11:50 AM, Friday Sep 03, 2010

India

Nitish calls all-party meet on Saturday

Under attack from opposition for his alleged failure to handle the crisis arising out of the kidnapping of four policemen by Maoists, Bihar Chief Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, has convened an all-party m

Metros

Focus on work, not deadlines: MCD

Having missed six deadlines in five months, the MCD is now hoping that the next seven days, or the fortnight in some cases, will be enough to complete the pending projects.

International

Light plane crash kills two in Austria

A small aircraft crashed in Austria on Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and only passenger, police said.

The single-engine plane was trying to land at the Freistadt Airport in the Upper Austria

Business

Sensex up 78 points in the opening trade

The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose over 78 points in the opening trade on Friday, extending its winning streak for the third straight session, led by buying by funds and retail investors,

Newsmakers

Monopoly gets Rolling Stones style makeover

Everyone’s favourite board game to mint money, “Monopoly” has been given a Rolling Stones makeover.

Sports

Three tainted Pakistani cricketers suspended by ICC

The three Pakistani cricketers, who are at the centre of an alleged betting scam, were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday night after being charged under th

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BJP’s progress report

Leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre from 1999 to 2004, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had shown that a focus on good governance takes the country forward exponent

Dynasty & democracy

SONIA GANDHI’S unopposed re-election as Congress president was a foregone conclusion from the word go.

Editorial

Much more left to do about Bhopal

There must be something intrinsically uncaring about the system we run.

Why go so slow in simplifying taxes?

The more things change, the more they remain the same...

Asian Age Poll

Should prices of petrol be linked to international crude oil prices?:

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