Goa revolt fizzles out After three days of political brinkmanship, the group of nine MLAs, including three from the Nationalist Congress Party who had threatened to bring down the 7-month-old Congress-led coalition government in Goa, went tamely back to the pavilion.
Bird flu showing no signs of control Bird flu in West Bengal showed little signs of arrest as the deadly H5N1 virus was found in dead birds in Burdwan and Nadia districts, amounting to five affected districts in the state, officials reports here said on Saturday.
'Budget to benefit film-makers' Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi on Saturday raised the hopes of Indian filmmakers about the forthcoming Union Budget and indicated that the film industry is to benefit in several ways.
All for family's sake: Lalu wields the ladle An interesting feature of Union railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadavs four-day trip to Orissa temple town of Puri was his reported decision to try his hand in cooking for wife Rabri Devi and other members of his family.
Jumbos find Bhut Jolokia too hot! It has already beaten its cousin in the USA to enter the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'hottest' of its kind. And now it is repelling herds of the largest land animals on earth.
efence Minister A K Antony interacts with cadets from Sri Lanka during the investiture ceremony held at the annual NCC
Republic Day Camp in New Delhi on Saturday. PTI
There are reports that suggest extension of the President's Rule in Karnataka. Is that a right move or should the elections be held sooner?
Readers were invited to express their opinion. Most felt that the polls should be held preferably in April or May, in the interest of democracy so that the BJP may be given a chance to form the government. Some readers said that the elections should be deferred as no party has a majority and another coalition government would be a big mistake.
