Katta son in land-grab row The encroachers list includes persons allegedly related to Minister for Large and Medium Industries Katta Subramanya Naidu.
Left parties see UPA-BJP nexus The first meeting of the joint panel barely lasted an hour and it was seemingly a quiet affair but it was the turn of CPI parliamentary party leader Gurudas Dasgupta to cast a shadow over the utility of the panels exercise.
SA thrash Windies
South Africa scored a thrilling eight-wicket win over West Indies in the inaugural match of Twenty20 World Championship. Chasing 206 for victory, Proteas romped home with 14 balls to spare. Earlier, Chris Gayle had scored a swashbucking 117 in 57 balls for West Indies. Match report on SPORTS PAGE
1, 500 undergo strip test to nail rapist The panchayat of Boraj village in Ajmer district of Rajasthan, reportedly held a strip test to identify a rapist-killer from among 1,500 men.
Rani in Parliament complex... President Pratibha Patil, flanked by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Vice President Hamid Ansari (behind the PM) and Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee 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.
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.
