Tendulkar doubtful starter for third Test Sachin Tendulkar has aggravated a knee injury and the team management will wait till tomorrow morning to decide whether the master batsman should play in the game which Pakistan desperately needs to win to level the three-match series 1-1. Even Dhoni, who has injured his right finger, had been advised
rest for 7 days... Anil Kumble (R), and Rahul Dravid practice at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Parliament adjourned Sine Die With 17 sittings, the session lost much time both in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as the violence at Nandigram in West Bengal emerged the main issue in the initial days relegating the nuclear deal to back burner.
Lalu to inaugurate Mangalore-Bangalore Express tomorrow
Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur would be the chief guest at the flagging off function, to be presided over by Minister of State for Railways R Velu and inaugurated by Lalu Prasad.
Indian film-maker win Commonwealth Vision Award G D Jayalakshmi won a top prize in the Commonwealth Vision Awards for her film 'Paper!Paper'. The film is a celebration of initiatives to recycle paper in India.
India facing IT manpower crunch: Satyam official ''The top four IT companies (Satyam, Infosys, Wipro and TCS) hire most of the talent in the country. There is a serious dearth of skilled manpower for the other hundreds of IT companies," Virender Aggarwal, Director and Senior Vice President of Satyam said
Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid and Hotmail chief Sabeer Bhatia (R) share a lighter moment during the sesquicentenary celebrations of St Joseph's Boys High School in Bangalore on Thursday. Both are ex-students of the school. PTI Photo
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil meets the delegates of the 8th International Conference of Chief Justices of the World at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. PTI Photo
Bangalore set to emerge as India's
nano-tech hub
Having triggered the growth of IT and bio-technology, this silicon city of India is set to spearhead development of nano-science and nano-technology in the country.
Mesopotamian sculpture sells for record $57m The carved Guennol Lioness, measuring just over eight centimetres tall, was described by Sotheby's auction house as one of the last known masterworks from the dawn of civilisation remaining in private hands.
CRICKET CAPSULE: INDIA-PAKISTAN TEST SERIES
Indian cricketers run during a practice session ahead of the final Test match against Pakistan at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Gambhir to join team in Bangalore Vengsarkar to meet Pawar next week Indian captain Anil Kumble, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik and speedster Shoaib Akhtar
Younis Khan to leadPakistan side Sources said Younis had said he was not happy with the attitude of the team management and did not want to be dictated to. Ashraf convinces Younis to lead
Sources within the Pakistan camp said Ashraf held a long discussion with vice-captain Younis and convinced him to lead the side after the prolific batsman had protested over the domineering attitude of the Board... Shoaib Akhtar carries his team's stand-in captain Younis Khan piggy-back. We hope to win: Kamran Akmal
''This pitch has always been lucky for us. We will play hard and try our best to win the match...'' Akmal said. Indian cricketers MS Dhoni, RP Singh, Harbhajan Singh and VRV Singh join in the fruit mixing ceremony ahead of Christmas celebration at the team hotel in Bangalore.
The Centre's proposal to introduce one year compulsory rural service for doctors has drawn the ire of medical students. Are the doctors justified in their stand? What should the government do to make rural posting attractive?
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batsman should play in the game which Pakistan desperately needs to win to level the three-match series 1-1. Even Dhoni, who has injured his right finger, had been advised 
Modi in makeover mode as campaigning intensifies
Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid and Hotmail chief Sabeer Bhatia (R) share a lighter moment during the sesquicentenary celebrations of St Joseph's Boys High School in Bangalore on Thursday. Both are ex-students of the school. PTI Photo 
