AIIMS ROW Venugopal reassumes charge as DirectorEminent cardiac surgeon P Venugopal on Thursday reassumed office as Director of the AIIMS following the Supreme Court striking down a law that forced him to step down from the post five months ago. P Venugopal being greeted at his office in AIIMS after Supreme Court ordered his reinstatement as AIIMS director, in New Delhi. SC asks govt to reinstate Dr Venugopal A sweet victory for Venugopal
Govt confident of taming inflation in coming months: PM
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday that the UPA Government was committed to tame inflation in the coming months and had made strenuous efforts to shield the poor and the vulnerable from it.
Sunil Gavaskar resigns as ICC Cricket Committee Chairman
The former India captain conveyed his decision to the ICC bringing an end to his long eight-year stint marked by a number of innovative decisions but also landed him in controversies for his outspoken views.
Sabeel returns, shielded from media He arrived at Bangalore airport on a British Airways flight at 3.45 a.m. and was taken out of the airport by men from the Intelligence Bureau through a VIP exit to avoid the waiting media.
Pakistan test-fires Hatf-VIII cruise missile
Pakistan on Thursday test-fired the nuclear-capable Hatf-VIII air-launched cruise missile, which the military said would enhance its capability to strike at targets on land and at sea.
CYCLONE: DEATH TOLL SOARS UN plead Myanmar to let in relief supplies
The international community has increased pressure on Myanmar to open its doors for desperately needed relief supplies and readily grant visas to aid workers to assist victims of the cyclone Nagris as an American diplomat said the death toll could rise to 100,000. US seeks Indian help to reach victims
Olympic flame reaches Everest summit
Three months from the start of the Beijing Olympics, the torch has reached the highest place on Earth. Chinese climbers, carrying the Olympic flame, display national and Olympic flags at the top of the Mount Everest, reaching the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) peak of the world's tallest mountain Thursday, May 8, 2008. Xinhua
Activists picket outside the Thai embassy in Manila on Thursday. The group urged the Thai government to exert its influence on Myanmar for the junta to allow international aid agencies in following the devastating cyclone that has left tens of thousands dead and missing and millions more homeless. AFP
Gen-X 'cashes in' on relationship days When dealing with relationships, do we really need the dates to remind us about the bonds we share in our personal lives?
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.
DLF INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE T20 CRICKET:
Chennai clinch IPL thriller against Daredevils
Chasing 188, Super Kings top order clicked for once but the match went down the wire before the visitors reaching the target in the last ball of their innings to hand their opponents their second consecutive loss.
I am learning to keep pace with Twenty20: Dravid
"I hadn't played a lot of twenty20 game earlier. Now I'm getting used to it and trying to learn and understand its pace and nature. I'm keeping it simple," Dravid told mediapersons. FOCUS ON FIELDING:Bangalore Royal Challengers Captain Rahul Dravid with teamate Mark Boucher seen playing football during a practice session at Eden Garden in Kolkata on Wednesday. BRC's Anil Kumble Vodafone chosen DLF-IPL telecom partner for five years
The association with Vodafone bears testimony to the success of the IPL and reiterated the fact the league is set to carve out a distinct niche for itself in the international cricketing calendar, Lalit Modi said. Lord's applies to install temporary floodlights
Lord's needs to have floodlights to meet the criteria as a venue for next year's Twenty20 World Cup.
Six-day break will help us re-focus: Pollock Mumbai Indians' Shaun Pollock feels that the six-day break will help in reinvigorating the team though there was also the danger of losing some momentum.
"The gap is a bit dangerous, we may lose momentum. But it's also timely and will help us take a break from cricket, do some gym work and re-focus for the second half of the tournament," the former South African captain said.
We are missing Hayden and Hussey, admits Kepler Wessels
Hayden and Hussey are world class players. But nothing can be done, we have to look forward and win as many matches...
Chennai Super Kings stars M S Dhoni, Makhaya Ntini, Joginder Sharma, Suresh Raina, MS Goni and Parthiv Patel at Ferozshah Kotla stadium in New Delhi. Aussie cricketers are 'mature' and 'polite'
"The CA's research found that 83 per cent of people surveyed in the past two months found the players to be positive role models for young Australians," according to 'The Australian'.
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Eminent cardiac surgeon P Venugopal on Thursday reassumed office as Director of the AIIMS following the Supreme Court striking down a law that forced him to step down from the post five months ago.
He arrived at Bangalore airport on a British Airways flight at 3.45 a.m. and was taken out of the airport by men from the Intelligence Bureau through a VIP exit to avoid the waiting media.
When dealing with relationships, do we really need the dates to remind us about the bonds we share in our personal lives?
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. 
I am learning to keep pace with Twenty20: Dravid
BRC's Anil Kumble 
Six-day break will help us re-focus: Pollock
