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The BJP's hostage to off-the-wall masters

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

India telecoms minister quits over licence row - reports

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

Little angels return Rs.15,000 to shopkeeper

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

Mangalore boy's work features on Google homepage

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

All Hindu terrorists linked to RSS: Digvijay

Nagpur, Nov 13, (PTI):Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh has said that all Hindus arrested for their alleged involvement in terror activities across the country are linked to the Rashtriya Swayayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Turning tables on the Nagpur-headquartered saffron outfit for its observatio

BJP's shame: Yeddyurappa at centre of land scams

BANGALORE: BJP is screaming hoarse about corruption in the UPA and demanding telecom minister A Raja's scalp for alleged misdeeds related to 2G spectrum allotment. But in Karnataka, where the party is in power, more skeletons are tumbling out of the scam-scarred B S Yeddyurappa government's cupboard

Karnataka okays second phase of Bangalore Metro

Bangalore, November 10: The Karnataka government late Tuesday approved the second phase of the Bangalore Metro project (51 km) at a cost of a whopping Rs.14,774 crore (Rs.147.74 billion). "The cabinet has given approval for the second phase of the Namma Metro comprising 51 km at a cost of Rs.14,774

Common Entrance Test slated for April 27 and 28

Bangalore - Minister for Higher Education V.S. Acharya on Wednesday announced that the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) had tentatively fixed April 27 and April 28 for conducting the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to professional courses in the coming academic year. After a meeting

Chavan stakes claim to form new govt in Maharashtra

Mumbai -Maharashtra Chief Minister-designate Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday night called on Governor K Sankaranarayan to submit letters of support and stake claim to form the next government in the state. He was accompanied by NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister-designate Ajit Pawar. The swearing-

Close shave for 250 as bird hits plane in Goa

Panaji -A chartered plane to Moscow with 250 passengers on board had a narrow escape early Thursday when it suffered a bird hit at the runway of Goa's Dabolim international airport. Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said that immediately after the bird hit, the pilot of the Moscow-bound Ae

New twist in Independents disqualification case

Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) The disqualification case of five Independent legislators Monday took a new turn with two of the five voters, on whose petition the five legislators lost the assembly membership, claiming they were forced to lodge the complaint. The two voters Monday filed an affidavit in th

Sonia directs Chavan to resign

New Delhi -Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan today became the first political casualty of the Adarsh Housing Society scam in Mumbai with Congresschief Sonia Gandhi directing him to resign. "Pending enquiry, his (Chavan's) offer of resignation has been accepted. He has been asked to tender hi

Obama concludes India visit, leaves for Indonesia

NEW DELHI - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday left here for Indonesia after his three-day visit to India, during which he announced support for New Delhi's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and asked Pakistan to bring perpetrators of 26/11 attacks to justice. Mr. Obama and hi

Obama backs India on terror, U.N. reform

'I look forward to India becoming permanent member' - Obama New Delhi - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday came out in support of a permanent seat for India in a reformed U.N. Security Council and broadly endorsed India's concerns over terrorism emanating from "safe havens in Pakistan" in an effo

Obama backs India's drive for UN Security Council seat

NEW DELHI - US President Barack Obama on Monday backed India's quest for a permanent UN Security Council seat, inviting the world's largest democracy to take its "rightful" place at the summit of global power. In a symbolic climax of his three-day visit to a nation he hailed as an "indispensable" U

IT revolution in Rajasthan village impresses Obama

JAIPUR - U.S. President Barack Obama's interaction with the inhabitants of Kanpura village in Ajmer district of Rajasthan through video-conferencing on Sunday gave him a glimpse of the information technology revolution in rural India that extends the benefits of modern technology and services to th

Manmohan's dinner diplomacy a hit with Obama

NEW DELHI - Any doubts Barack Obama might have had about the political pecking order in India is likely to have been settled by the seating arrangement at the private dinner Prime Minister Manmohan Singh threw for the visiting U.S. President at his residence on Race Course Road on Sunday night. The

Obama-Singh meeting sets the tone for official talks on Monday

New Delhi: The visiting US President Barack Obama held a crucial one-on-one meeting with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday upon his arrival in the Indian capital. The two leaders were together for about half an hour before they joined other guests at a dinner Singh hosted for the v