STOCKHOLM - The Nobel prize for economics was awarded Monday to U.S. researchers Peter A. Diamond and Dale T. Mortensen, and British-Cypriot citizen Christopher A. Pissarides, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.The trio were awarded the prize for their "analysis of markets with search f

Bangalore : Karnataka on Monday appears headed for President's rule with the State Governor is believed to have recommended such a step after Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa won a controversial confidence vote in the Assembly following disqualification of 16 MLAs.Governor H.R. Bhardwaj is believed t

On a winter morning in 1992, a frenzied mob of young men assaulted and triumphantly razed the three domes of a medieval mosque. I wept then, as did large numbers of my countrymen and women. Eighteen years later, the three judges of the Special Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court, hearing a 60-yea

Bhatkal - Bhatkal Police on Friday seized a Maruthi van here at Tengingundi Road near water tank and recovered large quantity of beef which is reportedly being transported from Hubli to Bhatkal. It may be noted that, in the view of recent incident in which one constable lost his life, security has b

United Arab Emirates-based carrier RAK Airways restarted flights on Sunday, after over a year of suspension, with trips to Saudi Arabia and India and tickets priced as low as AED10 ($2.72), it said in a statement.The airline will operate four flights per week each to Jeddah and southern Indian city

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 - (PTI)Amid scenes of pandemonium, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today "won" a vote of confidence in the Assembly under a cloud after the Speaker disqualified 16 MLAs, including 11 of BJP, hours before the trial of strength. High drama marked the proceedings when Speaker K G Bop

Bhatkal - The dismal condition of NH 17 at Bhatkal has become a nightmare for vehicles. Despite the allocation of funds from the Natonal Highway Authority for its repair, the repair work is yet to begin. Today morning at around 8:00 am, a Govt Volvo bus got stucked in the middle of the road at Mudb

Bangalore - (PTI)In a setback to ruling BJP on the eve of the floor test, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today directed Speaker K G Bopaiah to maintain status quo on the House strength as on October 6. In a letter to the Speaker, the Governor said the strength of the 224-member assembly which stoo

Bhatkal - Anjuman College for Women has bagged 2 University ranks in the recently concluded (May/June 2010) BA final year examinations of Karnataka State Womens University, Bijapur. Ms Fathima Samrah with 86.74% marks achieved third rank while Ms Umme Ruman secured 6th rank with 85.86% marks. This w

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

Extension of the Green Line of the Dubai Metro by at least 20 kilometers is one of the major transport projects to be carried out in the near future Dubai: The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority has not abandoned any of its public transport expansion projects, said as senior official."Construction

MUSCAT - An Indian woman died after losing her passport and becoming stranded for about four days at Muscat airport, an Indian embassy official in the Omani capital said on Sunday.The woman, a housemaid identified as Beebi Lumada, "died of some illness" when she was being taken to hospital, the offi

UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi has been named the most powerful Arab woman and the 70th most powerful woman in the world by US-based Forbes magazine.According to Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women, Shaikha Lubna is "a regional power in her own right" and const

It is more than a week that the Babri Masjid verdict has been announced. Zillions of words written and another zillion spoken lamenting injustice Lucknow High Court inflicted on Muslims by a verdict that splits the land and mosque between, Hindus, Muslims and Sadhus. Justice they say is blind and in

New Delhi - The legal cell of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board is thinking of becoming an intervener in the appeal the Sunni wakf board plans to file in the Supreme Court against last week's Ayodhya verdict.Several law board members said the Allahabad High Court judgment had legal "loopholes"

The notice issued by the Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to 11 Bharatiya Janata Party legislators, who had joined the revolt against Chief Minister Yeddyurappa and given letters to the Governor withdrawing their support to the government, raises interesting constitutional issues regard

The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) system, aimed at lessening the burden of school students, has reportedly increased the stress factor among them as they now feel they are being observed and evaluated 24x7.The CCE was introduced in all CBSE-affiliated schools along with the transitio