India should grab nuke deal: FM
It would be an epic waste if India lets go off the opportunities, including the end to nuclear isolation, thrown open by the civil nuclear deal with the US, feels Finance Minister P Chidambaram.
ISRO all set to launch Chandrayaan-I on April 9
ISRO is racing to meet the deadline and plans to integrate all the 11 instruments, including 6 from foreign partners, on board the mission before the year end.
Merger issue: Nation-wide strike hits SBI's subsidiary banks
Banking operations in the subsidiary banks of the State Bank of India (SBI) were today affected following a nationwide strike to oppose the merger of subsidiary banks with the SBI.
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Prez election: Mush files papers
The papers were presented at the heavily guarded election commission by a delegation of senior figures including Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and several cabinet ministers and provincial leaders.
Vettori to lead NZ Test team
Daniel Vettori was confirmed as New Zealand's 26th Test captain when he was chosen on Thursday to lead the New Zealand cricket team on next month's two-Test tour to South Africa.
Astronaut Sunita Williams hugs relatives and wellwishers at Taj Residency Ummed, before leaving for Hyderabad to take part in the International Astronautical Congress, in Ahmedabad on Thursday. PTI
'Black Eyed Peas' to rock city on October 16
The famous hip-hop band 'Black Eyed Peas' will stage a concert at Palace Grounds here on October 16. The concert will be presented by Nokia in partnership with DNA networks, would have songs from famous album 'Elephunk and Monkey Business'.
The band is visiting India, as part of their world tour programme. The event would also mark the release of their latest album...
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Is Sonia Gandhi trying to promote dynastic rule by appointing her son Rahul Gandhi as general secretary of Congress? Will he be able to revive the fortunes of the party in the next Parliament elections?
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Self-exiled former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has said that she wanted to see a treaty between India and Pakistan in the 60th year of their Independence that "promises" peace for the coming generations.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday his side was better prepared to tackle the Indian team including big guns Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly as it knows their strengths and weaknesses.
'Black Eyed Peas' to rock city on October 16 
