Sonia for unison on fatwa issue Sonia said ''let us continue to concentrate on pubic service without being cowed down by such threats,"
in a telephonic talk with DMK leader and Union Minister T R Baalu last night.
Indian retailers face domestic displacement : Kamal Nath Far from opening its vast retail market to foreign investors, India is looking at how to prevent large domestic players from displacing mom and pop stores a sensitive issue in a market dominated by unorganised retailers.
Delay to jeopardise US Congress approval Delaying the Indo-US nuclear deal will "jeopardise" its getting through Congress and the notion that India will get something better in a new Democratic administration is "misplaced"...
Railways to compensate Mumbai blast train victims The Railways has taken steps for swift monetary compensation to the victims of terror attacks in Mumbai's suburban trains in July last year, railway ministry officials said.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his Pakistani counterpart Shoaib Malik pose with the Twenty20 World Championship trophy before a statue of former South African president Nelson Mandela, a day before their final match in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday. AP
The State government has proposed a ban on the use of cellphones by schoolchildren saying that it would affect their mental and physical growth. Is the government justified? Deccan Herald had invited readers to send their responses.
Most readers opine that the ban is a wise move since the use of cell phones has affected the health and academic performances of students. Others argue that these gadgets are quintessential to this globalised world.
