New Delhi: In a historic shift in power in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party won Assembly elections with absolute majority for the first time. The BJP, which only had four MLAs in Haryana till the morning of October 19, easily crossed the halfway mark of 45 in the 90-member Assembly winning 47 seats. The incumbent […]
Talacauvery (Kodagu): Thousands of devotees from Karnataka and neighbouring States thronged Talacauvery in the district, the birth place of River Cauvery on Friday to witness the annual Theerthodbhava. On witnessing the holy water springing from the Brahma Kundike at 6.04 pm in the auspicious Meena Lagna, Thula Sankramana Muhurtham, the devotees went ecstatic shouting ‘Jai […]
Oslo: An Indo-Pak and Hindu-Muslim combination of Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai today shared the Nobel Peace Prize honours for 2014 for their work on promoting child rights in the troubled sub-continent. 60-year-old Satyarthi, who runs an NGO in India that has been in the forefront of rescuing children from forced labour and trafficking, and […]
Bangalore : Holding that it was All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa, who had paid for the arrangements for the lavish marriage of her now estranged foster son VN Sudhakaran, the special court in the disproportionate assets case against her pegged the expenses incurred by her at Rs 3 crore. Sudhakaran’s marriage, […]
Incheon: India star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt notched up India’s fourth gold medal, while Khushbir Kaur became the first woman from the country to win a medal in 20km Race Walking by clinching a silver as India shot up to eighth in overall standings on the ninth day in the 17th Asian Games. Yogeshwar was star […]
Chennai: The success of the Mars mission “underscores the country’s technological capability in the space sector”, said a senior nuclear scientist on Wednesday. India on Wednesday made history by becoming the first country in the world to enter the Martian orbit in its maiden attempt. “The nation must celebrate this achievement. The success of this […]
Lucknow : BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj today alleged that madrassas were giving “education of terrorism”. “Education of terrorism is being given in madrassas. They (madrassas)… are making them terrorists and jihadis….It is not in national interest,” the MP from Unnao constituency told reporters in Nademau in Kannauj district, 120 km from here. He alleged that […]
New Delhi: HMT watches, a well known brand once, established in 1961 is set to close down its operations. The government has decided to wind up the watch company as it is reeling under losses since 2000, according to a daily newspaper report. The watchmaker is even unable to pay salaries to its employees. The […]
Bangalore : Senior BJP leader Shanthakumari and K Ranganna were unanimously elected as Bruhut Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively on Sep. 05. As there were no other nominations received at closure, Regional Commissioner Gourav Gupta declared that the Ms Shanthakumari and Mr Ranganna were unanimously elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor. […]
Tokyo : Japan has pledged to invest 33.5 billion dollars over the next five years in India to finance infrastructure projects and building of smart cities. Japan will also supply financial, technical and operational support to introduce bullet trains in India, a pet project of PM Narendra Modi. Following are the highlights of a joint […]
