Mysore -The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka is continuing efforts to lure opposition legislators to its side and 30 Congress members are being wooed by it, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said on Saturday. "We have evidence to show that Shobha Karandlaje (power minister) has be

NEW DELHI: Introducing a level-playing field for aspirants of India's elite services -- IAS, IFS, IPS and others -- the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has come out with a new syllabus for the 2011 preliminary examination, which, besides aptitude and other skills, will also test candidates o

Mumbai -Country's largest software firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it expects to add 20,000 people in the second half of FY'11, taking its total hiring during this fiscal to over 50,000 persons. The company, at the beginning of this fiscal, had forecast hiring 30,000 people during 2

London : Nearly half a million public sector workers in Britain are to lose their jobs as the government plans to reduce more than 80 billion pounds in public spending in the next four years, the biggest cut since the Second World War. Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury, unwittingly d

Abu Dhabi: Over 7000 poets from 30 countries including India took part in a competition for classical Arabic poetry organised by Abu Dhabi authorities. Sultan Al Amimi, director of the Poetry Academy and member of the organising committee for the "Prince of Poets", announced that all works entered

GUWAHATI - Freedom fighter Bholaram Das marked his 100th birthday this weekend, announcing he was going back to school. Mr. Das has enrolled for a PhD programme in Gauhati University, perhaps the oldest university student in the country. "In my 100 years, I have done many things in the sphere of soc

New Delhi - Over 2,700 shots of fireworks, 25 stacks of speakers producing 500,000 watts of sound and 1,200 moving lights combined with the majestic aerostatto create a spectacular closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, at the Jawaharlal Nehru, in New Delhi, on Thursday. Prince Edward, patron o

NEW DELHI: As the Centre pitched for thorough and quick subscriber verification exercise for security reason, the telecom operators on Wednesday assured the government of their cooperation in getting details of customers but asked the home ministry to ensure cellphone users were not harassed by the

Bangalore - India completed their first ever series whitewash of Australia as Sachin Tendulkar led them to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over the visitors in the second and final cricket Test here today.Tendulkar (53 not out) added a half century to his first innings double ton and capitalise

JEDDAH: A record number of Indian pilgrims, over 170,000, will perform this year's Haj, Indian Ambassador Talmiz Ahmad told a press conference at the Consulate General of India on Thursday.The Indian diplomatic mission is coordinating arrangements for 125,000 pilgrims who will come through the Haj C

Bangalore - Having been the first one to reach quite a few landmarks, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday became the first person in the history of Test cricket to complete 14,000 runs. Tendulkar cut off-spinner Nathan Hauritz's delivery through coverpoint to hit a boundary and accomplished the

Karnataka Assembly serves notice on 11 BJP legislatorsThe political crisis in Karnataka, arising out of 14 Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs withdrawing support to the Yeddyurappa government, continued on Friday, with at least 10 of them sticking to their stand.Sources in the government and the Janata Dal

New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Women wrestlers and archers excelled Friday winning three golds between them as shooters continued to add to their kitty, taking India's Commonwealth Games gold tally to 20 on the fifth day of competitions here.Anita won the gold in the freestyle 67kg category defeating Canad

Two Russian-born scientists shared the 2010 Nobel Prize for physics for showing how carbon just one atom thick behaved, a breakthrough with implications for areas from quantum physics to consumer electronics.Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both with the University of Manchester, conducted exper

JEDDAH: The newly established Mashair Railway which links the holy sites of Mina ,Arafat and Muzdalifa with Makkahwill have a 30-day test run before opening to transport domestic and GCC pilgrims during the upcoming Haj season. Municipal and Rural Affairs Minister Prince Mansour bin Miteb will inspe

DUBAI: Active IT Distribution won the 9thDulsco Ramadan Cricket Tournament which concluded on Saturday at the Zabeel Park Dubai. In the final Active IT defeated Arabian Gulf Establishments (AGE) Group by five wickets. Electing to bat first, AGE Group put on 153 runs for the loss of six wickets while

New Delhi: Noted Urdu poet Akhlaq Mohammed Khan, generally known,' Shahryar' has been selected for Jnanpith Award-2008 which is the highest literary award in India. This prestigious award will be given to him in the recognition of his contribution for Urdu language.The Award was instituted in 1961 a

New Delhi - India's second largest car manufacturer Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) Thursday launched its hatchback car Next Gen i10 at a price ranging from Rs.3.49 lakh to Rs.5.91 lakh (ex-showroom in Delhi)."With the Next Gen i10, we hope to continue the legacy. That is why we have further boos