BERLIN - A parcel containing an explosive device was on Tuesday intercepted at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices, hours after parcel bombs exploded at the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens. The parcel bomb, purportedly sent by the Greek Economic Ministry, was addressed to Ms. Merkel per

WASHINGTON - With less than 100 hours left for Barack Obama to leave for his historic trip to India, the White House has said that the U.S. President is looking to elevate the Indo-U.S. relationship to a whole new level, far away from the misunderstanding and differences of the Cold War. "We are lo

Aligarh: Indian universities hold great potential, and are the powerhouses of knowledge, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said at a convocation here Tuesday. "Our universities hold great potential for preparing India's next generation to face the upcoming challenges. They are the powerhouses of

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Bangalore/Mangalore/Bhatkal - On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced that regions currently being called as 'Hyderabad-Karnataka' and 'Mumbai-Karnataka', will be re-named. Delivering his address at the official Rajyotsava celebration function at Sri Kant

New Delhi : The Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Ayodhya dispute did not condone the demolition of the Babri Masjid, Congress president Sondia Gandhi said Tuesday while asserting that the perpetrators must be "brought to justice". "The judgment in no way condones the demolition of the Babri Ma

Bangalore - Attempts to streamline the services at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have stalled the processing of hundreds of passport applications submitted at the BangaloreOne centres. Deccan Herald has highlighted several times in the past about the problems faced by the applicants submitting their

Bangalore - On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced that regions currently being called as 'Hyderabad-Karnataka' and 'Mumbai-Karnataka', will be re-named. Delivering his address at the official Rajyotsava celebration function at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in

Mangalore, November 2: Air India Express, the low-cost carrier arm of Air India, has positioned a base aircraft at Mangalore airport from Sunday. This base aircraft will be used in case of any problems arising in the aircraft used in regular flight schedules operated by the carrier, airport directo

TORONTO -There is more bad news for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) as its smart phone sales have slipped to the third position in the U.S. market. According to the latest data by the NPD Group, the U.S.-based smart phone market tracking company, the BlackBerry's share of the US market in

WASHINGTON - The U.S.-India business community wants President Barack Obama to endorse India for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, and address issues of concern for New Delhi like the H-1B visa fee hike and fears about outsourcing of U.S. jobs to India. Ahead of Mr. Obama's India visit th

Bangalore - Assembly Speaker K. G. Bopaiah had disqualified the independents after they withdrew their support to the BJP government The Karnataka High Court today issued notice to state Assembly Speaker K. G. Bopaiah on petitions filed by five Independent MLAs, challenging their disqualification f

MUMBAI - With a view to furthering the growth of content in Indian languages, the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) will set up an office in the country within six months. The office will support the existing Bangalore-based India chapter of the free online resource website. "We are talking about an offic

LONDON - Awards and accolades continue to follow Sachin Tendulkar who added the 'Lebara People's Choice' honour at the inaugural Asian Awards to his trophy cabinet. Presenting the award to the iconic batsman, Ratheesan Yoganathan, CEO Lebara, said, "Tendulkar is one of the greatest cricketers of al

Dubai: Emirates reported a 351 per cent jump in net profits on Monday, with Dh3.4 billion ($925 million) for the first six months of its current financial year, ending September 30, 2010, compared to Dh752 million ($205 million) for the same period in 2009. The airline's revenue, including other ope

DUBAI - Dubai non-oil trade continued to grow to reach AED 377 billion with 18 per cent of increase rate by the end of August 2010 compared to AED 320 billion during the same period last year. Ahmed Butti Ahmed, Executive Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and Dubai Customs Direct

Saudi Arabia's top clerics have challenged the government's policy to expand jobs for women with a fatwa ruling that they should not work as cashiers in markets. In the statement obtained by AFP the official fatwa issuing body said that "it is not permissible for a woman to work in a place where th

Bhatkal - After complaints for construction of roads from the residents of Belni village off Sagar road which comes under Muttalli Gram Panchayath limits, Assistant Commisioner of Bhatkal, Dr. Anuradha had yesterday visited the village and inspected the area. It may be interesting to note that, the