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Karnataka: Congress ministry sworn-in at subdued ceremony

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:56:31 +0530

Bangalore, May 18: The mood was surprisingly muted or one should say sober considering that the Congress was returning to power after almost eight years. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inducted 28 ministers into his ministry today and the 30-odd minutes

Jewellery heist, shooting take shine off Cannes galmour

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:34 +0530

Cannes (France), May 18: Twin incidents took shine off the glamorous Cannes Film Festival on Thursday and Friday, respectively. The first news that rocked Cannes was that jewellery worth over $1million belonging to Swiss firm Chopard were stolen from a

IPL spot fixing: Now, Bollywood celebrities under scanner?

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:44:21 +0530

Mumbai, May 18: Are Bollywood celebrities are also under scanner in connection to the spot-fixing scandal in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) that has rocked Indian cricket? Sources have revealed that the Mumbai Police have a list of punters

Spot fixing: College students betting, making a fast buck

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:07:21 +0530

Bangalore, May 18: While the nation is struggling to come to terms with the latest spot-fixing scandal in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) and strong opinions are being expressed about how some unscrupulous men were ruining the reputation of the

K'taka: New ministry sworn in; 10 new faces, 1 woman

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:21:53 +0530

Bangalore, May 18: The new ministry of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was sworn in in Karnataka on Saturday. The new Congress ministry has 28 members, including 10 new faces. One of the member is a woman, Umashree. The ministry

India to launch its 1st navigational satellite on June 12

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:08:34 +0530

Bangalore, May 18: India proposes to launch its first navigational satellite, which will provide terrestrial, aerial and marine navigation services and help in disaster and fleet management, on June 12. The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1A is slated to be

Man found working for ISI in Indian Army unit for yrs, held

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:32:00 +0530

Jaipur, May 18: A man working with an Indian Army unit in Jaipur has been spying for Pakistani intelligence agency ISI and used his position to leak confidential strategic information about the Army to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, police sources said on

Spot fixing: Delhi Police to carry out more raids

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:02:28 +0530

New Delhi, May 18: The Delhi Police is likely to carry out more raids on Saturday in connection with the spot fixing scandal which rocked this year's Indian premier League (IPL). The police has sent its team to Ahmedabad and

Cong should learn from Chhattisgarh food security bill: BJP

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:34:25 +0530

New Delhi, May 18: The BJP on Friday slammed Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for saying that the opposition was responsible for the disruption in passing the food security bill and asked the UPA government to amend its "half-hearted" draft by closely

US trains collide: 60 hurt; New York-Boston corridor closed

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:54:08 +0530

New York, May 18: Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston.A Metro-North train heading from New Haven

Karnataka: First-timers likely to dominate new govt

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:45:51 +0530

New Delhi, May 18: First-time ministers are likely to dominate the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka which came to power after the recent assembly elections. Sources said the Congress may keep out DK Shiva Kumar from the Cabinet for his alleged

Manmohan Singh to visit US on Obama's invitation

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:45:06 +0530

New Delhi, May 18: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to travel to Washington in a few months at the invitation of US President Barack Obama. Obama's invitation to Singh was delivered by US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns

Iraq attacks: 73 killed, 148 injured

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:12:02 +0530

Baghdad, May 18: A wave of bombing attacks struck war-torn Iraq Friday, leaving as many as 73 people dead and 148 injured, police and officials said.At least 41 people were killed and 56 injured in two blasts, which hit almost simultaneously

BJP leader suspended for questioning Advani on corruption

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:25:52 +0530

Bangalore, May 18: BJP state unit President Prahlad Joshi on Friday suspended Treasurer of the Karnataka unit, Lehar Singh Siroya, for his attack on party stalwart LK Advani. He has also been relieved from the post of treasurer. Siroya,

Haryana to the rescue of Delhi facing water shortage

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:01:11 +0530

New Delhi, May 18: Haryana Friday agreed to release raw water from its quota in Yamuna to Delhi which is reeling under shortage of water due to a breach in the upper Ganga canal in Uttar Pradesh. Haryana Chief Minister

Stalin's son surrenders Hummer before CBI

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:35:05 +0530

New Delhi, May 17: DMK leader MK Stalin has surrendered his imported Hummer before CBI which was on its trail as it was allegedly one of the illegal vehicles imported by a Hyderbad based businessman in violation of cutoms laws.

Karnataka: Siddaramaiah to induct 29 ministers on Saturday

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:10:25 +0530

Bangalore, May 17: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said today that he will induct 29 members to his ministry on Saturday. "Twenty-nine will be sworn in tomorrow (Saturday)," he told reporters in Mysore. "The swearing-in is at 10:30 am (at Raj

Jaya's new letter on Cauvery will embarrass PM

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:48:25 +0530

New Delhi, May 17: Putting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a fix, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today urged him to order the implementation of the final award of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. She has written a letter to

Girls outperform boys in ICSE Class X and XII exams

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:35:10 +0530

New Delhi, May 17: Girls have once again outperformed boys in this year's ICSE Class-X and ISC Class-XII examinations the results for which were declared today. In all, 98.78 per cent of girls and 97.73 per cent of boys passed

Maharashtra, GE to modernise rural health care

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:13 +0530

Mumbai, May 17: Maharashtra has initiated steps to modernise its rural healthcare network with a tie-up with an international consortium, an official said here Friday.The state health department has joined hands with a Wipro GE Healthcare-led consortium which will invest in