Airports near normal despite protest
Airports around the country reported near normalcy despite a nationwide de facto strike by some 20,000 employees opposed to the closure of the existing airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad. Police personnel stand guard at the domestic terminal of IGI airport after Airport Authority of India employees went on strike in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Sabharwal murder: Trial shifted to Nagpur
A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Arijit Pasayat today transferred the trial of Professor H S Sabharwal murder case from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh to Nagpur in Maharashtra.
PPP may nominate Zardari for PM post The PPP, set to head Pakistan's new coalition government, is understood to have decided in principle to nominate Asif Ali Zardari for the premiership, a post he will be eligible to occupy only after his election to the National Assembly.
Kadirgamar's murder: Prabhakaran charged
Elusive LTTE chief V Prabhakaran and five others have been indicted in connection with the assassination of Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Laxman Kadirgamar.
Obama wins Mississippi
With a second straight victory over rival presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton in Mississippi's Democratic primary, Barack Obama has gathered fresh steam ahead of a crucial showdown in Pennsylvania in six weeks.
A Government vehicle without a registration plate... Photo sent by Y Mangan Roshan.
Delhi police officers arrest a woman activist of Tibetan Youth Congress during a demonstration to commemorate 49th Tibetan Women Uprising Day outside Chinese embassy in New Delhi, on
Wednesday. AP
'Short-term stress can damage memory' Researchers at the University of California have found that short periods of stress lasting as little as a few hours can affect brain cell communication and undermine learning as well as memory, the 'Journal of Neuroscience' reported.
Indian hockey team returns, Carvalho critical of umpiring
''...I am not giving lame excuses, but it is just that we did not play to our potential and we lost the final," Carvalho told reporters. 'Team doesn't need drastic changes'
"As of now I don't think there should be any drastic changes made to the team. I can't suggest any structural changes, but I can only do so as far as team building is concerned," Carvalho said. Hockey coach Joaquim Carvalho speaks to media at Chatrapati Shivaji Airport on arrival at Mumbai Tuesday night. It is time to start from a scratch again, but not the end of the road
By Joaquim Carvalho/PTI
The final moments of the match were very painful especially when I saw defeat looming large and the realisation that we had collectively failed. It was then that I made up my mind to step down as the coach along with my support staff of Mohinder Pal Singh and Ramesh Parameswaran. Maybe Carvalho did not want me, says Charlesworth
Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi (L), cricketer Rahul Dravid(C) and actor Rahul Bose prepare to shave at the promotional event of the Gillette Mach 3 Turbo razor in Mumbai on Tuesday. Dravid is the brand ambassador for Gillette Mach 3 Turbo. AFP PHOTO
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20,000 employees opposed to the closure of the existing airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
The PPP, set to head Pakistan's new coalition government, is understood to have decided in principle to nominate Asif Ali Zardari for the premiership, a post he will be eligible to occupy only after his election to the National Assembly. 
Researchers at the University of California have found that short periods of stress lasting as little as a few hours can affect brain cell communication and undermine learning as well as memory, the 'Journal of Neuroscience' reported. 
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Indian hockey team returns, Carvalho critical of umpiring
