Bangalore - 31 July 2011: Illegal mining in Karnataka has already cost BS Yeddyurappa of the BJP his job as Chief Minister. Today, the Supreme Court ordered the suspension of all mining operations in the Bellary district.The court said it was shocked by the extent of the envir

New Delhi - 31 July 2011: After launching a referendum on the Lokpal Bill in the real world - Union telecom minister Kapil Sibal's Chandni Chowk constituency - team Anna has now ventured into virtual world as it has now started an online referendum on the issue. The result of referendum in Sibal'

Bangalore - 31 July 2011 (PTI): Former stateBJPPresident D V Sadananda Gowda appeared to emerge as key contender to succeed chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, who is believed to have suggested his name to the central leadership.According to party sources,Yeddyurappais slated to tender his resignation t

Dubai, 30 July 2011, 10:51 PM The committee to sight the crescent moon for the Holy Month of Ramadan, on Saturday evening announced the first day of Ramadan will be on Monday, August 1. According to the committee, the moon was not sighted on Saturday, therefore as per the calendar fasting will begin

Nottingham - 31 July 2011 (PTI): Senior batsman Rahul Dravid struck his 34thTest centuryto draw level with Sunil Gavaskarand become the joint second highest century maker fromIndiaon the second day of thesecond Testagainst England.Playing his 155th Test, Dravid achieved the landmark when he paddle-s

GEORGETOWN (Guyana) - 31 July 2011 (AP): Flight 523 fromNew Yorkhad just touched down and passengers were applauding the pilot's landing in the South American country Saturday when something suddenly went wrong.TheBoeing737-800 slid off the end of a rainy runway, crashed through a chain-link fence a

New York - 31 July 2011 (AP): TheUS Geological Surveyis reporting that another strong earthquake has jolted northeasternJapan, the same region struck by March's massive quake and tsunami. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no tsunami warning is in effect.The USGS says the ear

Lucknow - 30 July 2011: Giving impetus to the movement for Scheduled Caste status to Dalit Muslims, several Muslim clerics have supported the inclusion of Dalit Muslims in the SC list during a function organised by All India United Muslim Morcha (AIUMM) here on Saturday. The urged the entire com

Johannesburg, 2011/07/28: [?AFP]South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday as a Muslim. Parnell confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he converted to Islamic faith in January this

Mumbai - 30 July 2011: Maharashtra's minorities commission on Saturday called for the arrest of Janata Party leaderSubramanian Swamyfor his "extreme xenophobic right-wing thoughts" expressed in a newspaper article.State Minorities Commission vice chairman Abraham Mathai wrote toMumbaipolice chief Ar

Bangalore - 30 July 2011 (PTI):Karnataka Chief MinisterBS Yeddyurappatoday met BJP central leadersArun JaitleyandRajnath Singh, who continued to exert pressure on him to quit and facilitate smooth election of his successor.As the political upheaval triggered by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining

Bangalore - 29 July 2011: In return for relinquishing the Karnataka chief ministership, BS Yeddyurappa is bargaining with theBJPfor state presidentship of the party and for having Shohba Karandlaje as his successor.BJP leaders Arun Jaitley andRajnath Singhare inBangaloreto oversee the election of a

Bangalore - 29 July 2011, (DHNS): The explosive report of Lokayukta that has put Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa in a spot has also brought in sharp focus the State government's inability to curb rampant illegal mining over the past several years. The unfair practice has resulted in ille

Astronomers have detected an asteroid not far from Earth, moving in the same orbit around the Sun. The 200-300m-wide rock sits in front of our planet at a gravitational "sweet spot", and poses no danger. Its position in the sky makes it a so-called Trojan asteroid - a type previously detected only a

Bangalore - 28 July 2011: Tainted Karnatakachief ministerBS Yeddyurappatendered his resignation on Thursday, following his indictment by theLokayuktaover illegal mining in the state.The chief minister, however, has sent his resignation letter to theBJPnational president Nitin Gadkari instead of the

New Delhi - 29 July 2011: The seventh wonder of the world, the Taj Mahal, is the top draw in terms of tourism revenue, logging a gate entry income of Rs.19,89,49,560 for the fiscal 2010-2011, the ministry of culture said Thursday. This is the third consecutive year that the 16th century monument

Bhatkal - 28 July 2011: An interaction session between newly elected Anjuman Management and the Teaching Staff was held here at Anjuman College premises on Wednesday, 27 July. The main topic of discussion here was 'How to raise the Standard and Quality of Education in Anjuman Institutions.' Speaking

Bhatkal - 28 July 2011: Bhatkal MLA, Mr J D Naik on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the Govt Hospital after receiving many complaints about the mismanagement & other irregularities and inspected the functioning of the Hospital. He expressed his anguish over the dismal condition of hospital and shor