Hyderabad blast suspect held? The prime suspect in the twin terror bomb attacks of August 25 in Hyderabad, Ridwan Ghazi who is said to be a Bangladeshi national, is understood to be in police custody. However, the police have not confirmed his arrest.
Fireworks in Cong over Soni quit call Taken aback by the sudden outbreak of factional politics in the party riding on the Ramar Sethu affidavit controversy, the Congress leadership appeared to be treading cautiously while trying to contain the fireworks among senior leaders even as Gandhi family loyalist and CWC member R K Dhawan on Monday said Culture Minister Ambika Soni should have resigned on moral grounds over the issue....
AMU shuts after students murder The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has been closed indefinitely and its hostel inmates ordered to clear out within 48 hours as an edgy calm prevailed on campus following a students murder...
Nuke deal part of CMP: Sibal Union Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal on Monday said that contrary to the claims of the Left, a nuclear engagement with the US was always part of the Common Minimum Programme (CMP).
Next round of Indo-Pak CBM talks on Oct 18 The prevailing political uncertainties in Pakistan, including the deep crisis of credibility for President Pervez Musharraf notwithstanding, Islamabad is going ahead on the Indo-Pak dialogue process front
Scarred... Shivdhar Dubey shows the abdomen of his 4–year-old daughter Sonia, whose left kidney was allegedly removed by a senior doctor of a government hospital last year during a surgery in Amritsar on Monday. Dubey was demanding a probe into the case. AFP
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.
