UPA-Left crucial meeting tomorrow
The meeting will come in the wake of a less strident posture adopted by the Left parties against the government on the matter as they said there would be no crisis for the government...
Faulty HIV test kits: HC's notice to Centre
Rapid HIV test kits supplied by a private company, to which Government gave lakhs of rupees, were of sub-standard quality and they did not have the quality to determine whether a person is HIV positive or negative.
Family members meet Salman in Jail
Salman's kin, including brother actor Arbaaz Khan, sisters Alvera and Aprita, sister-in-law and actress Malaika Arora Khan and Katrina Kaif, reached this afternoon from Mumbai. Actress model Katrian Kaif arrives to see Salman Khan.
Security tightened statewide
Following the blasts in Hyderabad on Saturday, Dog Squads were pressed into services in busy areas here including the bustling MG road, Kempegowda bus terminal and vidhana soundha, the state Secretariat. Police check vehicles coming from Hyderabad 'Jalapatha Utsav' allures thousands
The fall was at its full splendour due to the release of water from both Karishnarajasagar (KRS) and Kabini reservoirs since the water levels have reached full capacity. Mysore Airport to be ready by October 2009
The works were expected to be completed by January 2009 and after trail run and testing the runway it would be ready for operation by Dasara Festivities in 2009. Kannadigas remember Kadidal Manjappa
A large number of writers, academicians and artists in Delhi paid rich tributes to former Karnataka chief minister Kadidal Manjappa, at the centenary function organised by local monthly 'Dehali Kannadiga'. Vijaya Raghavendra gets married
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil visits the blast site at Lumbani Park in Hyderabad on Sunday. He is expected to brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the blasts tonight.
A lotus in full bloom, star attraction for tourists visiting Kashmir valley, in DalLake on Suday. Environmentalists have expressed serious concern over the continuous degradation of the lake and urged the government to step up its efforts to save and restore the past glory of the fresh water body in Srinagar.
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 Ecuador get gold as focus turns to 100m
Ecuador's Jefferson Perez bagged a hat-trick of 20 kilometre walk world titles on Sunday as the countdown began to who will lay claim to be the fastest man on earth. Ecuador's Jefferson Perez competes during the men’s 20km walk at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Osakaon Sunday. He won ahead of Tunisia's Hatem Ghoula and Mexico's Eder Sanchez. Dibaba mulling 5,000m pull-out
The possible withdrawal of Ethiopian distance queen Tirunesh Dibaba would be a blow to the world championships which she set alight with her staggering performance on the opening night. Athletes to get spray-downs to beat searing Osaka heat Indian athletes face uphill task 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.
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It will look like the earth has two moons. The next time Mars may come this close would be in the year 2287." 
