New Delhi: The minority Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday crossed the first hurdle in the Delhi Assembly when its confidence motion sailed through easily with the backing of the members of Congress, JD (U) and an independent. The motion moved by PWD minister Manish Sisodia was carried after a four-and-a-half-hour debate at the end […]

 January Blow to Narendra Modi: Supreme Court agrees with Gujarat Lokayukta’s appointment    Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi lost a major battle today. The Supreme Court has ruled that that the appointment of retired judge RA Mehta as the state’s Lokayukta or ombudsman is valid. Mr Modi had challenged the appointment on the grounds that […]

Shimoga : Ending months of speculation, former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Monday said he would return to the BJP, which he had deserted to form his own outfit more than a year ago. “I will give sweet news in the first week of New Year. I know the party which I built has […]

New Delhi : Petroleum Minister M. Veerappa Moily on Tuesday took additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry. “There is space for everyone…environment, forests and mankind,” Moily told media here. He further said that he will not compromise on the green image. Moily was given additional charge of the Environment and Forests Ministry after […]

Bangalore: We regret to announce the sudden death of an esteemed poet and laureate (Rashtra Kavi) DR G S Shivarudrappa (87) on Monday after noon Dec.23, 2013. He was raised to the level of National poet in Kannada during BJP regime of B.S Yaddyurappa, after M. Govinda Pai and Kuvempu in Karnataka. He belong to […]

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha raised eyebrows on Tuesday with a comment that after the arrest and alleged mistreatment of diplomat Devyani Khobragade in the US, India should reciprocate by arresting the same sex companions of American diplomats using a Supreme Court verdict that restored a ban on gay sex last week. “My […]

Vadodara : Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off the ‘Run for Unity’ marathon in Vadodara where over 1 lakh persons gathered in city’s Navlakhi ground, to mark the 63rd death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The massive marathon run, which was held across 1,000 venues, saw participation […]

New Delhi : Deploring the arrest of Deputy Consul General in New York, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh today summoned US Ambassador Nancy Powell to convey India’s “shock” over “absolutely unacceptable” treatment meted out to the senior Indian diplomat. Reacting strongly to Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade being arrested and handcuffed in public on visa fraud […]

Mysore: Odeyars body was consigned flames on Wednesday afternoon at Nanjangood in Mdhuvan were Mysore Maharajas in History have taken rest. Thousands of loyal Mysoreance had come to the area from all over the farmer’s state of Mysore to pay their last respect to the last prince of Mysore kingdom in about 500 years. It […]

Bangalore: Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wodeyar from the former royal family of Mysore and who was recently elected president of the Karnataka cricket association, died of a heart attack in Bangalore today. Mr Wodeyar, 60, had the heart attack at his Bangalore home and efforts to revive him at a city hospital were not successful. He was […]