Mangalore - 08 March 2012: In a dramatic development, Congress corporator Gulzar Banu has been elected as the new Mayor of BJP dominated Mangalore City Corporation. The unexpected development took place when the nomination papers filed by BJP candidate Roopa D Bangera was rejected by the returning o

New Delhi - 06 March 2012: Dr. Saud Ibrahim al Shuraim, Imam and Khateeb of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, paid a visit to headquarters of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind at Jamia Nagar, New Delhi on Monday 5th March 2012.

Lucknow - 06 March 2012: The Samajwadi Party is all set to form the next government in the state on its own. The SP has crossed the half-way mark in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and looks all set to form the next government in the state. While the party has already won 215 seats, it is

Lucknow - 06 March 2012: The Samajwadi Party is inching towards simple majority in Uttar Pradesh and is likely to form the next government in the state.

New Delhi - 5 March 2012: The Central and Working Committees of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, met here in a joint session on 3 March 2012. The meeting was chaired by the AIMMM National President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended

The Lokayukta court on Monday ordered issue of non-bailable warrants against former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, his family members and a former minister in two land denotification cases. Lokayukta special court judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao ordered issue of NBWs against Mr. Yeddyurappa, hi

New Delhi - 05 March 2012: Tremors were felt in New Delhi and the adjoining NCR region in Noida, Faridabad, Ghaziabad and Gurgaon today. The tremors were also felt in parts of Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Theearthquakeoccured at about 1.11pm.The earthquake measured 4.9 on the richter scale,

New Delhi - 04 March 2012: The Samajwadi Party is the clear No.1 in Uttar Pradesh, perhaps even in line for a majority, while the Congress has the edge in close races in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur, and the BJP in Goa, if exit polls are to be believed. Pollsters were unanimous that the SP would

Bangalore, Mar 2 (IANS): A group of lawyers in Bangalore Friday assaulted mediapersons, including women, who had gathered to report on mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy's court appearance in connection with an illegal mining case.A TV cameraman of a Kannada channel was

New Delhi: Drunken driving, jumping red light, over speeding and use of mobile phones behind the wheels among other traffic offences will carry stiffer fine and jail term under new rules approved by the Union Cabinet on Thursday. For drivers found heavily drunk with alcohol levels of over 150 mg pe

Mumbai - 29 Feb 2012: With supply outstripping demand for engineering and management seats, the country may stop new professional colleges coming up from 2014. This firm stand was taken recently at a meeting of the All-India Council for Technical Education, the country's inspector which grants permi

New Delhi - 28 Feb 2012 (PTI): The 24-hour country-wide strike called by major trade unions on Tuesday to protest "anti-labour" policies of the government and rising prices evoked a mixed response with the banking andtransportsector hit in some parts. InWest Bengal, there were fewer vehicles on the

Bangalore, Feb 27: Former chief minister of Karnataka and senior BJP leader Yeddyurappa, on the occasion of his 70th birthday, put an end to speculations that he might leave the party.Several programmes were organised to celebrate his birthday in various places. After seeking blessings from Siddalin

New Delhi - 26 Feb 2012: India has begun final preparations for the first test of its most-ambitious strategic missile, the 5,000-km Agni-V, which will prove to be both a technical as well as logistical challenge.The Agni-V, which will bring the whole of Asia, 70% of Europe and other regions under i

Patna - 25 Feb 2012 (PTI):Press Council of IndiachairmanJustice Markandey Katjusaid on Friday that the Nitish Kumar-ledBihargovernment harassed the media if they wrote against it. Katju said the information he had gathered about the media in Bihar was "not good". He reminded theNitish Kumargovernmen

New Delhi - 25 Feb 2012: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's theory of 'foreign hand' in protests against theKudankulam power plantstarted sparking off a controversy, Union ministerV Narayanaswamycame to his defence saying the contention was based on a home ministry probe. The prime minister has said

BANGALORE: BJP president Nitin Gadkari on Friday dismissed the reports that there was any crisis in the party in Karnataka over BS Yeddyurappa's ultimatum to reinstate him as the chief minister of the state. However, Gadkari said that question of changing Sadananda Gowda as chief minister does not a

New Delhi - 22 Feb 2012 (PTI): Kingfisher Airlines cancelled about 20 flights today even as the DGCA was set to brief the Civil Aviation Minister on the ailing carrier's plans to restore its services. The airline is expected to submit a fresh flight schedule to the DGCA which had asked it to come up