Inflation hits three-year high at 7.5 %
The headline inflation rate for the week ended April 19 surged to three-and-a-half-year high at 7.57 per cent as compared to 7.33 per cent for the previous week...
Parliamentary panel disfavours uncontrolled access under RTI A Parliamentary panel, disfavouring uncontrolled access under RTI to information relating to proceedings of the House, has said that many legislatures across the world have no such provision.
Patriotic crowds greet Olympic torch in Hong Kong The mood of the Hong Kong crowd, which greeted the torch on its first appearance back on Chinese soil after its troubled round-the-world tour, was overwhelmingly pro-China.
Bio-piracy rampant in Nagaland Resource-rich Nagaland is plagued by bio-piracy with rare medicinal herbs, orchids and other endangered species being smuggled out of the state, NGOs have claimed.
Brown under fire as Labour loses local councils to Tories
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was today facing increasing criticism within his Labour party as initial results of local elections revealed major gains for the Conservative party.
Iran complains to UN over Clinton's attack threat Iran has complained to the United Nations about remarks of Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton that the US would "totally obliterate" the Islamic Republic if it were to launch a nuclear attack on Israel.
China secretly built nuclear submarine base: report China has secretly built a major underground nuclear submarine base that could threaten Asian countries and challenge American power in the region, British media reported today.
Bush urges to approve USD 770 mn for food aid programmes
President George W Bush has urged Congress to approve USD 770 million to help alleviate dramatically escalating food prices that threaten widespread hunger and increasing social unrest around the world.
A man rests on sacks of sugar loaded on a truck during a statewide half-day strike called by BJP against rising prices in Ahmedabad on Friday. Grappling with rising inflation, government announced a slew of measures this week to combat rising food prices. AP photo
CET forum in DH Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter.
SPORTS CAPSULE
Ganguly, Warne fined for misconduct; umpire suspended
Rival skippers Sourav Ganguly and Shane Warne were today fined 10 per cent of their match fee and reprimanded for their conduct as the Indian Premier League continued to crack the whip on on-field indiscipline... Lee earns $80,000 per scalp in IPL: Report
Speedster Brett Lee returned home as the richest Australian cricketer, taking home a whopping $80,000 per scalp for his four wickets from as many games in the cash-rich Indian Premier League. IPL yet to finalise its position on Shoaib ban
The cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to finalise its position on barring Pakistans temperamental seamer Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the inaugural season of the tournament. Kallis feels IPL, ICL beneficial for Indian cricket
''Both IPL and ICL are beneficial for Indian cricket because it is the domestic players who will get to learn a lot from it. In both the tournaments they get to share the dressing room with some of the legendry players and I feel that it is a good learning experience,'' Kallis said. PCB chief files defamation suit against Akhtar
Banned pacer Shoaib Akhtar's never-ending woes have been compounded further with Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Ashraf today slapping a Rs 220 million defamation suit against him. IPL yet to finalise its position on Shoaib ban
The cash rich Indian Premier League (IPL) is yet to finalise its position on barring Pakistans temperamental seamer Shoaib Akhtar Umpire Saheba denies giving interview in reply to show-cause notice
Umpire Amish Saheba, who has been banned for two IPL matches, after an interview of his quoted him as saying that Sreesanth had been continuously warned by the umpires before the 'slap-gate' episode took place, has totally denied having spoken to any reporter regarding the controversy. IHF Sec-Gen files suit in HC demanding Rs 25 lakh damages
The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) and its beleaguered Secretary-General K Jyothikumaran has filed a civil suit in the Madras High Court demanding Rs 25 lakh as damages from Aaj Tak for broadcasting a sting operation that showed him allegedly collecting a bribe for selecting a senior player in the Indian team.
READERCONNECT
Public inconvenience: No BMTC buses
There are no BMTC buses after 8.30 pm going through Jayanagar 9th East bus stop towards Majestic, City Market or Shivajinagar. The bus drivers bypass 9th Block East bus stop and go through Jayanagar 9th block, 28th main directly. It is becoming very tough for the people to go back home from office. By AkashResponses
Ostriches in the Oman desert. Ostrich is a large bird from Africa which cannot fly but it is the fastest animal on two legs. Inset: An ostrich egg.
Photos sent by Kurudi Prasanna Kumar, Ruwi, Sultanate of Oman.
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Extend loans to all artisans, FM tells bank chiefs
Brown under fire as Labour loses local councils to Tories
Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter. 
Pakistans temperamental seamer Shoaib Akhtar from playing in the inaugural season of the tournament.
