Parliament may go for body scanner The Joint Parliamentary Committee on security, while taking stock of the security arrangement, has suggested body scanners and other state-of-the-art security gadgets for Parliament.
Manmohan to skip UN; US visit on Instead of Singh, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will lead the Indian delegation at the UN meet.
Court reserves decision on Haneef's visa till Aug 21
Solicitor-General David Bennett QC argued that the cancellation of visa was based on a number of factors including that Haneef had lent his mobile phone SIM card to Sabeel Ahmed.
Maharashtra govt orders probe
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has directed the law and judiciary department and police to probe the lapses in implementation of the Sri Krishna Commission report on the 1992-93 Mumbai riots that claimed over 900 lives.
India's first nano park in Bangalore
The Karnataka IT and BT Department has identified a 15-acre plot north of Bangalore to set up country's first nano park...
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Pakistan not to impose emergency
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Endeavour blasts off
Endeavour carrying teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan and six others rose from the seaside pad at 6:36 p.m. (4.06 IST) and they are expected to reach the international space station on Friday.
A litmus test for England: Vaughan ''It will be interesting to see how we wrap ourselves to the pressures of being one nil down in the series. These games are great because you know which players stand up to the pressure...'' Pietersen declared fit
Lalu offers Rlys stadiums for ICL
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BIG BEN TO TAKE A BREAK: The hourly chimes of Big Ben at Westminster's Houses of Parliament in London are to fall silent from Saturday morning for a month for maintenance work. The work, which takes place every five years, is the final phase of a programme to maintain the clock ahead of its 150th anniversary in 2009.
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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The world premiere of Chak De India will be held at Somerset House, Londons most outstanding 18th century building, situated on the banks of the river Thames on August 10. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who plays the coach who tries to take a motley group of girls to the pinnacle of world hockey, will be present on the occasion. The Los Angeles premiere, also on August 10, is part of a shorter but no less prestigious event of a nature similar to India Now.
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The Joint Parliamentary Committee on security, while taking stock of the security arrangement, has suggested body scanners and other state-of-the-art security gadgets for Parliament.
''I'm just thinking of focusing on playing a good Test match,'' Dravid told reporters. ''I haven't thought about what it would mean (if we won) and that this is our last Test match (in England).'' 
partner Bethanie Mattek beat Slovakian-Dutch pair of Janette Husarova and Michaella Krajicek 6-3 2-6 11-9 in the first round of the tournament.
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. 
