Nuclear deal: Government constitutes
15-member committee
Government on Tuesday night announced a 15-member committee, to be headed by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, to look into the concerns of the Left parties on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
Ramadoss signs AIIMS degree certificates
"The Minister has signed all the degree certificates and they will be distributed to students complying with the Delhi High Court orders," Health Ministry sources said in New Delhi on Tuesday.
MARVELLOUS MATHURA Sri Krishna Janmasthan, the birth place of Lord Krishna, in Mathura all decked up prior to Sri Krishna Janamashthami Festival. PTI Photo
Security beefed up in Bangalore city
Security personnel have been posted around the ISKON (Krishna) temple in the city, where Janamashtami celebrations are being held on a large-scale on Tuesday, a police official said.
Twin blasts rock Rawalpindi; 29 dead At least 29 people were killed and scores of others injured in twin bomb attacks, including one targeting an army bus, in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, on Tuesday.
Work on Panama canal's biggest overhaul starts The expansion of the waterway, which handles 5 per cent of world trade, is expected to be completed by 2014, in time for the centenary of its opening.
Roger Federer staves off Lopez threat Roger Federer, seeking a 12th Grand Slam title and fourth US Open crown in a row, outlasted the 60th-ranked Spanish left-hander 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 to book a date against US fifth seed Andy Roddick. Schedule changed after Sharapova's exit The move was seen as an attempt to provide a showcase match for the televised night programme that would usually feature a quarter-final from the lower half of the women's draw. Venus-Jankovic match delayed for TV boost "We would never have made this decision without talking to the players first," tournament spokesman Chris Widmaier said yesterday. "Both of the players not only liked it, they encouraged it. Paes advances in mixed doubles
Ed Jarrett collapses in exhaustion after completing his world-record 31.7-foot-high sand castle on Saturday at the Point Sebago Resort in Casco, Maine, USA. AP photo
MI5 kept file on George Orwell for two decades
The documents show Orwell - whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair - attracted the attention of police in the 1930s for alleged "communist activities in Wigan." He had gone to the mining town to research a book about working-class life in northern England.
INSAT-4CR to be operational in a month
''Tomorrow we will carry out the first orbit rising process and within a month the satellite will be operational,'' said ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Tuesday...
3rd ODI: India's hopes rest on batsmen
The seven-batsmen strategy worked for the beleaguered team in the last game in Leeds and the Indians will be keen to keep the momentum going.
The Chief Election Commission wants to limit the number of political parties in the country. Will it be a wise move?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most responses favour restricting the number of political parties, as it is believed to check horse-trading and divisiveness of the nation based on region, religion and caste. Few others assert that the move will be impractical, as coalition and regional parties are now calling the shots.
At least 29 people were killed and scores of others injured in twin bomb attacks, including one targeting an army bus, in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, on Tuesday.
Roger Federer, seeking a 12th Grand Slam title and fourth US Open crown in a row, outlasted the 60th-ranked Spanish left-hander 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 to book a date against US fifth seed Andy Roddick.
