Cong stuck on fielding JD(S) rebels, old guard
Fielding Janata Dal(S) rebels and weeding out controversial legislators and a section of the old guard seemed to be stumbling blocks for the Congress as its tried to finalise candidates for the May 12...
View ArticleMaharashtra chain snatchers, who terrified women, arrested
While arresting two persons involved in 22 chain-snatching cases in and around the city, the east division police on Saturday recovered 1.8 kilograms of gold, worth Rs 31.92 lakh. A senior police...
View ArticleTTE from Bengaluru pushed out of train
A group of passengers assaulted and pushed a travelling ticket examiner (TTE) out of the Yeshwantpur-Howrah Superfast Express near Katpadi Junction during the early hours of Thursday after they failed...
View ArticleCity mayor should be directly elected: Jairam
Bengaluru still does not have a directly elected mayor with a five-year term, said former Union minister Jairam Ramesh at an interaction organised by B PAC (Bangalore Political Action Committee) on...
View ArticleDead lizard in dal reignites IISc students' demand for good quality food
Two back-to-back incidents at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) here have become an inflection point in the students struggle for better facilities at the premier centre of learning. On April 8, a...
View ArticleMarch for Science calls for spirit of enquiry
Scientists, academicians and professors were among the participants in the March for Science to promote scientific temper. The second edition of the march was organised in more than 200 cities across...
View Article3 arrested for killing, robbing cab driver
The Devarajeevanahalli police arrested three suspects for killing a 23-year-old Ola cab driver on March 18 and robbing his vehicle and other valuables. The arrested are Arup Shankar Das (36), his...
View ArticleLemongrass oil to stop smell from trash
Its a common sight to see people covering their faces while passing by a garbage truck. Motorists speed up to escape the stench. In order to reduce the stench emanating from garbage trucks across the...
View ArticleMen's rights NGO to field independents in elections
Mens rights NGO, Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF), will field Satish Babu, an engineer, as an independent candidate from the BTM Layout Assembly constituency. The SIFF has more plans for the...
View ArticleBDA's fall from grace: rows deal a body blow to once-model agency
The Bangalore Development Authority has an important place in the citys development over the decades, but recent controversies have dealt a severe blow to the agencys credibility. Inordinate delays in...
View ArticleGreen tribunal, BDA officials inspect Bellandur Lake
The committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), along with the officers from the Karnataka Lake Development and Conservation Authority (KLCDA) and the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA),...
View ArticleTotal voters in state may cross 5 crore, says CEC
The number of registered voters in the state will cross five crore for the May 12 Assembly elections, said Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar. Speaking at a media interaction organised by Press Club...
View ArticleII PU results on April 30
The results of the second-year pre-university examination will be announced on April 30, according to C Shikha, director, Department of PU Education. Students can access results online on the...
View ArticleDinesh calls upon people to beat Yogi with chappals
In a controversial statement, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president and MLA Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday said people should beat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...
View ArticleRahul's next leg of poll compaign to have urban accent
Congress president Rahul Gandhis second round of campaigning in Karnataka is expected to have a pronounced urban focus as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah makes a determined bid to retain the state, a feat...
View ArticleCongress stuck on fielding JD(S) rebels, old guard
Fielding Janata Dal(S) rebels and weeding out controversial legislators and a section of the old guard seemed to be stumbling blocks for the Congress as it tried to finalise candidates for the May 12...
View ArticleCWG: Aggressive Saina clinches women's singles gold; Srikanth settles for silver
Saina Nehwals aggression and intensity quite literally wilted P V Sindhu as she picked up the womens singles Commonwealth Games gold medal with exhilarating triumph in the final here today. However,...
View ArticleWater Crisis: Everyone cries politics, but no one wants to be named
Winter is long gone, and whatever we can call spring in this city has also passed, and we see the first sign that tells us summer has begun: water tankers. Citizens in many parts of the city suffer...
View ArticleBWSSB chief, forensic expert get 'death threats'
BWSSB Chairman Tushar Girinath and court-commissioned forensic documents and handwriting expert Phaneendar B N have filed police complaints, saying they have been getting death threats. While Girinath...
View ArticleManika Batra claims mixed doubles bronze in table tennis
Manika Batras sensational run at the Commonwealth Games fetched her another medal as she teamed up with G Sathiyan to collect the mixed doubles bronze, thereby claiming a medal in every event she...
View ArticleDefending champs Pallikal-Chinappa settle for women's doubles silver
India ended their Commonwealth Games campaign in squash with two silver medals after Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa went down fighting in the womens doubles final here today. Pallikal and...
View ArticleHow colour blue got associated with Ambedkar
At a time when political parties are fighting it out to grab the legacy of Bhim Rao Ambedkar for political gains, not many worry as to how the colour blue came to be associated with the Dalit icon....
View ArticleMore males pursue PhDs than females: HRD Ministry data
More than 21,000 more males pursue PhDs in the country than females, contrary to the popular perception, according to HRD Ministry data. According to the data accessed by PTI for the last three years,...
View ArticleSatwik-Chirag win historic men's badminton doubles silver at CWG
Satwik Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty today claimed Indias first ever medal in mens doubles after settling for a silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games badminton competition here today. Satwik and Chirag...
View ArticleGovt employees can go abroad during child care leave period
Government employees can go abroad while on a child care leave, according to new guidelines of the Personnel Ministry. They can also avail Leave Travel Concession (LTC) -- which allow leave and...
