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'The Wall' gets on wall, courtesy mom
Rahul 'Wall' Dravid peeps out from the wall of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, thanks to a mural by his mother Pushpa Dravid.
Mkts close positive, Sensex gain 51 pts
The markets had a fairly volatile session. The Sensex closed with a gain of 51 points at 12,514.
Stalin: I'm not in the TN CM race
DMK Deputy General Secretary M K Stalin on Monday said he was not in the race for the Chief Ministership.
High note: 70 pc voter turnout in WB
75 per cent polling in Darjeeling district; Election Commission official says polling was satisfactory.
Bush picks Hayden as new CIA chief
Air Force General Michael Hayden has been chosen to head the CIA, national security adviser Stephen Hadley said on Monday.
Community defies SC judgement on talaq
Despite the SC judgement on talaq, Muslim communities in Orissa fail to let go of the Hallala ritual.
Osama in 'Pakistan safe haven'
A top US counterterrorism official said that parts of Pakistan are a 'safe haven' for militants and Osama bin Laden.
Mudassar Nazar appointed NCA chief
Intikhab Alam, Mushtaq Mohammad and Jalaluddin were also considered for the job but finally it was Mudassar who got the nod.
BJP national executive meeting deferred
First BJP executive meeting after the change of party command is postponed in the wake of Pramod Mahajan’s death.
Alonso wins pole at Nurburgring
Renault's Fernando Alonso will start from the pole position at Nurburgring on Sunday. Schumacher qualified second while Massa was third.
Salman in legal battle with producers
Bollywood actor Salman Khan fights it out with Cinevistas Ltd for failing to pay him for a film.
US college paper runs Prophet cartoons
A weekly student newspaper at Chicago community college has published a series of cartoons that have sparked violence.
Verma backs bounty for Danish cartoonist
SP leader BP Verma said he would give half his properties to whoever killed the cartoonist who made Prophet's caricatures.
Fair & lovely quarter for FMCG sector
Bouyant demand has prompted companies like HLL and Colgate Palmolive to raise prices and others will follow suit.
Chouhan leads over Cong in Bhopal
MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has established a lead of more than 21,000 votes over his nearest rival Rajkumar Patel.
Brain drain in ONGC, to demand wage hike
Already down with brain drain, ONGC may also face indefinite strike by officers from May 31 for better pay.