Was this a clear-cut verdict with an unambiguous mandate? A cursory perusal would be in the affirmative but a meticulous dissection reveals otherwise.

In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, DCW chairman Mudit Jain replied to many queries on how Budget affects the common people.

Liberalization and telecom reforms are known to be necessary to hasten growth in tele-density.

Mumbai had its first monsoon showers this year.

A warm welcome to everyone in this meeting of the National Executive in Delhi today. We had met in Nagpur. We fought the 15th Lok Sabha elections with our full political strength.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday warned Indian students against 'vigilante action'. Promising 'hardline measures' against racial attacks, Rudd said, "It's unacceptable for anyone to commit an act of violence against any student of any ethnicity anywhere in Australia.""I fully support hardline measures in response to any act of violence towards any student anywhere - Indian or otherwise," he said.

Rattled by the first act of retaliation by the Indian community in Melbourne following racial attacks on them, Australian authorities on Tuesday asked Indian students to disband their patrol groups and "let the police do their jobs."

Amid a spate of racial attacks on students that have dented its image, Australia on Monday named an Indian-Australian as its new envoy to New Delhi in an apparent bid to assuage feelings over a spate of unabated attacks on Indian students that have not done any good to its image.

A 23-year-old Indian student was beaten up for the second time in a fortnight by a group of youths in Melbourne -- the 11th person from India to be assaulted within one month in Australia.

More than 60% of companies in India are hiring and its economy remains the world's second-fastest growing. Work abroad, anyone?

Two days after saying that he did not consider India a threat to Pakistan and it was the internal terrorist threat from within that is of concern, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was splitting hairs saying the larger threat from India and the so-called existential internal threat as the US has continued to describe it, were different.

Already, top leisure properties like Leela Kempenski, Goa; Park Hyatt Goa Resort and Spa; Radisson Resort & Spa, Alibaug; Royal Orchid, Goa and Mysore; and Club Mahindra Varca Beach Resort, Goa, are enjoying a near sell-out. Most hoteliers are maintaining their room rates, while some are throwing in joint packages involving discount coupons. Some have reduced room rates by 15-20 per cent.

Raising the issue of black money stashed away in foreign banks, BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate L K Advani on Wednesday said that if the money is routed back to the country it could be used for development work.

Fifty Dead Men Walking, written and directed by Kari Skogland, is a loose adaptation of Martin McGartland's 1997 autobiography, also called Fifty Dead Men Walking.

Although student groups have presented a Hinduism week at Princeton in previous years, the organisers said this is the first year the celebration will be hosted by the Office of Hindu Life founded last year. And this sponsorship gives the event a high official profile

But will this move of BJD supremo and chief minister Naveen Patnaik help him to return to power for the third consecutive term? Or will his decision to sever 11 year old ties with BJP, which saw him at the head of a coalition government for last nine years, prove to be costly? This is the question that every voter in the state is asking.

Excerpt from the 26/11 chargesheet filed by the Mumbai police.

In that case, who is Colonel R Saadat Ullah? Why underplay the fact mentioned in chargesheet that he belongs to Pakistan government's Special Communication Organisation?

Mumbai-based Longines has been choreographing for 15 years. He has won many dancing titles over the years. But his biggest reward may have been the moment Danny Boyle thanked him for his work in Slumdog Millionaire, on the Oscar stage. He spoke about his experiences.

Do you know what's the going rate per square foot in your neighbourhood? Is it the best time to buy real estate/ home? Or should you wait for a while before buying your dream home?

Innovative companies the world over are discovering the research and development advantages to be found in India

L K Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart and leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, addressed the 81st annual general meeting of the Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Thursday. In his speech, Advani makes a strong case for Swadeshi, creatively redefined, as a model of development to benefit Bharat, and not just India.

Do you want to know what are the prevailing rates per sqaure foot in your locality? Do you want to know if that is the right price for you to buy a house at that rate? Or by how much can the developer reduce prices if you bargain? Do you know which are the best real estate investment destinations on the outskirts of big cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Gurgaon, Pune, Ahmedabad, jaipur etc?

With twin series wins in one fruitful tour of Australia, South Africa go back with a lot of confidence as the top-ranked ODI team.

Some South Asian experts in Washington, DC argue that such an envoy should concentrate only on Afghanistan and Pakistan; another section holds that India should be included and that a discussion on Kashmir is inevitable; and a third section of opinion contends that the whole idea is misguided.

Corruption is an endemic part of the system, so why should Satyam be subject to higher ethical standards by auditors, bankers, etc. than some other company?

Anita Uddaiya, who witnessed the terrorists landing on Mumbai's shores and was missing since Sunday, returned to her home on Wednesday. "She has come back to her house," Additional Commissioner of Police K Venkatesham said. Uddaiya, a resident of Fishermen's Colony in Cuffe Parade in south Mumbai, returned home at around 1.30 am after she went missing on Sunday, said Cuffe Parade inspector Ganapati Kawde.

The reviews -- mainly from the United Kingdom and the United States, where the film was released first -- for Slumdog Millionaire compete with each other in discovering superlatives.

"Goa has always been a soft target because it is an international tourist destination," says Goa Chief Minister Digmabar Kamat. Unassuming, the Congress Chief Minister, who enjoys a clean image, was on a short visit to New Delhi where he discussed terror-related issues in the wake of fresh threat of attacks to Goa.

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

When the survivor woke up in the hospital, she was shocked to find that her right side had been operated upon -- when there was no injury there

More unanswered questions about the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that need to be answered.

International Cricket Council elite panel umpires Simon Taufel of Australia and New Zealand's Gary Baxter will officiate in the final of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament to be played at Chennai's M Chidambaram Stadium on December 10. India's S Venkatraghavan has been named as the match referee for the three matches to be held at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium on December 3, 4 and 5.

A fact-finding committee, comprising of human rights activists formed to look into the recent violence in Mangalore, has stated that the attacks were carried out by the Bajrang Dal and the Sri Rama Sene (a local Hindu group). The team said the 'planned attacks' were aimed at causing hurt and resentment among Christians. It was also used as a pretext by the police to let lose a savage assault on the community and its sacred institutions, the report said.

Unplanned pregnancy? What are your options? Insiyah Vahanvaty talks to a few health professionals about the best route out.

The best places to celebrate Navratri across America

'A goal should be set to take our medal tally to ten at the London Olympics in 2012.'

Resources alone will not make the Indian armed forces the envy of its adversaries. It is the policy direction that is set by the military leadership and the quality of training imparted to its manpower that will make the difference. The debate on the wide-ranging changes that India's defence set-up needs should have been initiated long back by the armed forces themselves.

Its not recession...yet. But slowdown it is, from the dipping stockmarket and industrial production, to prices heading upstairs. With the government unlikely to make major policy changes, it is time to look for solutions

Nikhil Laxman, in Colombo, analyses 15th SAARC summit's opening day