India heading for nine per cent growth: FM
The Finance Minister, who was replying to questions after delivering the annual Lakshman Kadirgamar Lecture on Sunday, attributed the high foreign exchange reserves of over 250 billion dollars to high capital inflows.
Putin accords warm welcome to PM Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, hoping that he would feel the "warmth" of the Russian hearts. Vladimir Putin listens to PM Manmohan Singh during their meeting, at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
Bandh affects normal life in West Bengal
Normal life was affected in the city and other districts in Bengal due to shutdown of varying duration called by opposition parties, including Trinamool Congress, on the Nandigram issue..
Activists from the Socialist Unity Centre of India (SUCI) shout anti-West Bengal government slogans as they burn an effigy of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee during a protest against the attacks in Nandigram, in New Delhi, on Monday. AFP
Despite SRK, Deepika shines through in 'OSO'
The lovely Deepika, former world badminton champion Prakash Padukone's daughter, literally lights up the screen whenever she comes on in 'Om Shanti Om'. She holds her own in every frame, even when pitted against the larger-than-life superstar Shah Rukh Khan. Ash, Mallika make a splash in Pakistan
A demure Aishwarya Rai dreaming of a bright new world, 'Mohtarma' Mallika Sherawat dining at an Oxford restaurant and a "shining India land-escape" with Moser Baer CDs strewn in the background is how lawyer-painter Iqbal Geoffery sees the world "moving ahead".
Double celebrations in Indian camp as Uthappa turns 22 As the famous Mohammad Rafi number 'Baar baar din ye aye...Bar bar dil ye gaye...Tum jiyo hajaron saal' played at full volume, Uthappa cut the cake.
Yuvraj Singh smears cake on Robin Uthappa's face during his birthday celebrations on Sunday night in Lucknow. Pak players skip party Pakistani cricketers stayed away from the birthday party, leaving room for speculations whether it had a connection with the on-field verbal duel between Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi.
Bob Woolmer fails to keep promise It was a promise unkept as Bob Woolmer, Kanpur's son of the soil and now merely a subject of a coroner's inquest in far away Kingston, did not return to the city of his birth.
Will the political turmoil in Pakistan make democracy a distant dream for the people of that nation? How will it impact the peace process and India’s own security? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Readers assert that democracy cannot prevail in Pakistan when the military is in rule and India will have to step up its security to brave the repercussions. A few optimists however predict that Pakistan will stabilise and India need not fear.