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Siddaramaiah demands resignation of Eashwarappa

Belgaum, Dec 16, 2012 (PTI) Congress leader Siddaramaiah today demanded the resignation of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa in the wake of serious allegations of corruptions levelled against him. Speaking to reporters at Sambra airport here, he said the "BJP leader is now accused o

Patia case: Acquittal of 20 challenged

AHMEDABAD: The witnesses in the Naroda Patia case of post-Godhra riots have questioned the special court's decision to acquit 20 accused persons. The witnesses claim that evidence against the 20 has been overlooked. A division bench of Justice R R Tripathi and Justice R D Kothari has set January

Govt opts for guest teacher

[caption id="attachment_17351" align="alignleft" width="130"] Theacher[/caption] Bangalore, Dec 15, 2012, DHNS:As thousands of part-time teachers await confirmation of their services, the government has devised a much cheaper alternative to fill 4,000 regular teacher vacancies in schools across t

Gujarat elections: A community loyal to Narendra Modi second-guesses its allegiance

Visnagar, Mehsana: As far as BJP leader Narendra Modi is concerned, a third term as chief minister of Gujarat can be taken for granted. Yesterday, the state hit an all-time high with 68 percent voter turnout. On December 17, north and central Gujarat will vote, and Mr Modi's hold over the importa

Five Kingfisher planes confiscated for non-payment of dues

Five planes of Kingfisher Airlines have been grounded — four taken back by US-based leasing company ILFC and one confiscated by the service tax department — compounding troubles for the beleaguered carrier. Neither Kingfisher nor the lessor — International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) — offer

Etihad Airways set to buy Kingfisher stake?

Mumbai - 11 Dec 2012 (Reuters): Gulf carrier Etihad Airways is close to buying a 48 percent stake in debt-ridden Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines (KING.NS) for a little over 30 billion rupees, the Mumbai Mirror reported on Tuesday. A formal announcement of the deal could come around December 18

Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat: Narendra Modi focuses on his own dreams, not yours

Jamnagar: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is finally be campaigning in Gujarat on the last day of campaigning for the first phase of elections. This comes shortly after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi both campaigned there. Mr Gandhi will address three rall

Karnataka stops water release, moves CRA

[caption id="attachment_16632" align="aligncenter" width="318"] Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday said that the State had stopped releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu since Sunday evening, File photo[/caption] BELGAUM (KARNATAKA), December 10, 2012 : The Karnataka government ha

Dilip Kumar at 90: Wife Saira remembers 46 years of love

[caption id="attachment_16621" align="aligncenter" width="475"] Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the premier of Hindi film Talaash, directed by Reema Kagti in Mumbai in November.[/caption] Mumbai: He never allowed her to hold his hand in public but 46 years of marriag

Indian college bans girls from wearing short dresses

College in India's Haryana state to fine students Rs100 for breaking the dress code New Delhi,December 10, 2012 (AFP) : The Adarsh Women’s College in Haryana state, 110km west of New Delhi, said students would be fined 100 rupees (1.8 dollars) each time they broke the dress code.Picture used for

Political storm in India over Wal-Mart lobbying, company denies allegations

New Delhi - 10 Dec 2012 (PTI): The disclosure that global retail giant Wal-Mart had spent about Rs 125 crore in the last four years to lobby with US lawmakers kicked up a political storm here with opposition creating pandemonium in the Rajya Sabha and promising to create further trouble tomorrow.

Free Gujarat from divisive politics, PM appeals to voters

Vansada: With less than a week to go for the Gujarat elections, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government. Addressing a poll rally in Vansada in the state, Dr Singh today appealed to the voters of Gujarat to get rid of politicians indulging in divi

Yeddyurappa formally launches KJP

Opening a new chapter in Karnataka politics, former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday formally launched Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) and took over as its President at a massive rally here in North Karnataka. In a potential sign of trouble for the BJP government in the state, at least 10 r

CMC asks Karnataka to ensure Tamil Nadu receives 12 tmcft in December

The Union government will notify the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, announced in 2007, by the end of the month, Chairman of the Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) and Water Resources Secretary D.V. Singh told the committee members here on Friday. This was as per the orders of th

AMU student tops All India Geological Survey of India Examination

Aligarh - 8 Dec 2012: Miss Shilpi Gupta of the Residential Coaching Academy at the Aligarh Muslim University has topped the All India Geological Survey of India Examination – 2012. She stood fourth in the Hydrologist Category and ranked second in Geologist category. Prof. Mirza Asmer Beg, Directo

BSP vote helps UPA scrape through in Upper House

NEW DELHI, December 7, 2012 :The ordeal is over for the United Progressive Alliance government which on Friday won the vote on the policy on FDI in multi-brand retail sector in the Rajya Sabha with generous help yet again from the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party. Just before the Oppos

Govt wins FDI vote in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Government today won the approval of Parliament to its controversial decision of allowing FDI in multi-brand retail with a motion against it being defeated convincingly in Rajya Sabha, as BSP voted in favour of UPA.

Mayawati to vote for FDI, Govt likely to win in Rajya Sabha too

New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party's 15 Rajya Sabha MPs will vote in favour of the government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail. This could help the government scrape through by a whisker and win tomorrow's vote in the Upper House, where it is in a minority. The