Give priority to girls' education:
President
Concerned over high male-female gap in literacy rate in the country, President Pratibha Patil said priority should be given to girls' education to break the pattern of social gender discrimination.
Consequences to follow if Left is ignored: Bardhan
"If they accept, well and good. If they don't, consequences will follow," CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan said in reply to a query at a press meet.
Helicopter crash kills four in Bangalore
Four people were killed when a private helicopter crashed into a tankbed in the outskirts of the City after developing a technical snag...
Power transfer only after meeting BJP
leaders: Deve Gowda
Deve Gowda said he would soon be meeting former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Mr L K Advani and Mr Rajanath Singh to clarify from them whether the party would stick to the agreement made during the formation of the coalition govt.
This image taken from a banner ad featured on an Islamic militant Website where al-Qaida's media arm, Al-Sahab, is part of an announcement of a new video with bin Laden speaking ahead of 6th anniversary of the September 11 attacks... Embrace Islam, Bin Laden urges Americans Bin Laden made no overt threats and did not directly call for attacks,... Instead, he addresses Americans, giving them a lecture on the failures of their leaders to stop the war in Iraq despite growing opposition to it in the US public.
'Deal between Bhutto, Musharraf collapses' "It is finished. The President said 'no'. If you insist, there are very thin chances of salvaging it - just 1 or 2 per cent," Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Saturday.
Canada eyes Indian nuke reactor market
Canada is desiging a nuclear reactor that will run on mixed oxide or MOX fuel, recovered uranium and thorium, a radioactive material that is found in abundance in India...
England's Andrew Flintoff, 2nd left, celebrates after claiming the wicket of India's Sachin Tendulkar (right) during the final one day international cricket match at Lords on Saturday.
F1 qualifying set to be shortened next year Formula One teams have agreed to tweak qualifying next season in a move that will rid the sport of one of its more environmentally-unfriendly practices...
A US Navy aircraft engineer works on a C2A aircraft onboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV63 during ‘Exercise Malabar 2007’, in the waters of the Bay of Bengal, India on Friday. Below: US Navy personnel carry a part of a fighter aircraft on a trolley, onboard aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. More than 20,000 naval personnel from the navies of Australia, India, Japan, the Republic of Singapore, and the United States are taking part in the exercise off India’s east coast, aimed at improving their ability to fight terrorism and piracy. AP Photo.
WWF seeks donors to help protect endangered wildlife The project catalogue includes saving an entire ancient ecosystem in the Congo from destruction, finding a new habitat for polar bears in the Arctic and relocating rhino or genetically pure bison to start a new herd- to help endangered animals.
Royal tussle on cards in
KSCA elections
Intense battle is expected between groups led by the last scion of Mysore family Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar and former Test Batsman Brijesh Patel during Karnataka State Cricket Association elections on Sunday...
Middle East under
ICL scanner
ICL Executive Board Chairman Kapil Dev revealed plans to stage matches in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi where there are large numbers of Indian expatriates.
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.
"It is finished. The President said 'no'. If you insist, there are very thin chances of salvaging it - just 1 or 2 per cent," Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Saturday.
Formula One teams have agreed to tweak qualifying next season in a move that will rid the sport of one of its more environmentally-unfriendly practices...
The project catalogue includes saving an entire ancient ecosystem in the Congo from destruction, finding a new habitat for polar bears in the Arctic and relocating rhino or genetically pure bison to start a new herd- to help endangered animals.
PCB said that the bowler will remain banned until the disciplinary committee comes up with its final verdict...
