UPA-Left comittee to discuss implications
of Hyde Act
The UPA-Left Committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal on Tuesday decided to discuss the implications of the Hyde Act on the 123 agreement and on self-reliance in India's nuclear sector.
Hoax bomb call at Vidhana Soudha
The bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs were pressed into service in Vidhana Soudha, following a bomb scare...
Sharif chose to return to Saudi, says Pak government Pakistan government said former PM Nawaz Sharif, who was sent to Saudi Arabia, himself chose the option of returning to Jedda over arrest. However, some attributed the decision to ''Saudi pressure.''
A giant poster of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on display at his residence in Lahore. Sharif spent seven years in exile.
Authorities used shipping containers and tear gas to block Nawaz Sharif's supporters on their way to Islamabad to welcome their leader at Attock, on Monday.
Sharif's deportation, contrary to apex court's verdict : US
The United States said that the recent political developments in Pakistan is an internal affair ,but regretted that the decision to deport former the PM was contrary to a verdict of the country's Supreme Court.
Jhulan wins ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year award
The 23-year-old pacer from Bengal pipped rivals Lisa Sthalekar of Australia and Claire Taylor of England at a glittering annual awards function Monday evening when Australian captain Ricky Ponting was chosen as the Cricketer of the Year for second time in a row.
Indian hockey player Prabhjot Singh gets a warm welcome from his parents as he arrives at Amritsar International Airport, on Monday after a stupendous show in the Asia Cup. Prabhjot was the highest goal scorer in the tourney with 15 goals.
President Pratibha Patil, flanked by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari (behind the PM) and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chaterjee in front of the statue of 'Kittur Rani Channamma', in the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi on Tuesday. The statue was unveiled by the President on Tuesday. PTI Photo
Kolkata police chief uses vintage car to travel Manufactured by Chrysler Corporation (now Daimler Chrysler Motor Company), the car has a six cylinder engine and a speedometer which shows a limit of 90 miles an hour (144 kms per hour). It runs four kilometres on a litre of petrol.
Commemorating 9/ 11
New Yorkers are doing all they can to preserve the way September 11 is commemorated, and with it falling on a Tuesday for the first time since 2001, the day is another trigger of tragic memories...
Tyler fire fighter Jason Beasley adjusts the American Flag that flies on the back of Tyler Fire Department Ladder 1, at the central fire station in Tyler, Texas. Ladder 1 has flown a flag on the truck since Sept. 11, 2001.
The power game in Karnataka is headed for a climax. In October, the credibility of JD(S) will be put to test when it has to hand over power to BJP. Will the JD(S) do so? If yes, will B S Yediyurappa become the chief minister?
Deccan Herald invited readers to send in their predictions. Many argued that JD(S) would hand over the baton to BJP, but it would still be advantageous to JD(S) in the new dispensation.
Others were sure that BJP won’t gain power but will win public sympathy.
Sharif chose to return to Saudi, says Pak government
Indian hockey player Prabhjot Singh gets a warm welcome from his parents as he arrives at Amritsar International Airport, on Monday after a stupendous show in the Asia Cup. Prabhjot was the highest goal scorer in the tourney with 15 goals.
