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

New Delhi - 25 July 2011: In the wake of former Telecom Minister A Raja's statement in court, BJP today said it was clear that the 2G spectrum allocation process had the consent of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the then Finance Minister P Chidambaram and demanded their resignation. "A Raja

Deoband - 24 July 2011: Finally the journey of Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi as the rector of Darul-Uloom Deoband, the historic and popular Islamic seminary in the entire sub continent, ended on Sunday when he was removed from the post at the meeting of Majlis-e-Shoora. Three-member committee

Deoband - 23 July 2011: The two-day meeting of Islamic seminary Darul-Uloom Deoband's Majlis-e-Shoora' (governing council), which will decide the fate of controversial Vice Chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi, has started here this morning in a peaceful atmosphere. The Shoora will take f

Bangalore - 22 July 2011 (DHNS): There may not be much suspense left about Lokayukta's final report on the illegal mining racket in the State, but all eyes are now riveted on Justice Santosh Hegde's recommendations which could potentially be damaging for the B S Yeddyurappa government's continuan

Owing to the soon-to-be released Lokayukta report, political tensions are at an all time high in Karnataka . Leaked portions from the report have suggested that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa find mention in that report, which has given the opposition the required ammunition to start a ca

New Delhi - 21 July 2011: Another minefield of trouble for Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. The Karnataka Lokayukta's report on illegal mining, leaked first and now confirmed by Justice N Santosh Hegde suggests that the Chief Minister's family is directly involved with the mining mafia.