No compromise on national interests: US
State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said that the US government certainly is not going to do anything that is harmful to either our national security or foreign policy interests.
Case against Haneef about to collapse: Top lawyer
The decision by Australia's chief prosecutor to review evidence against Indian doctor Mohammed Haneef suggests the case is about to collapse, former chairman of the Australian National Crime Authority Peter Faris said.
Pak test-fires Babur missile Babur cruise missile, flaunted by Pakistan's military as rival to Indo-Russia joint venture Brahmos cruise missile was successfully test-fired by Pakistan today.
New Indian President Pratibha Patil pays tribute at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in New Delhi on Wednesday after the swearing in ceremony. Right: She receives a scroll of Mahatma Gandhi's words excerpted from Young India. AP Photos
Post-presidentship, Kalam has got five assignments
Kalams new duties include teaching in Nalenda University in Bihar, taking up the Chancellorship of the upcoming Space Research Institute in Thiruvananthapuram, Professorship in Anna University, Teaching in Gandhigram Rural University in Dindigul and being a visiting Professor at IIIT in Hyderabad. Kalam has a new website
Deepak Kapoor to be Next Army Chief An artillery officer, Lt Gen Kapoor has been groomed to take over ever since Gen JJ Singh became the Chief on February 1, 2005 -- first as Northern Army commander and then as Vice Chief since January this year.
Fire in Public Utility Building; no casualties Fire broke out on the first floor of the Public Utility Building on Mahatma Gandhi Road in Bangalore on Thursday afternoon. Short circuit is believed to be the cause of the fire. No casualties have been reported as yet. The extent of damage is yet to be assessed.
Illegal mining: Lok Ayukta report by Aug Karnataka Lok Ayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said a proposal to provide more power to Lok Ayukta had been submitted to the government, suggesting 13 amendments to the Lok Ayukta Act.
Govt assures inquiry into 'drainage scam'
Karnataka transport Minister Chaluvaraya Swamy said the government will hold an inquiry into the alleged misuse of funds in the works taken up to desilt storm-water drains in the city.
Sachin has technique, Lara flair: Warne "If I was chasing 400 in a day then I would probably take Brian because of his flair and placement. Otherwise, Sachin's technique under relentless pressure to perform would give him the edge," Warne wrote in 'Times' today.
Top: Soliders in 'Sainik Sammelan' at the Drass War Memorial as army observes the 8th anniversary of Operation Vijay to commemorate the Kargil war in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Centre: Lt Gen O P Nandrajog lays wreath at the memorial and Below: Army personnel blow bugles to mark the event. PTI
Fleming may quit international cricket to join ICL
A media report in Melbourne quoted unnamed sources as saying that Fleming had been offered a deal worth USD 440,000 a year to skipper any one of the six teams in the proposed league.
Confusing signals The transfer of power to the BJP has become the butt of a joke as confusing signals are emanating from the
'Mannina Maga' (son of the soil) one day and the 'Maga' on the next increasing the blood pressure of the BJP as the D-day nears. Governance has naturally taken a back-seat in these war of words of the coalition partners!
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An artillery officer, Lt Gen Kapoor has been groomed to take over ever since Gen JJ Singh became the Chief on February 1, 2005 -- first as Northern Army commander and then as Vice Chief since January this year.
"If I was chasing 400 in a day then I would probably take Brian because of his flair and placement. Otherwise, Sachin's technique under relentless pressure to perform would give him the edge," Warne wrote in 'Times' today.
The film tells the untold story of the Father of the Nation's tragic relationship with his eldest son.
in Melbourne quoted unnamed sources as saying that Fleming had been offered a deal worth USD 440,000 a year to skipper any one of the six teams in the proposed league.
