BOSTON - Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata are among the five Indians named among the most powerful people in the world by Forbes in its this year's list of 68 people "who matter". India's business tycoons Reliance Industries Chairman M

Bhatkal - 4 Students of Anjuman Arts Science & Commerce College, Bhatkal demonstrated their excellent show at recently concluded Karnataka University Inter-College Sports Meet which was held at A S Patil Commerce College, Bijapur. Abdul Mutee S/o. Shabbir Ajaib grabbed Gold medal in Pole vault

Murdeshwar - Renowned Industrialist Mr R.N. Shetty inaugurated free ambulance service on the eve of Karnataka Day at a function held here at RNS Multispeciality Hospital, Murdeshwar. Speaking on the occasion Mr Shetty said, 'this free ambulance service will be available for the people of Bhatkal and

NEW YORK -US computer giant Dell announced Tuesday that it has acquired Boomi, a company that provides Web-based or "cloud" computing services. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The Texas-based Dell said the purchase of Berwyn, Pennsylvania-based Boomi will allow it to "he

Move over Gregorian calendar. It's time to keep time the Hegirian - or the Islamic Hijri - way. A Swiss company has created the world's first mechanical clock based on the Islamic lunar calendar. Parmigiani that takes pride in being 'haute horlogerie authentique' (authentic luxury watchmakers) call

ATHENS - Greece halted foreign mail deliveries on Wednesday after nearly a dozen small parcel bombs were discovered addressed to the leaders of France, Germany and Italy and foreign embassies in Athens. A package addressed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel reached her Berlin offices on Tuesday, wh

MUMBAI - The rupee strengthened by 12 paise to Rs 44.25 against the US currency at the Interbank Foreign Exchange market in the morning trade today, tracking dollar's losses against other major currencies. Traders said besides dollar's losses against the euro and other Asian currencies, fresh capit

Indian President Pratibha Patil to visit Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah Abu Dhabi: Indian President Pratibha Patil will arrive in the UAE on November 21 for a five-day official visit. The Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said the date of the president's visit was being finalised. But the UAE National Medi

BERLIN - A parcel containing an explosive device was on Tuesday intercepted at German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices, hours after parcel bombs exploded at the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens. The parcel bomb, purportedly sent by the Greek Economic Ministry, was addressed to Ms. Merkel per

WASHINGTON - With less than 100 hours left for Barack Obama to leave for his historic trip to India, the White House has said that the U.S. President is looking to elevate the Indo-U.S. relationship to a whole new level, far away from the misunderstanding and differences of the Cold War. "We are lo

Aligarh: Indian universities hold great potential, and are the powerhouses of knowledge, former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said at a convocation here Tuesday. "Our universities hold great potential for preparing India's next generation to face the upcoming challenges. They are the powerhouses of

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Bangalore/Mangalore/Bhatkal - On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced that regions currently being called as 'Hyderabad-Karnataka' and 'Mumbai-Karnataka', will be re-named. Delivering his address at the official Rajyotsava celebration function at Sri Kant

New Delhi : The Allahabad High Court's verdict on the Ayodhya dispute did not condone the demolition of the Babri Masjid, Congress president Sondia Gandhi said Tuesday while asserting that the perpetrators must be "brought to justice". "The judgment in no way condones the demolition of the Babri Ma

Bangalore - Attempts to streamline the services at Passport Seva Kendras (PSKs) have stalled the processing of hundreds of passport applications submitted at the BangaloreOne centres. Deccan Herald has highlighted several times in the past about the problems faced by the applicants submitting their

Bangalore - On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced that regions currently being called as 'Hyderabad-Karnataka' and 'Mumbai-Karnataka', will be re-named. Delivering his address at the official Rajyotsava celebration function at Sri Kanteerava Stadium in

Mangalore, November 2: Air India Express, the low-cost carrier arm of Air India, has positioned a base aircraft at Mangalore airport from Sunday. This base aircraft will be used in case of any problems arising in the aircraft used in regular flight schedules operated by the carrier, airport directo

TORONTO -There is more bad news for BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) as its smart phone sales have slipped to the third position in the U.S. market. According to the latest data by the NPD Group, the U.S.-based smart phone market tracking company, the BlackBerry's share of the US market in