Gordon Brown arrives in India British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in the capital on Sunday afternoon by a special aircraft on a two-day state visit.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah Macaulay on their arrival at Air Force Station, Palam, New Delhi. PTI Photo
Ganguly, Dravid left out of ODI team
BCCI sprang a surprise by leaving out Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid from India's 16-member squad for the India-Srilanka-Australia tri-series and T20 series
CPI(M) to forge third alternative The CPI(M) said it would forge a 'third alternative' of non-Congress, non-BJP parties on a common policy platform, as it did not agree with the policies pursued by the two major parties. The party will continue to adopt tactics for isolating and defeating the BJP and will not enter into any alliance with the Congress.
1 lakh birds culled in five days in Bengal
Around 1 lakh poultry birds have been culled in the first four days. The culling operation is on in full swing as the dreaded bird flu virus engulfed five districts.
FAKE LAND DEAL CASE Rani to move HC
Bollywood actress Rani Mukherjee would soon be moving Bombay High Court against Ahmednagar District collectorate's order to cancel her ownership of a plot near Shirdi due to irregularities in the deal.
Teenager quizzed over Bhutto killing
Pakistani investigators are questioning a teenager who confessed he was "next in line" to kill former premier Benazir Bhutto if other militants involved in her assassination last month had failed.
Pakistan to get upgraded F-16s
The US has initiated upgradation work on F-16 fighter jets for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and the Pentagon has placed orders with the US aircraft manufacturers for the latest version of F-16 jets.
Congress not to project any leader in Karnataka Faced with successive electoral defeats, Congress is turning pro-active on poll-bound Karnataka to present a united face, but has no plans to project a leader. The high command feels that there has been no towering personality in the state unit and therefore all have to fight jointly.
Hillary wins Nevada caucus
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has recorded the second straight victory over her Democratic rival Barack Obama by winning the hard-fought Nevada caucuses. The Democrats will have their next battle at the critical South Carolina primaries next Saturday.
Nuke policy won't affect ties with India: Aus
The ruling Labour party's policy on uranium sales will not affect Australia's relationship with India as well as ongoing efforts to further enhance it, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said.
Winner of the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon 2008, John Kelai of Kenya holds aloft his prize cheques in Mumbai on Sunday. He finished the 42.195 km race in 2:12.03 hours. Over 33,000 participants took part in the event carrying a prize money of US$ one million. AFP PHOTO
INDIA-AUSTRALIA CRICKET : Day Four, Third Test at Perth
India carve out amazing win at Perth
It was a remarkable show of character by the Indians who did not allow the acrimonious events of the Sydney Test to affect them as they went about plotting the demolition of the champion team. The last time India defeated Australia in a Test was in Mumbai in 2004 when they had beaten them by 13 runs. SCORE-BOARD One of the best wins of my career: Kumble
"After Sydney there were two options. One was to go back home, the other was to show that we are capable of winning. I am glad the team has got together to prove that we can beat Australia," Kumble said. Kumble, Prasad see Srinath's shadow in Ishant
The rookie speedster twice removed Australian captain Ricky Ponting to earn crucial breakthroughs for his team, prompting Kumble to liken him to India's retired pace spearhead Srinath. India's Ishant Sharma (2-R) celebrates the wicket of Australia's captain Ricky Ponting (R) as he walks back.
LEFT: India's march to victory was stalled by an entertaining ninth wicket stand between Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark. The two paceman decided to chance their arm and the tactic paid off as they piled on 73 runs in 55 minutes. Their partnership ended when Clark was caught behind for 32. Ponting persisted
with part-timers
for too long:
Veterans
Former Test captain Mark Taylor was critical of Ponting for overusing his part-timers, who sent down 23 overs... Indian cricket fans rejoice after the Test win. Irfan can be an outstanding all-rounder: Waugh
Impressed by his application, Waugh said, "Irfan Pathan has the potential to become an outstanding Test match all-rounder. "The poise he showed to bat throughout the first session yesterday confirmed this," Waugh wrote in his column for 'The Daily Telegraph'.
Irfan Pathan...MAN OF THE MATCH Australia fined for slow over-rate
Ponting was fined 20 per cent of his match fee while each of his players has been docked 10 per cent of their earnings. Match referee Mike Procter imposed the fine after the hosts were ruled to be two overs short of their target.
Snowstorm on the first day of the new year. More than 20 centimetres of snow turned the Hamilton neighbourhood scenery into a mystical one. Photos sent by R V Prasad from Hamilton, Ontario (Canada).
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.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in the capital on Sunday afternoon by a special aircraft on a two-day state visit.
The CPI(M) said it would forge a 'third alternative' of non-Congress, non-BJP parties on a common policy platform, as it did not agree with the policies pursued by the two major parties. The party will continue to adopt tactics for isolating and defeating the BJP and will not enter into any alliance with the Congress.
Hillary wins Nevada caucus
Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers. 
India carve out amazing win at Perth
Ishant
outstanding Test match all-rounder. "The poise he showed to bat throughout the first session yesterday confirmed this," Waugh wrote in his column for 'The Daily Telegraph'. 
