Hisar - 23 May 2012 (PTI):The Indian Premier League (IPL) is nothing but an array of corruption and graft, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said in Hisar on Saturday. "Huge black money is being invested in it," he said adding "this is a black game now". "It is a token of debauchery," Ramdev told people at his

New Delhi - 22 May 2012 (PTI): The government on Tuesday said the global slow down due to theEurozonecrisis has impacted the Indian economy and steps are being taken to tackle the situation. "Global slowdown due to unfolding of Eurozone sovereign debt crisis has, inter-alia, impacted the Indian econ

Two years after the Dubai-Mangalore Air India Express crash that claimed 158 lives, the scars have not been healed. Neither have the compensation claims by many of them been settled to their satisfaction. Families struggle to cope with loss The tragedy that struck them two years ago is still hauntin

NEW DELHI:May 22, 2012 (PTI) Eight persons were killed and 30 others injured on Tuesday when the Bangalore-bound Hampi Express overshot a signal and collided with a stationary goods train at Andhra Pradesh's Penneconda station. "Eight persons have died in the accident and 30 others injured when the

Ahmedabad : The special trial court for the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre case is expected to take a decision on a petition that demands to arraign three senior IPS officers, who were posted in Ahmedabad city during the riots, as accused next week. The officers have been identified as the then Poli

NEW DELHI, May 18 (TOI) : The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday banned Kolkata Knight Riders owner and superstar Shah Rukh Khan from entering the Wankhede stadium for five years after a rigid standoff between the two. On Wednesday, the MCA filed a police complaint against the Bollywood star

Bangalore - 16 May 2012 (IANS):The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided residences of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his kin here and in Shimoga early Wednesday for their alleged role in the multi-crore mining scam in the state. "Our teams are searching for certain docu

New Delhi - 15 May 2012 (IANS): Former telecommunications minister A Raja was on Tuesday granted bail in the 2G spectrum allocation case. He is the last of the 14 individuals charged in the case still in prison. The bail was granted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) special judge OP Saini. Ra

Kathmandu - 14 May 2012: Fifteen people including eleven Indian pilgrims were killed when a private plane crashed after hitting a hill top while trying to land at the high-altitude Jomsom airport inNepalon Monday. Eleven Indian nationals, two Danish nationals and two Nepalese crew member were killed

BANGALORE: Upset over the lack of support fromBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) after SC's decision, former Karnataka chief ministerBS Yeddyurappasaid: "I have to praiseSonia Gandhi. When she came to Tumkur, Congress party people are united and supportive."He further said: "In the BJP, people will be wait

Manipal - A new OutPatient Department (OPD) block is coming up at Kasturba Hospital, Manipal. This was announced by Dr R R Pulgaonkar, Chief Operating Officer and Medical Superintendent in a press release issued to the media. According to the press release, once functional, it will decongest the exi

Bangalore - Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday appealed to the Haj pilgrims from Karnataka to pray for the welfare of the nation and the State. Speaking at a function organised by the Karnataka State Haj Committee for selection of pilgrims through the Computerised Qurrah Programme at t

Bangalore, May 9 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today set in motion the process for selection of pilgrims for Haj pilgrimage with a plea to those visiting the holy shrine to pray for the welfare of the state."People say it brings good things when you meet people who go for Haj y

New Delhi / Lucknow - 09 May 2012 (IANS): Majority of Muslim clerics and leaders on Tuesday welcomed theSupreme Courtruling directing the government to eliminate in the next 10 years the subsidy given to Hajis - pilgrims to the holy Makkah. The clerics and leaders said that instead of providing subs

The Indian government's Haj subsidy for pilgrims should be phased out over the next 10 years, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, spelling the beginning of the end of the only such facility in the world. May 9, 2012 NEW DELHI (IANS) -Coming out against the government policy of subsidies to pilgrims go

Idarah Ulum Al-Qur'an invites students, intellectuals and scholars to a National Level Essay Writing Competition. Successful participants will be entitled to cash awards and certificates. Group A: Non-Muslim scholars and intellectuals. Topic: Qur'an For All 1st Prize: 20,000; 2nd Prize: 15000; 3rd

A Supreme Court-appointedamicus curiaehas held that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi can be prosecuted under various sections of the IPC for "promoting enmity among different groups" during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The report by Raju Ramachandran on the complaint of Zakia Jafri is in sharp contra

Mangalore, May 6: At least eight people were killed and several others sustained severe injuries when an open-pickup van fell into a gorge at Jokatte on the outskirts of the city on Sunday. The ghastly accident occurred around 2 pm when the labourers belonging to Mangalore Special Economic Zone were