67 killed in Algiers bombings At least sixty-seven people were killed when two bombs exploded in Algiers on Tuesday, a security source said. This was the second attack in eight months here.
Pak testfires nuclear capable cruise missile Pakistan on Tuesday test fired a medium range nuclear capable cruise missile which can hit targets within a 700 km range, consolidating its strategic arsenal.
It was boys idea: teacher in sex scam A former teacher accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student said on Monday that it was the boys idea to flee to Mexico and that he told her he would kill her if she left him.
Flirty software poses threat A computer program that poses as a flirtatious internet surfer is being used to steal peoples identities from online chatrooms, experts claim.
Husband passes baton to wife On Monday a popular and successful outgoing president passed the presidential sash and baton to his wife, the countrys first elected female head of state.
Cristina Fernandez grabs the presidential cane accompanied by her husband, Argentina’s departing president Nestor Kirchner, after swearing in as Argentina’s first elected female president at the National Congress in Buenos Aires on Monday.AP
The Centre’s proposal to introduce one year compulsory rural service for doctors has drawn the ire of medical students. Are the doctors justified in their stand ? What should the government do to make rural posting attractive?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their views. Most of them opine that compulsory rural services can be introduced after improving the infrastructure and facilities in villages.
