India's Kamlesh Sharma is new Commonwealth Secretary General
Currently India's High Commissioner to the UK, 66-year-old Sharma was chosen by the Commonwealth Heads of Government holding their biennial summit here after an intense behind the scenes campaign in the race... PM elated over Sharma's appointment
Dr Singh said ''his long record of public service in the international community has been capped by recognition of his capability and inclusive vision of the Commonwealth.'' What is Commonwealth?
Another email threat received
Television channel 'India TV' claimed to have received an email from "guru_boys2000@yahoo.com" this morning in which the message threatened the visiting Pakistani cricket team to withdraw from the Test series.
12 injured in firing on tribal students rally
Curfew was imposed in Guwahati today following police firing on a demonstration by tribal students in which atleast 12 people were injured, five of them critically.
Twin suicide bombings kill over 25 in Pak Two near-simultaneous suicide attacks rocked Pakistan's high-security garrison city of Rawalpindi today, killing over 25 people, most of them military personnel, and injuring many others.
Sectarian clashes kill 50 in Pakistan
At least 50 people were killed in renewed sectarian fighting overnight in a remote Pakistani district engulfed by unrest since last week, officials said today.
President expresses concern over high cost of litigation in country "Clearly, in a country with the size and magnitude of India, there remain many challenges in providing social justice as well as justice to the marginalised sections of our society. High cost of judicial remedy is a cause of concern that needs rectification...''
Tight security for Taslima in the capital DIG-rank police officer and commissioner Rohit Kumar Singh were in charge of the security team that brought her to the national capital from the Pink City. Writer Taslima Nasreen escorted by Rajasthan government officials to Rajasthan House in New Delhi.
IAAF erases Jones' results from Sept 2000
The IAAF council annulled all Marion Jones results from September 2000 and upheld the two-year ban imposed on Jones by US officials. Jones admitted she had taken the designer steroid "the clear" from September 2000 to July 2001.
WEEKLY MARKET REVIEW: Shares beat hasty retreat
In the week to November 24, the BSE 30-share sensex moved widely in a range of 19,971.44 and 18,182.83 before ending the week at 18,852.87, a net loss of...
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2007 at Kampala in Uganda on Friday. PTI
This image provided by the Norman Rockwell Museum shows the Norman Rockwell painting titled "Triple Self-Portrait". Rockwell painted this image for a cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post (SEP), February, 13, 1960.
A traveling exhibit of Norman Rockwell works opened a cross-country tour on Nov 10, at the Akron Art Museum in Ohio. The rare works include 41 oils and tear sheets of more than 320 of Rockwell's nostalgic, patriotic SEP magazine covers chronicling a half-century of America. AP
INDIA VS PAK: DAY 3; FIRST CRICKET TEST, FEROZSHAH KOTLA, NEW DELHI
Pakistan take 167-run lead over India Pakistan went into the tea break comfortably placed at 108 for one before Kumble (3-55) and Harbhajan (2-51) shared four wickets between them in the final session to turn the game on its head... SCORE-CARD ABOVE: Pakistani cricketer Younis Khan returns to pavilion after being dismissed by Indian cricket captain Anil Kumble during the third day of first test match in New Delhi on Saturday.
RIGHT: India's VVS Laxman acknowledges the crowd after he
made his half century.
The softer side of Shoaib Akhtar... The Pakistani fast bolwer places his hat on a stuffed toy as he sits on the boundary line. Another facet of Shoaib... the aggressive one.
Malik's rise to stardom: Zero to Pakistan's captain
when Younis Khan refused to captain the T20 side and Mohammad Yousuf was not included, Shoaib was asked to lead the team. Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria (R) celebrates with captain Shoaib Malik (L) after taking the wicket of India's Munaf Patel.
Left: One for the album: Magnificent Sunset at Baina Beach, Vasco Goa Photo sent by P S Gopinath. Right: Painted on Nature's canvas: Sunset at Kudle beach in Gokarna. Photo taken by S Manjunath with a normal Kodak camera.
Ennui, thy name is Ganesha Om Ganeshaya namaha! Will this invocation help in bringing the mighty Remover of Obstacles from heavens... Bad job A bad job by everyone around- the director, the hamming actors, the lot...
Poor qualityIn one word, it is. ...
Suicides of two brilliant researchers in three months at a prestigious institute in Bangalore point to the pressures of various kinds the students face today. What remedial measures are needed to prevent such tragedies? We invite our readers to express their opinion in 100 words.
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DIG-rank police officer and commissioner Rohit Kumar Singh were in charge of the security team that brought her to the national capital from the Pink City.
'Goal', which released in seven cities of Pakistan, along with the rest of the world Friday, has thus become the first Indian film to have a day and date release in Pakistan. 
Ennui, thy name is Ganesha
