CHIDAMBARAM PRESENTS STATE BUDGET IN LS LS Twelve percent hike in total outlay
The Karnataka budget, presented in parliament on Monday by Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, shows an increase of 12 percent in the total outlay for 2008-09 over the current fiscal and a 22 percent increase in the plan outlay. State EC releases revised electoral rolls
The final voter's list released on Monday excluded the urban areas coming under city corporations and municipalities, including Bangalore. Krishna's task : Convert hype into votes
At 76, the always nattily dressed, soft-spoken Krishna is taking a big risk as his failure to bring the party back to power could well mean an end to his political career. CPM condemns attack on party secretary's office
Britain crushes India's Olympic dreams
Indian hockey plunged to a new low after the men's team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time ever following their shocking 0-2 defeat against Britain in the qualifying tournament. Britain's captain Ben Hawes raises championship trophy accompanied by teammates, after defeating India 2-0 at the field hockey final qualifying match for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Santiago. Coach Carvalho quits
The first casualty of India's failure to qualify for the Beijing Olympic Games is coach Joaquim Carvalho. Carvalho, who had said before leaving for Chile that he would step down if the Indian men's hockey team failed to make it, has kept his word. Saddest day for Indian hockey: Gurbux SinghHockey federation chief keeps mum
Clashes at CPM office rock Parliament
Verbal duel between the two sides were witnessed in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during special discussions on the issue for which Left and BJP had given notices. CPM protests attack on party office
CPM activists on Monday staged a demonstration here to protest against the attack on their party office allegedly by RSS-BJP members and demanded arrest of the guilty.
CPM activists burn a symbolic effigy of RSS in Hyderabad.
Manik Sarkar assumes office in Tripura The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front that stormed back to power in Tripura assumed office on Monday for the fourth term in a row, with the veteran Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.
Hasina could go deaf unless treated abroad
Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, detained for the last eight months on graft charges, needs immediate treatment abroad or she could go "completely deaf", her doctors said.
Kannada film actress Jayanthi recieves life time achievement award from Parvathamma Rajkumar at 'Sunfeast Udaya Film Award 2008' ceremony in Bangalore on Sunday night. PTI
Tibetans observe their Uprising Day, the 49th anniversary of Dalai Lama's escape to India, with a peaceful demonstration urging all the countries to boycott Beijing Olympics, in New Delhi on Monday.
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new low after the men's team failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time ever following their shocking 0-2 defeat against Britain in the qualifying tournament. 
Monday staged a demonstration here to protest against the attack on their party office allegedly by RSS-BJP members and demanded arrest of the guilty.
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front that stormed back to power in Tripura assumed office on Monday for the fourth term in a row, with the veteran Manik Sarkar at the helm as chief minister.
Hosted jointly by Air India and Deccan Herald, the Rank Award is for students while the Bolt award is for teachers. 
