Left seeks assurance on strategy In a note submitted to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee who heads the UPA-Left mechanism to address Left apprehensions about the 123 Agreement, Left parties have raised the Hyde Act issue.
Pranab goofs up, repeats speech Industry captains and journalists in the northeast were numbed into silence on Sunday when External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee read out almost verbatim a written speech on Indias "Look East" policy that he delivered four months ago.
Now, BJP will simply play for sympathy Is the BJP a loser or gainer in the truncated Twenty20 political match of Karnataka? The answer is simple: the party's the gainer. No, not because it hopes to ride a sympathy wave, but because of a host of other factors.
Elections not earlier than Feb The Election Commission of India is understood to be of the opinion that polls to the Karnataka Assembly, if required, can be held at the earliest only by February 2008.
Champions in sports other than cricket complain that Indian cricketers get disproportionate rewards as compared to them. Are they justified in complaining? Is the recognition of achievements related to the popularity of the game? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most readers feel that cricket is over-glorified and its players are pampered at the cost of other sports. Others contend that cricket is the nation’s religion and the players certainly deserve the booty.
