Factory closed as 125 take ill
At least 125 employees of a garment factory took ill after drinking contaminated water at Madanayakanahalli, Nelamangala on Monday afternoon.
Workers of Embee Apparels at the ESI Hospital, Rajajinagar, in Bangalore on Monday.
Truck stir may push up prices
The worst fears of the common man- a rise in the prices of essential commodities like foodgrains due to shortage -may come true in the coming days, if the truckers' stir, now well into its fourth day, continues.
Ishant fined, India allege provocation
Within hours of Ishant Sharma being fined 15 per cent of his match fee for a Level 1 offence under the ICC Code of Conduct, the Indian team management wrote a letter to Jeff Crowe, complaining of continued severe provocation by Australian players. Ishant Sharma gesturing during the Tri-Series cricket match against Australia.
Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton, Best Actress Marion Cotillard and Best Supporting Actor Javier Bardem pose with their trophies during the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California, on Sunday night. AFP
Is commercialisation of cricket through the Indian Premier League good or bad? Deccan Herald had invited its readers’ opinion on the issue. Almost all our readers opined that commercialisation of cricket would have negative effect on the game as money would dominate the true spirit and patriotism of players.
The responsibility of players will be measured in terms of their bid amount. Some readers even termed IPL bidding as slave trade.