- and overhanging smog -- have been the main talking points at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. IOC monitoring pollution in Beijing
Musharraf calls off Beijing visit amid fear of ouster
PROUD PARENTS: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Gursharan Kaur with their daughter and author of the book 'A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India,' Upinder, during the book release in New Delhi on Tuesday. The 704-page book, priced at Rs 3,500, provides a comprehensive overview of India's past.
promote songs, movies
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. 
pay has helped fuel Beijing's growth and built Olympic venues. 
