Rice sees no rift in Indo-Pak ties
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday that Pakistan and India have both given responsible statements and she saw no military stand off between the two neighbours.
Terror fallout: City events put off The City is on the radar of terrorist groups. Two days ago, the State Government got a dossier from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), Delhi, asking to be on high alert, especially at the Bengaluru International Airport...
India has proof of ISI role in Mumbai attack India has gathered evidence regarding the direct involvement of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in planning the Mumbai terror attacks.
Kids raise a stink about garbage Some startling revelations on the perceptions of Bangalore school students about the City have come to the fore in a unique survey carried out by the Children's Movement for Civic Awareness (CMCA), a forum for school children.
Pak ex-army officials helped train Mumbai attackers: NYT
A former Defence Department official said that American intelligence agencies had determined that former officers from Pakistan's Army and its powerful ISI helped train the Mumbai attackers.
FBI assisting India in Mumbai attack probe
US Attorney General Michael Mukasey said FBI agents are working with Indian police to provide assistance and gather evidence about the Mumbai terror attacks, but would not confirm whether FBI is also working with Pakistan.
Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh resigns
He remained silent on who would succeed him. "The legislature party will decide and Sonia Gandhi will take the final decision", Vilasrao Deshmukh said.
Government mulls curbs on TV reporting post-Mumbai Well-known television anchors came in for flak for throwing ethical concerns to the winds by showing footage of commandos being airdropped, at the risk to their safety, disclosing strategic details of the operation on live TV, hampering rescue operations and intruding into people's grief, all for the sake of pumping TRPs...
60 per cent turnout in Rajasthan poll
Inter-caste violence and clashes among supporters of rival candidates were witnessed at several places in Rajasthan as nearly 60 per cent of the voters turned out for polling for the the 200-member state assembly.
Kandahar victims to get compensation
The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission awarded a Rs.10 million compensation for the agony and trauma suffered by those who survived and Rs.500,000 to the legal heirs of the passenger who was killed by the terrorists.
India, Russia to focus on anti-terror steps
A pact on civil nuclear cooperation, that envisages Russia building four additional reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, will be inked Friday in the presence of the two leaders.
Public approve Obama's cabinet choices: poll
More than three out of four Americans approve of how Obama has handled his transition so far, according to the USA Today/Gallup Poll. Not compatible with 'change' slogan: Iran TV
Appointing Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and keeping Robert Gates as defence secretary had nothing to do with change but was continuing the same policies as the current US administration.
CISF commandos take position at the Bengaluru International Airport in Bangalore on Thursday. PTI
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Lost city of 'cloud people' discovered
The lost city of the 'Cloud Forest People' is perched on a mountainside in the remote Jamalca district of Utcubamba province in the northern jungles of Peru's Amazon.
Nixon saw media, academics as 'enemy'
"Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy," he told his national security adviser Henry Kissinger in Dec 1972.
Switch off TV, save 10 percent of your power bill
"Simple things like switching off your TV sets and DVDs and computers instead of keeping them on standby can save at least 10 percent of electricity bills in industrialised countries, it has been proved.''
SPORTS CAPSULE
Yuvraj Singh recalled, R P Singh dropped from Test squad
Apart from Yuvraj, left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha was also rewarded with a berth in the 15-member squad which had no place for paceman Rudra Pratap Singh. Tamil nadu opener Murali Vijay and his statemate S Badrinath have both been retained... England players fly to Abu Dhabi en route to India
After a few days, we've been able to look at things logically and objectively -- it seems the right thing to do for cricket and for the England team," Opener Andrew Strauss said. Full-strength England coming for Tests "After spending the last 72 hours consulting security advisers and Government agencies at the highest level, the England and Wales Cricket Board has determined that England will leave on Thursday to resume their two Test tour of India," the ECB said in a statement. In this Nov. 28, 2008 file photo England cricket team captain Kevin Pietersen, in blue, prepares to board a bus with his team leaves their hotel in Bhubaneswar. Wrist is fine, says Ponting Asian Cricket Council to meet in Colombo Friday
It is not immediately known whether the present crisis being faced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India as a result of the Mumbai attack would be discussed ... South African Board to call off colour based selection policy
"We have decided to continue with the target transformation policy for the next three years, with a review at the end of each year. At the end of the three years, we hope to move to merit-based selection...'' CSA chief executive Gerald Majola said.
Public approve Obama's cabinet choices: poll
enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy," he told his national security adviser Henry Kissinger in Dec 1972. 