View ArticleWonder why probe agencies make so many prosecution witnesses: SC
The Supreme Court has wondered as to why investigating agencies "always believe in quantity" and make hundreds of prosecution witnesses to prove their charges before the court of law. The apex court,...
View ArticleSC/ST verdict: Centre considering various options, including ordinance
There is a need to overturn the Supreme Court order laying down fresh guidelines on the arrest of those accused of committing atrocities against SC and ST communities, the government feels, and...
View ArticleBadami: Sriramulu may be BJP's surprise weapon against CM
The BJP is mulling over fielding Bellary Lok Sabha member B Sriramulu from the Badami seat in the district if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contests from there. This is as part of the strategy devised by...
View ArticleJD(S) will be 'king', not 'kingmaker': HD Kumaraswamy
JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy, on Saturday, lambasted at the Congress party and said that the JD(S) will win 100 seats and the Congress will get only 40 in the upcoming Assembly elections. The...
View ArticleFirst Rohingya family repatriated to Myanmar
Myanmars government said it repatriated on Saturday the first family of Rohingya out of some 700,000 refugees who fled to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military campaign, despite UN warnings that a...
View ArticleArun Jaitley takes oath as Rajya Sabha member for new term
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Sunday sworn in as a member of the Rajya Sabha for a new six-year term. Jaitley, who is undergoing treatment for a kidney ailment, was administered the oath of...
View ArticleAir China flight diverted after passenger threatens crew with fountain pen
An Air China flight bound for Beijing made an unscheduled landing in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou on Sunday after a passenger threatened a flight attendant with a fountain pen, the countrys...
View ArticleCWG 2018: India finishes at third position with 66 medals
With a grand total of 66 medals, India finished with the third highest medal tally on Sunday in the 21st edition of the Commonwealth Games held at Gold Coast, Australia.India bagged 26 gold, 20 silver...
View ArticleAfghans register to vote in long-delayed elections amid violence
Afghanistan at the weekend began registering voters across the war-torn country as it seeks to ensure that long-delayed legislative elections in October are seen as credible and fraud-free. Over the...
View ArticlePM Modi to receive 'unprecedented' welcome during UK visit: Official
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will arrive here on a four-day visit to the UK on Tuesday, is the only head of government to be offered bilateral meetings ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of...
View Article'MADAD'- Railway's dedicated app for lodging complaints coming soon
Move over Twitter, Facebook, helplines and complaint registers if you are looking to lodge your grievances with the Railways. The national transporter is going to launch a dedicated mobile application...
View ArticlePakistan prevents Sikh pilgrims from meeting Indian envoy; India lodges protest
India on Sunday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan over blocking of access of visiting Sikh pilgrims to Indian diplomats in that country and even "compelling" the Indian envoy to return while on way...
View ArticleI and B Ministry proposes installation of chip in new TV set-top boxes
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has proposed installation of a chip in new television set-top boxes which will provide data about channels watched and their duration. A senior official of the...
View ArticleShekhar Kapur 'stunned' by regional cinema at National Awards
Shekhar Kapoor, who headed the feature film jury for this years National Film Awards, has said the quality of regional cinema left him "stunned". The veteran filmmker appealed to the media to highlight...
View ArticlePanchayat polls: rural heartland key to TMC's Delhi ambitions in 2019
The stakes seem to be high for the ruling Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal panchayat polls, as the party leadership feels that gaining a foothold in national politics after the 2019 Lok...
View ArticleOld case gives hope for Nirav Modi's early extradition
The government is studying a 14-year-old case to strengthen its plea to Hong Kong authorities for arresting fugitive business tycoon Nirav Modi and extraditing him to India.New Delhi hopes that...
View ArticlePakistan PM invites parties to talks on new provinces in Punjab, Sindh
Amid growing demand for bifurcating Punjab and Sindh provinces, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has invited all political parties to a dialogue to reach a consensus on the issue of...
View ArticleHaryana government to give Rs 1.5 crore to CWG gold winners from state
Commonwealth Games gold medal winners, hailing from Haryana, will get Rs 1.5 crore from the state government, sports minister Anil Vij announced on Sunday. Vij congratulated athletes from Haryana for...
View ArticleFrance urges Russia to join peace push after Syria strikes
France is urging Russia to join a push for a political solution in Syria after the joint US, French and British attacks on Syrian chemical weapons sites. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said...
View ArticleUK wants India to take on more important role within Commonwealth: Diplomat
Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to the UK for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week will mark Indias enhanced engagement with the multilateral organisation, including...
View ArticleChemical inspectors to begin work in Syria's Douma
Inspectors from the OPCW chemical watchdog will begin their investigation Sunday at the site of a chemical attack near Damascus, a senior official said. "The fact-funding team arrived in Damascus on...
View ArticleDebate on rewriting history unnecessary, exaggerations need to be removed:...
The debate in the country on rewriting history is unnecessary as some "exaggerations" need to be removed from time to time, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) Chairman Arvind Jamkhedkar has...
View ArticleSix wagons of goods train travel without engine
Six coal-laden wagons of a goods train travelled for 2 km without an engine here, an incident which comes a week after an express train in Titlagarh travelled for 13 km without an engine. The incident...
View ArticleFarooq Abdullah wants bill to award death penalty for raping minors
Opposition National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah today demanded a special session of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to bring in a bill to award capital punishment to those who rape...
View ArticleDinesh Gundurao's statement condemned
The Backward Classes Morcha of BJP has condemned the statement of KPCC Working President Dinesh Gundurao, who had exhorted the Kannadigas to beat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with...
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