Centre seeks Lok Sabha approval to dissolve Karnataka Assembly
Mr Patil said as soon as the Parliament approves the Presidential Proclamation, the assembly will be dissolved and elections announced. LS discusses Governor's report on Karnataka WHAT THEY SAID DURING THE DEBATE: Ananth Kumar, BJP member from Karnataka: Janata Dal (S) leader and former PM Deve Gowda is an opportunist...
Tejaswani Sriramesh (Cong): If Mr Gowda was committed to secular values, he should have restrained his son Mr Kumaraswamy from striking a power sharing deal with the BJP after bringing down the Congress-led Dharam Singh government.... RS: Call for national approach to fight terror Mr Joshi said UP Chief Minister Mayawati had claimed that no information was provided to her government about the impending blasts. ''This raises the question if there is coordination between the Centre and State governments,'' he said. RS adjourned twice over UP blasts
Cong to launch campaign from Chitradurga With the dissolution of Karnataka Assembly becoming imminent, the Congress will launch election campaign from Chitradurga on Dec 6 or 7, leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly N Dharam Singh said. Gulf Oil to set up IT Park in Yelahanka
The Hindujas-owned Gulf Oil Corporation will set up an IT park in Yelahanka, on the outskirts of the Bangalore city.
Three Indians held for murder on stage
Three Indian folk artistes have been arrested in a frontier village in Nepal for the sensational murder of a peer in front of hundreds of people while a play was being performed.
NANDIGRAM: 600 back home from refugee camp
Around 600 people who had stayed back in refugee camps for fear of reprisals by the CPM, on Monday returned home after getting assurances of security.
Benazir files nomination for Pakistan poll Former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto filed her nomination papers for national assembly elections in the southern city of Larkana. 'Nawaz Sharif's return to energise politics'
The return from exile of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will severely impact the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) that ruled the country till a caretaker government was put in place.
Bhutan lifts ban on Indian poultry products The revised terms and conditions said that imported poultry meat should exclude head, feet, visceral organs and must be packed in plastic, labelled with processing date, expiry date and net weight.
Vice President M Hamid Ansari arrives at the 'Prakash Utsav' of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, organised by International Punjabi Society, in New Delhi on Monday. PTI
Top: A recent composite image using a contemporary photo (background) and one from 50 years ago (foreground Left), shows irreparable degradation and apparent bullet damage on prehistoric rock paintings at Ain Dua in the desert at Gilf Kabir, 600 km south west of Cairo. A rising tide of travellers seeking out the new frontier of Egyptian tourism is threatening priceless rock art preserved for millennia in one of the most-isolated reaches of the Sahara.
INDIA -PAKISTAN FIRST CRICKET TEST, NEW DELHI
India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets, go 1-0 up in series Anil Kumble's tenure as India captain got off to a perfect start at his happy hunting ground as the hosts thumped Pakistan by six wickets in the first Test to go 1-0 up in the three-match cricket series in New Delhi. Kumble credits team effort for win
Anil Kumble heaped praise on his team mates for rising to the occasion in the series opener and said that the all round performance by the team was responsible for the victory that gave the hosts a crucial 1-0 lead.
We were not outclassed, we faltered: Lawson
A dejected Lawson pointed out that barring the glorious exception of Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistani middle order cut a sorry figure in the match, while their Indian counterparts came up with a solid show ... Malik injured during training session Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik today suffered an ankle injury during the team's training at the Ferozeshah Kotla ground after the Test match.
Malik is believed to have "slightly twisted his ankle. Pakistani team media co-ordinator Javed Akhtar Siddiquisaid: "He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-ray so there's nothing much. We have still not got the reports," he said.
Left: One for the album: Magnificent Sunset at Baina Beach, Vasco Goa Photo sent by P S Gopinath. Right: Painted on Nature's canvas: Sunset at Kudle beach in Gokarna. Photo taken by S Manjunath with a normal Kodak camera.
Ennui, thy name is Ganesha Om Ganeshaya namaha! Will this invocation help in bringing the mighty Remover of Obstacles from heavens... Bad job A bad job by everyone around- the director, the hamming actors, the lot...
Poor qualityIn one word, it is. ...
Suicides of two brilliant researchers in three months at a prestigious institute in Bangalore point to the pressures of various kinds the students face today. What remedial measures are needed to prevent such tragedies?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their views. Commenting on the overwhelming academic and peer pressure encumbering students, readers suggest that understanding and support from parents and teachers can ease children to confide their problems and find a workable solution.
Former Pakistani prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto filed her nomination papers for national assembly elections in the southern city of Larkana.
We were not outclassed, we faltered: Lawson
Ennui, thy name is Ganesha
