UPA Govt wins confidence vote
The UPA government has won the vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha with a comfortable margin. The Prime Minister's motion expressing confidence of the house in the council of ministers was carried with 275 votes in favour and 256 against. Convincing victory sends strong message to world, says PM
Prime Minister Manmohan singh described as "convincing" his government's victory in the confidence vote in Lok Sabha and said this has sent an important message to the world that India was ready to take its rightful place in the group of nations. Numerical win for UPA: Advani
"There is something like numerical legitimatcy and moral legitimacy. The Government scored the numerical victory but lost on moral grounds," L K Advani said after Manmohan Singh government won the trust vote. BJP MP shocks LS by showing bribe money BJP MPs show the packets of money they have been allegedly bribed to switch sides, during the special session of the the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. PTI/Courtesy Lok Sabha TV
BJP demands PM's resignation
BJP president Rajnath Singh demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following allegations by three of his party MPs that they were offered money by a Samajwadi Party leader to abstain from voting.
Economy will grow at 7-8 pc in FY'09: FM
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday termed the current fiscal as a "difficult year" for the economy, yet the growth rate would be around 7-8 per cent.
BNAGALORE BEAT
Govt not to auction excess BIA land
The Karnataka government will not auction the 409 acres of excess land acquired for Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) at Devanahalli but give it out on lease, Minister for Tourism and Infrastructure Development, G Janardhan Reddy said on Tuesday. Bangalore Race Course to be shifted
Udasi, standing in for Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who is away in Delhi, said the Government proposed to build underground parking lots in the area where the race course is now located.
SAARC summit: LTTE offers unilateral truce
The Tamil Tiger guerrillas on Monday night offered unilateral truce with the Sri Lankan government between July 26 and Aug 4, as a sign of "goodwill" for the upcoming SAARC summit that opens here Aug 2.
Serb war crimes fugitive Karadzic arrested
Serbian security forces on Monday night arrested Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic, one of the top two Balkan war crimes suspects, after more than a decade on the run, the Serbian president's office said.
FIRST CRICKET TEST: Tackling heat and
Mendis-a challenge for Indians
The Indians are aware that the Lankans will be a formidable force at home. They have got the right balance in these conditions. Muttiah Muralitharan is a big impact and Chaminda Vaas is a clever bowler in these conditions Left-Right: Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis and Indian batsman Rahul Dravid.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at parliament for the second day of debate on the confidence motion in New Delhi on Tuesday. AFP
Deepa Mehta set to adapt 'Reading Lolita In Tehran'
Moving dramatically away from the Indianness of her last two films - Oscar-nominated "Water" and the ready-for-release "Heaven On Earth", Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta now moves into Tehran.
CET forum in DH Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter.
BEIJING OLYMPICS2008
US athletes will be 'ambassadors of liberty': Bush
"In Beijing, you will convey our nation's most cherished values. As ambassadors of liberty you will represent America's love for freedom and our regard for human rights and human dignity," Bush told a gathering of the Beijing bound American Olympics team at a White House event. LEFT: President George W Bush, left, receives a softball jersey from Team USA softball pitcher Jennie Finch after addressing the 2008 US Summer Olympic Team on Monday in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. AP RIGHT: Chinese workers install security cameras on a lighting tower outside the Olympic Stadium, which is known locally as the "Bird's Nest" in Beijing on July 21, 2008. China vowed to step up security for the Beijing Olympics, warning of an unprecedented threat to the Games amid reports that two "terrorists" were executed in the mainly Muslim far northwest. With up to 80 heads of state expected to attend the August 8 opening ceremony, China said it was faced with a "huge responsibility" to defend its own people, Olympic athletes and visiting dignitaries. AFP
Internationally renowned clay sculptor Zhang Rongda (L) finishes a sculpture he created in twenty minutes in the likeness of the events organiser Fiona Chung (C), before traveling to the Beijing Olympic Games, in Hong Kong on 21 July 2008. Zhang has been invited to reside in the Beijing Olympic Village and show his work to athletes and visiting dignitaries during the games to promote the folk art of Beijing. AFP China on verge of becoming dominant sporting power
The host of the Olympic Games, hopes to upstage the United States and scoop golds from sports where it is traditionally strong -- table tennis, badminton, gymnastics and diving. INDIA:Saina Nehwal, Mangal Singh confident of good performance
Chaminda Vaas is a clever bowler in these conditions
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Launching a new forum called 'Mission Admission', Deccan Herald attempts to make the testing days ahead a bit easier. This new forum will help candidates keep track of news and information on the CET, the Under Graduate Entrance Test (UGET) of COMEDK and key entrance tests thereafter. 
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and our regard for human rights and human dignity," Bush told a gathering of the Beijing bound American Olympics team at a White House event. 
