Twin blasts rock Hyderabad; 30 killed In a major terror strike, at least 30 persons were killed and about 60 injured in two powerful blasts in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.
Mahatma's ideals pertinent in conflict-ridden world: Sonia
Delivering the inaugural lecture of the Gandhi Lecture Series at the Cape Town University, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi says Mahatma has become all the more pertinent in the 21st century.
Baba Amte has blood cancer Noted social worker and Magsaysay Award winner Baba Amte has a type of blood cancer in which the body's capacity to resist infection decreases because of a reduction in the number of white blood corpuscles produced by the bone marrow.
Former French Premier Raymond Barre passes away
It was during Barre's tenure as prime minister and finance minister that France and Germany rekindled the idea of currency union by launching Europe's exchange rate mechanism.
India weather England challenge, level series 1-1 After posting a commanding total of 329 for 7, India weathered a flying start from England and made regular breakthroughs. India's Piyush Chawla celebrates after bowling out Kevin Pietersen. Chawla has improved a lot: Dravid
Hes a young kid, hes only 18-years-old. He has a long way to go. But there are great signs, Dravid told after the series levelling victory.
Boots symbolizing fallen US soldier Spc. Frances M. Benitez sit on the steps of the Catholic cathedral in Old San Juan, on Friday. Boots labelled with the names of Puerto Ricans in uniform who have died in the Iraq conflict were adorned with candles and flowers, in protest of the war, and to coincide with the upcoming US National Guard Convention in Puerto Rico. AP
A date with Planet Mars? Not really...
"Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27, best at 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has two moons. The next time Mars may come this close would be in the year 2287."
"...The information that these hoax emails contain are not true and the public should not pay heed to them," said Dr Shyalaja, Educator, Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium.
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Kibet ends Kenyan wait for marathon title
Kibet had opened up a 23-second lead and loped unchallenged across the line to become the first Kenyan man to win the world marathon since Douglas Wakiihuri in Rome in 1987. Kenya's gold medalist Luke Kibet (C) poses next to Qatar's silver medalist Mubarak Hassan Shami and bonze medalist Swiss Viktor Rothlin (R) during the marathon's medal ceremony on Saturday. Navpreet finishes 21st in shot put qualification
Navpreet, who won gold in the Asian Athletics Championship in Jordan last month, was way below his personal best of 19.93m and could only hurl the iron ball to 19.35m. Athletes to get spray-downs to beat searing Osaka heat
With humidity in Osaka around 60 per cent, organisers are taking no chances and will have emergency medical teams standing by in and outside the stadium. Indian athletes face uphill task
The enormity of the task at hand can be gauged by the fact that long jumper Anju Bobby George has been India's only medallist at the elite congregation when she won the bronze medal in Paris in 2003. IAAF calls for four-year doping bans
Are the Left parties justified in stalling the Indo-US nuclear deal after it was “signed and sealed,” as claimed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh? What is the possible way out of the political impasse?. Readers can express their opinion in 100 words.
Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday. A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition.
In a major terror strike, at least 30 persons were killed and about 60 injured in two powerful blasts in Hyderabad on Saturday evening.
Noted social worker and Magsaysay Award winner Baba Amte has a type of blood cancer in which the body's capacity to resist infection decreases because of a reduction in the number of white blood corpuscles produced by the bone marrow. 
It will look like the earth has two moons. The next time Mars may come this close would be in the year 2287." 
