HYDERABAD, Nov 24,2010 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Konijeti Rosaiah has submitted his resignation to Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan on Wednesday afternoon.The Chief Minister announced his decision to quit "due to advanced age" at a hurriedly convened press conference and later drove to Raj Bhav

Patna, Nov.24,2010 (PTI):The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)-BJP alliance on Wednesday attained a three-fourths majority in Bihar, bagging 183 of the 243-Assembly seats while still leading in 23 places.The JD(U) on its own won 99 seats, while its electoral ally the BJP snapped up 84 of the 141 and 102 seats,

New Delhi, Nov 24, (PTI): Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, facing allegations of corruption and nepotism, yet again staved off a mounting challenge to his leadership as BJP on Wednesday announced that he will continue in office."After consultations with senior party leaders and

NEW DELHI: After Ashok Chavan in Maharashtra, allegations of corruption have scalped another chief minister. The BJP top brass on Sunday asked B S Yeddyurappa to quit as Karnataka chief minister, and is determined to enforce the leadership change despite resistance from him. The chief minister dodg

New Delhi - Breaking his silence on the 2G spectrum allocation scandal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised action against anyone found guilty. But he also appealed to opposition political parties to allow Parliament - paralysed by them now for two weeks demanding a joint parliamentary committee

HUBLI - Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday said he had apprised the BJP core committee meeting in Delhi of the developments in Karnataka and, "during the discussion, there was no mention of a change in leadership."Mr. Yeddyurappa, who flew down to Hubli from New Delhi en route to Bijapur di

Mumbai : After 10 years and four seasons, Kaun Banega Crorepati finally got its first woman crorepati as Rahat Tasneem won the prize money of Rs1,00,00,000 in the fourth season (KBC4)of popular game show. She is confidence personified, a trait which was even lauded by the show's host megastar . Co

New Delhi, November 20: The Bhartiya Janata Party early Saturday deferred its decision on whether to make the land scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa quit or stay on his post.It was decided after an over three-hour-long discussion between Yeddyurappa, other BJP leaders from Karnataka a

NEW DELHI: Top BJP sources have told Times Now that the party might ask Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to step down after his role in the alleged land grab scam in the state was exposed. Sources have said that BJP sees Yeddyurappa as weak spot in fight against corruption against Congress

Hyderabad - Andhra Pradesh will rename Medak district, some 50 km from here, after former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Chief Minister K. Rosaiah said on Thursday. The new name of the district will be Indiramma district."The government has already started the exercise to rename the district," Rosaia

Dubai/New Delhi: A Court of Inquiry appointed by the Indian government to probe the plane crash that took place on May 22 has concluded that flight commander Zlatko Glusica was disoriented and his reactions were slow while bringing the aircraft in for a landing at Mangalore airport, Hindustan Times

Bangalore - Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was on Thursday was unanimously re-elected the state unit JD-S president.Mr Kumaraswamy's was the lone nomination received for the post of the President, Returning Officer for organisational polls and JD-S MLC, H C Neeravari told reporters

New Delhi/Bangalore - The Bharatiya Janata Party will hear land scam hit Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa and decide within two days next steps, a senior leader said late Thursday.This decision was taken at BJP's core committee meeting, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley

NEW DELHI: Rescuers hammered slabs of concrete and dug with their hands Tuesday to pull survivors and bodies from a four-story apartment building that collapsed into a mountain of rubble in a poor New Delhi neighborhood. At least 64 people were killed and scores injured.The 15-year-old building hous

I don't know if you are fully aware of the remarks made by K. Sudarshan, the former chief of the RSS and the organisation's father figure. The English TV channels and newspapers more or less blacked them out on the grounds of taste. Even I had difficulty piecing together exactly what the old boy ha

Indian telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja resigned from his post on Sunday, local media reported, after allegations that the government had given out lucrative telecoms licences at low prices.New Delhi: Indian telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja resigned from his post on Sunday, local media reported, aft

Lucknow: The three siblings were no less than "little angels" for Ikram, a shopkeeper in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district, when they handed over his box containing around Rs.15,000 which was given to them by mistake on their purchase.The siblings had Thursday night purchased a clay pot for Rs.30 from

Winning entry was chosen from over 1,08,000 doodles with India themeInternet users logging on to the Google homepage on Sunday will find a 'doodle' that showcases what is termed as the 'New India.' With a scholarly hat perched atop Google's G and a satellite bearing India's name on its way to the