NEW DELHI - A senior RSS leader's name figured in the chargesheet in the 2007 Ajmer blast in Rajasthan, a development that was rubbished by BJP and RSS but latched onto by Congress which accused the outfit of disturbing communal amity. Indresh Kumar, the RSS leader, was present at a secret meeting

NEW DELHI: Introducing a level-playing field for aspirants of India's elite services -- IAS, IFS, IPS and others -- the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has come out with a new syllabus for the 2011 preliminary examination, which, besides aptitude and other skills, will also test candidates o

HUBLI: After North Karnataka, now Uttara Kannada is turning to CCTVs to check crime rate. CCTVs have been installed at Majali checkpost in Karwar, Uttara Kannada district, to scan smuggling activities. This border area establishes a link between Goa and Karwar. Various government departments __ exc

KARWAR: Samudra Prahari, the first-ever pollution controlled warship, arrived at Karwar from Mumbai on Thursday. The ship was commissioned on October 9. The warship has two sophisticated equipments to control oil spillage and pollution and it is the first such warship in Asia and third in the world

NEW DELHI -Allowing the new Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) to pay more to the faculty from their own resources, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday assured them that he would approach the Cabinet for relaxation in providing the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) scale

BANGALORE - The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved orders on the petition by 11 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators who had challenged their disqualification from the Assembly. Justice V.G. Sabhahit, the third judge hearing their plea against disqualification, heard arguments for two days befo

BANGALORE - The rebel BJP legislators in Karnataka, who have challenged their disqualification from the Assembly, suffered a setback on Wednesday, with the Karnataka High Court rejecting their request to summon the records of their disqualification proceedings from the office of Speaker K.G. Bopaia

New Delhi -In an attempt to prevent foreigners from getting non-technical jobs, the government has made it clear that citizens of other countries will be taken only for highly-skilled assignments in India and should draw an annual salary of over USD 25,000. In an order, the Home Ministry nullified

Bangalore -An opposition Congress MLA in Karnataka today resigned from the House, after which the party's top leaders staged a sit-in protest in front of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's house here accusing the ruling BJP of engineering poaching. The police broke up the sit-in by taking into custod

New Delhi : The government Wednesday approved amendments to an over 40-year-old legislation to ensure the protection of interests of those Indian Muslims who have inherited the properties of relatives who migrated to Pakistan in 1947. The amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968, which got the no

Mumbai : Stung by the proceedings initiated for violating decibel limits during the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally here Sunday, the party Wednesday hit back asking why action was not being taken against noise pollution created daily by loudspeakers in mosques. The party mouthpiece Saamna editorially said

The mission of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, a symbol of Muslim renaissance in India was not only to establish an educational institution at Aligarh but his vision was that this institution gains the central position among Muslims by providing them leadership in educational matters and all Muslim institutio

Mumbai : The Shiv Sena Tuesday demanded a ban on burqa, calling the Muslim veil a threat to security interests. In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamna, the party said Turkey had once banned the burqa and now France had followed suit. It said criminals were using the burqa to commit crimes. It ci

Bangalore, October 18: The Congress in Karnataka today charged the ruling BJP with offering money to the tune of Rs 50 crore to its MLAs to engineer defection and threatened to launch a state-wide stir to expose the horse trading. Opposition Congress leader in the state Assembly Siddaramaiah allege

Obama to address joint sitting of Parliament on November 8 NEW DELHI - The winter session of Parliament will begin on November 9 and conclude on December 13. A day before the start of the session, United States President Barack Obama will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Bangalore - Technical Department of Indian Air Force is conducting a recruitment drive to recruit fresh candidates. The positions are open for SSLC, PUC and Diploma holders who had secured 50% marks in their qualifying examinations and born between 1st April 1990 and 31st May 1994. Interested candid

BANGALORE - The uncertainty over the fate of the 11 Bharatiya Janata Party rebel legislators in Karnataka continues with a split verdict on Monday by a two-member Bench of the Karnataka High Court on their disqualification. While Chief Justice J.S. Khehar upheld the October 10 action of the Speaker

GUWAHATI - Freedom fighter Bholaram Das marked his 100th birthday this weekend, announcing he was going back to school. Mr. Das has enrolled for a PhD programme in Gauhati University, perhaps the oldest university student in the country. "In my 100 years, I have done many things in the sphere of soc