NEW DELHI: WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange says Indian leaders are trying to mislead the public by challenging the authenticity of US diplomatic cables suggesting some MPs were bribed during a 2008 parliament trust vote. "It is not correct to say that all these cables are mere opinions by US diploma

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 on Monday hit Kashmir valley, prompting people to rush out of buildings fearing repeat of the 2005 tremor which devastated several border areas of the valley. The tremor with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan occurred around 3.20pm

NEW DELHI: An exceptional celestial treat is in store for sky gazers as 'supermoon', the biggest and brightest full moon of the year which will be closest to Earth in 18 years, will be seen in the night sky on Saturday. "The 'supermoon' will be closest to the Earth in 18 years today and will app

Mangalore, Feb 13, DHNS: 'We are ready to give all the infrastructure to the airport'Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily has said that international status for the Mangalore airport will be announced before the valedictory of the diamond jubilee celebration of the Mangalore airport s

New Delhi, March 7, 2011 (The Hindu):The Supreme Court on Monday allowed passive mercy killing of a patient in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) by withdrawing the life support system with the approval of a medical board and on the directions of the High Court concerned.A Bench of Justices Markand

New Delhi, Mar 6,2011 (Agencies): Non-Resident Indians hailing from the five poll-bound states will be able to vote in the elections for the first time but they will have to be physically present in their place of origin to exercise their franchise.The Election Commission has already issued guidelin

ABU DHABI, 6 March 2011 (WAM): Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to increase its frequency to Bangalore following the success of its services to Karnataka's capital city, moving from its current four return flights to a daily service from March 25, 2011.Neerja Bha

NEW DELHI, March 4, 2011: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray, Uma Bharti and 17 others, seeking their response to the CBI's appeal against the dropping of the conspiracy charge against them in the Babri

NEW DELHI: VeteranCongressleaderArjun Singh, who has had a long and chequered career in Madhya Pradesh as Chief Minister and as Union Minister, died here today after a long illness.Singh (81), who was admitted toAIIMSsome days ago with chest pain and neuro problems, complained of breathing problem a

Deoband : Mar 2, 2011: Shaikh Abdur Rahman Al-Sudais, the Imam of Haram in Makkah, is paying a visit to India on the invitation of Maulana Arshad Madani in the end of March 2011. He will atend 'Azmate-e-Sahaba Conference' held by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind New Delhi.There are reports that the Imam will pay

New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) " Seven out of every 10 engineering students in India prefer Bangalore as their 'first job' city, ahead of the capital Delhi, reveals a survey.According to employability measurement and recruitment firm Aspiring Minds Research Cell, about 72 per cent of the engineering student

Will the number of admissions to engineering courses in Karnataka come down this year? This is the common question haunting both the State government as well as the managements of private engineering colleges.The cause for this apprehension is the new norm introduced by the All India Council for Tec

NEW DELHIm Feb 28,2011 (PTI): A new series of coins will be unveiled soon carrying the Rupee symbol, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announced in the Budget today."Indian Rupee now has a new symbol, which has been notified for use by the Central and State Governments, business entities and the gen

NEW DELHI, Feb 28,2011 (TNN): Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee presented Union Budget 2011 in Parliament today.OVERVIEW: Budget estimates for 2011-12 projects Rs 9,32,440 crore - an increase of 24 per cent.Expenditure in 2011-12 is estimated at Rs 12,57,729 crore, an increase of 13.4%.Revenue defi

New Delhi - 25 Feb 2011: For the third successive year, the Railway Budget for 2011-12 spared the passengers of any increase in fares and proposed no hike in freight rates while introducing 56 new trains, including nine non-stop Duronto trains and three Shatabdis. Regretting the two incidents of sab

Bangalore - 24 Feb 2011: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today presented a surplus budget for 2011-12 in the Assembly providing certain tax relief and enhancements to raise additional resources to the tune of Rs1,020 crore. Presenting a separate document on agriculture for the first time in

New Delhi, Feb 24 2011 : In three of the five states going to the polls in weeks - Assam, Kerala and West Bengal - the percentage of Muslims, after Jammu and Kashmir, is the highest in the country. To tap this political space, the Jamaat-e-Islami-e Hind, the organisation established for the propagat

New Delhi, February 22, 2011 (PTI): Giving in to opposition demands, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday announced government's decision to set up a JPC into the 2G spectrum scam, saying the country could "ill afford" disruption of the crucial Budget session of Parliament.Making the announcemen