New Delhi - 14 Nov 2011 (PTI): The lead auditor of the 2G telecom audit today stuck to his stand that the loss due to spectrum allocation was Rs 2,645 crore and he had signed the final report on the alleged scam on the direction of his superiors. Appearing before theJoint Parliamentary Committee(JPC

Rome - 13 Nov 2011: Berlusconi, who failed to secure a majority in a crucial vote on Tuesday, stepped down as prime minister after parliament passed a package of measures demanded by European partners to restore market confidence in Italy's strained public finances. Former European Commissione

Makkah - 13 Nov 2011: The Haram Mazjid around the Holy Kaabaa in Makkah is overflowing with Haj pilgrims as they begin to return. The annual pilgrimage ended last Wednesday. Around 3 million people from all over the world had come for Haj. 'Farewell Circumambulation' around the Holy Kaabaa is the la

New Delhi: Educational institutions at all levels across the country have celebrated November 11 as the 'National Education Day', commemorating the birthday of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, an eminent educationist and the first Union Ministerof Educationof independent India. As India's Education Ministe

New Delhi: Former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam was frisked not once but twice at an US airport in September, an act that violates protocol followed by almost every other country. The incident had occurred at New York's John F Kennedy airport on September 29. Security personnel patted Kalam down

Bhatkal - 11 Nov 2011: Railway has announced the extension of Train service of Yeswantpur (Bangalore) - Mangalore Central (Tri-weekly) express upto Karwar from November 14. Train No. 16515: Yeswantpur-Mangalore-Karwar Express (Tri Weekly). will leave Yeswantpur @ 07.30 hrs, arrive at Mangalore at 17

New Delhi - 11 Nov 2011 (Reuters): State-run retailers may cut petrol prices by about one percent or at least 0.60 rupees a litre excluding taxes from November 16 as softening Singapore prices have partially offset the impact of a declining rupee, an industry source said on Friday. It would be the f

Gulbarga - 11 Nov 2011: It is strange but true. For the 158 schools in Karnataka which have not seen a single student enrollment, there are 196 teachers and 261 classrooms. The records available with Express reveal this shocking state. The Education Department sought information from the offices of

New Delhi - 11 Nov 2011 (PTI): Facing serious financial turbulence,Kingfisher Airlineshas sought government help for a bailout even as it continued its flight curtailment spree for the fifth consecutive day on Friay and its stocks plummeted by over 19 per cent to an all-time low but recovered slight

Van, Turkey - 11 Nov 2011 (AP): The death toll from the second earthquake to hit eastern Turkey in about two weeks rose to 19 on Friday as several rescue teams clawed through heaps of concrete to search for two journalists believed trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel. Colleagues of the two

New Delhi - Reserve Bank of India Invites online applications from eligible young Indian students to select for theRBI Young Scholars Award Scheme 2012to generate interest in and awareness about the Indian banking sector and RBI. Under this scheme Reserve Bank of India will conduct a countrywide com

Mehsana (Gujarat), Nov 9: A special court in Gujarat today convicted 31 of the 73 accused in the 2002 Sardarpura post-Godhra riot case in which 33 people of a minority community were burnt alive. All the 31 convicts were later sentenced to life imprisonment. The quantum of punishment was pronounced

Bangalore - 08 Nov 2011: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa will walk out of Bangalore's Central Jail this evening, 23 days after he was sent to prison by a Lokayukta court. The Karnataka High Court granted the BJP strongman bail in a corruption case this morning. He had been given c

New Delhi - 08 Nov 2011 (Agencies): The Master Blaster crossed another landmark, completed 15,000 Test runs during the first Test against West Indies in New Delhi. Sachin Tendulkar is on the verge of a number that is as mind-boggling as Don Bradman's average. To understand the significance of 100 in

Haridwar - 08 Nov 2011 (Agencies): At least 16 people, mostly women, were killed and several others injured in a stampede during a religious ceremony attended by tens of thousands of devotees near Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar on Tuesday. The stampede occurred when the people tried to enter the Yajnash

Bhatkal - 07 Nov 2011: Eid-ul-Adha, a festival of sacrifice was observed in Bhatkal and almost all parts of India with traditional fervour and enthusiasm. Moulana Khwaja Moinuddin Nadvi, Imam and Khateeb, Khaleefa Jama Masjid led the Eid prayers at Bhatkal Eidgah Grounds and delivered the sermon in-

Bhatkal - 06 Nov 2011: To maintain peace in the town, Bhatkal police today evening conducted a march past which began from Bhatkal town police station and after passing through main road and Shamsuddin circle concluded at the same venue. On this occasion, Additional SP Mr Subhash Goudmane, DySP Mr M

New Delhi - 07 Nov 2011 (IANS): President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi Sunday greeted the nation on the eve of Eid-ul-Zuha, saying the ocassion rekindles faith in the ideals of peace and celebrates the spirit of gi