Musharraf lifts emergency rule
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf lifted the six-week-old state of emergency and revived Constitution as part of efforts to counter criticism by the world community and opposition parties.
Hindraf has terror links: Malaysian police
The five detained Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders have "links with international terrorist organisations", Malaysia's police chief has said.
Guv to young CAs: Uphold dignity
Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Saturday called upon young Chartered Accountants not to compromise on ethical values and qualities as they were the torchbearers of this legacy to the future.
Lakshmi discharged
Two year-old Lakshmi Tatma who underwent a marathon 27 hour surgery last month to separate her parasitic twin, was on Saturday discharged from the Sparsh Hotel. She was operated upon by a team of 30 surgeons on November six and seven. Lakshmi sits in her father's lap before she was discharged.
UK Varsity confers doctorate on N Murthy
Infosys Chairman Narayana Murthy has been conferred with an honorary Doctorate by the Lancaster University of the UK in recognition of his lasting contribution to the fields of business and business education.
GUJARAT POLLS
Decisive round tomorrow
With the curtains down on the high-decibel campaign, it is over to the people of north and central Gujarat who will on Sunday vote in the second and final round of the assembly election that will be decisive for Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Rahul Gandhi greets a young supporter during his electioneering road show in Vadodara. Godhra win a prestige issue for BJP, Cong
With Gujarat elections entering the last phase of voting, a win at Godhra - the epicentre of the 2002 riots -has become a prestige issue for both BJP and Congress. CM or PM: Modi's slip of tongue
Is Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi harbouring ambitions of becoming prime minister? He almost admitted as much while addressing a rally, before he corrected himself... A BJP supporter wears Narendra Modi mask in Vadodara. Missing from action: Hardline Hindutva campaigners
Sharif vows to probe Kargil 'misadventure'
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in his election manifesto has promised to probe the Kargil "misadventure" that he says brought "bad reputation" to Pakistan. Pakistani former prime minister Nawaz Sharif shows his party manifesto during a press conference in Lahore.
Prime Minister and President of Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) Society, Dr. Manmohan Singh at the inaugural function of the golden jubilee year of the IEG at University of Delhi Enclave, New Delhi on Saturday. PTI
President's Bodyguards during the ceremonial Changing of the Guard at the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI
Google building its own version of Wikipedia
The Internet search powerhouse is inviting chosen people to test a free service dubbed "knol," to indicate a unit of knowledge, says vice president of engineering Udi Manber.
DCE comes up with a car that runs completely on solar energy
Head of the project Ankur Sharma claimed that the car is India's first solar car and runs completely on solar energy. He said that the basic motivation for the project comes from the depleting conventional energy resources.
Sharma said the car uses 672 Watts solar panel specially manufactured for the car by CEL and the driving DC motor uses the battery bank of 48 V , 84 AH which will be charged by the solar panels continuously during the test run...
INDIA- AUSTRALIA CRICKET SERIES: Indian team to leave for Australia on Dec 17 India will open their campaign with a three-day fixture against Victoria at the Junction Oval ground in Melbourne from December 20 to 22.
TEST SCHEDULE: Dec 26-30: 1st Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground; Jan 2-6: 2nd Test, Sydney Cricket Ground; Jan 16-20: 3rd Test, WACA Ground, Perth; Jan 24-28: 4th Test, Adelaide Oval
Lawson's performance unsatisfactory: PCB
"The team was short on mental toughness and professionalism and the responsibility for this lies with the coach. I am not satisfied with Lawson's performance. When he returns from his Christmas holidays we will talk to him," PCB Chairman Nasim Ashraf said. He found very few positives from the recent tour and said the team's performance lacked spine and the focus of the players was not completely on cricket.
Some of the fantastic landscapes found in Ooty or Udhagamandalam, the Queen of Nilgiris.
The green tea estates, exotic botanical gardens with eyecatching flora & scintillating centenary rose garden in all their glory...Photos sent by Parthasarathy Gurukishan, Hyderabad.
Two teenagers peeved over bullying, gunned down their classmate in a Gurgaon public school. Is it symptomatic of the breakdown of discipline in schools or growing Western influence or ill-effects of sudden affluence in society? What are the remedies? We invite our readers to express their opinions in 100 words. Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
the assembly election that will be decisive for Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
admitted as much while addressing a rally, before he corrected himself...
"misadventure" that he says brought "bad reputation" to Pakistan.
DCE comes up with a car that runs completely on solar energy
ICC rankings: Ganguly breaks into top 20,
Lawson's performance unsatisfactory: PCB
