Bangalore - 31 July 2011: Ending a three-day standoff with BJP central leadership, Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa submitted his resignation to the Governor on Sunday following his indictment in illegal mining scam by the Lokayukta, saying that he has been accused unfairly. Amid high-volta

Bangalore - 31 July 2011: Illegal mining in Karnataka has already cost BS Yeddyurappa of the BJP his job as Chief Minister. Today, the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of all mining operations in the Bellary district.The court said it was shocked by the extent of the envir

New Delhi - 31 July 2011: After launching a referendum on the Lokpal Bill in the real world - Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal's Chandni Chowk constituency - team Anna has now ventured into virtual world as it has now started an online referendum on the issue. The result of referendum in Sibal'

Bangalore - 31 July 2011 (PTI): Former stateBJPPresident D V Sadananda Gowda appeared to emerge as key contender to succeed chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is believed to have suggested his name to the central leadership.According to party sources,Yeddyurappais slated to tender his resignation t

Lucknow - 30 July 2011: Giving impetus to the movement for Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Muslims, several Muslim clerics have supported the inclusion of Dalit Muslims in the SC list during a function organised by All India United Muslim Morcha (AIUMM) here on Saturday. The urged the entire com

Mumbai - 30 July 2011: Maharashtra's minorities commission on Saturday called for the arrest of Janata Party leaderSubramanian Swamyfor his "extreme xenophobic right-wing thoughts" expressed in a newspaper article.State Minorities Commission vice chairman Abraham Mathai wrote toMumbaipolice chief Ar

Bangalore - 30 July 2011 (PTI):Karnataka Chief MinisterBS Yeddyurappatoday met BJP central leadersArun JaitleyandRajnath Singh, who continued to exert pressure on him to quit and facilitate smooth election of his successor.As the political upheaval triggered by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining

Bangalore - 29 July 2011: In return for relinquishing the Karnataka chief ministership, BS Yeddyurappa is bargaining with theBJPfor state presidentship of the party and for having Shohba Karandlaje as his successor.BJP leaders Arun Jaitley andRajnath Singhare inBangaloreto oversee the election of a

Bangalore - 29 July 2011, (DHNS): The explosive report of Lokayukta that has put Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in a spot has also brought in sharp focus the State government's inability to curb rampant illegal mining over the past several years. The unfair practice has resulted in ille

Bangalore - 28 July 2011: Tainted Karnatakachief ministerBS Yeddyurappatendered his resignation on Thursday, following his indictment by theLokayuktaover illegal mining in the state.The chief minister, however, has sent his resignation letter to theBJPnational president Nitin Gadkari instead of the

New Delhi - 29 July 2011: The seventh wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal, is the top draw in terms of tourism revenue, logging a gate entry income of Rs.19,89,49,560 for the fiscal 2010-2011, the ministry of culture said Thursday. This is the third consecutive year that the 16th century monument

Bangalore, Jul 28: After much defiance and downright refusal to step down despite BJP high command's orders, Yeddyurappa on Thursday July 28 evening has finally decided to resign.Unconfirmed reports said that Yeddyurappa has sent a formal resignation letter to BJP national president Nitin Gadkari.Ho

The Union cabinet today cleared the draft of Lokpal Bill draft after discussing both Team Anna and the govt's versions of the bill. The prime minister has been kept out of Lokpal purview. The bill will be introduced during the monsoon session of Parliament. The higher judiciary has not been include

Bangalore - 27 July 2011, (PTI): Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Shivaraj V Patil was on Tuesday appointed the new Lokayukta of Karnataka, succeeding N Santosh Hegde, who welcomed the move saying it was a "very good choice".Patil had served as the one-man committee that went into the processes a

Bangalore - 26 July 2011 (PTI):Microsoft today announced its new state-of-the-art R&D; facility here. The 1,54,000 sq ft building would house the Bangalore Microsoft India Development Centre (MSIDC) team that contributes to Microsoft Corp'sadCenter technologies, as well as the researchers from M

Bhopal - 26 July 2011: The two day meeting of state leaders of Popular Front of India, (PFI), held at New Delhi has demanded the investigating agencies to extend the probe into all possible angles including involvement of Hindutva terror outfits in Mumbai blasts, instead of targeting members of

It's official now. Indians hold about $2.5 billion (more than Rs.11,000 crore) in Swiss banks, but this figure from Switzerland's central bank may be a gross understatement of the total wealth directly and indirectly held there by Indian entities. The ever-growing judicial scrutiny of and politica

New Delhi - 25 July 2011: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said there are nine documented cases involving Hindu extremist groups making bombs and killing people and BJP is targeting selective Ministers because the UPA government has quickened investigations into them. He said the objective