» Food prices to decline after winter crop: Sharad Pawar
Bangalore |Saturday, 2009 10:05:12 PM IST
Food prices will decline after the rabi crop as production of wheat, rice, pulses, oil seeds and sugarcane during the winter is expected to be higher than in the drought-hit kharif season, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said Saturday.

 » Yeddyurappa sheds tears at fate, dissidents firm on his sack (Roundup)
Bangalore/New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 10:05:06 PM IST
Left with little option but to bow to dissident's demands to save his chair, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Saturday shed tears publicly but the rebels stood firm on his removal.

 » K'taka HC stays boycott by B'lore Advocates Assn
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The Karnataka High Court today stayed the proposed boycott of court proceeding by members of Bangalore Advocates Association on November nine to protest Chief Justice P D Dinakaran attending courts before he was cleared of allegations against him.

 » 'Real Gladiator' wins Air Force Trophy
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
Rank outsider 'Real Gladiator' ridden by P S Chouhan easily won the Air Force Trophy, the main event of the racaes held here today.

 » Fairfax invites Indian investment
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Washington-based law firm, Patton Boggs LLP, hosted a roundtable discussion here today for Indian businesses interested in expanding in the US Market.

 » Suicide threat by fans if Karandlaje dropped
Bangalore |Saturday, 2009 7:35:11 PM IST
Hundreds of supporters of Shoba Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the beleaguered first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, Saturday threatened to commit suicide if she was dropped from the ministry at the behest of party rebels.

 » Karnataka tourism minister firm in oust Yeddyurappa stand
Bangalore |Saturday, 2009 7:35:06 PM IST
Dissident Karnataka Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who is leading a campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, has displayed amazing consistency in his stand as well as in his statements on the turmoil for the past nearly a fortnight.

 » BJP Legislators 'auctioned' in K'taka
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The unrelenting political crisis in Karnataka BJP may have dismayed the people but the rebel legislators are giving themselves enough entertainment as they have become the butt of jokes.

 » Yeddyurappa sheds tears over his plight
Bangalore |Saturday, 2009 6:05:12 PM IST
In a rare instance in Indian politics, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, facing revolt from a few ministers and legislators, Saturday shed tears publicly at his plight, having struggled for decades to bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to power.

 » Congress demands resignation of Assembly Speaker
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The opposition Congress in Karnataka today demanded that assembly Speaker Jagadish Shettar must resign as he had lowered the dignity of the office by indulging in cheap politics.

 » Supporters protest Minister's resignation
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
Supporters of the lone woman Minister in the BJP Government in Karnataka today organised a protest at the alleged resignation of Minister for Rural Development Shobha Karandlaje "bowing to pressure from the rebels." A group of people assembled in front of her house on the Race Course Road here and shouted slogans against the detractors of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa who are demanding the sacking of the Minister and his Principal Secretary V P Baligar.

 » Moily hits out at BJP govt, says "it's most unfortunate"
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
''It is most unfortunate that Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was camping in New Delhi to safeguard his chair at a time when people of North Karnataka were undergoing great suffering due to the recent floods and looking to the government for relief,'' Union Minister for Law and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily alleged today.

 » Moily declines to be dragged into Dinakaran issue
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
Union Minister for Law M Veerappa Moily today declined to be dragged into Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran issue stating that the Supreme Court Collegium was looking into the allegations against the judge.

 » No change in rebels' stand on leadership in K'taka: Janardhana
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The political crisis in the BJP government in Karnataka looked far from over, despite the hectic moves being made by the party's Central leadership as dissident leader and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy today maintained that there was no change in their stand of seeking the ouster of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.

 » Centre to boost indigenous seed production: Pawar
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The Centre would consider extending credit to farmers to purchase seeds in drought and flood affected areas and to give a major boost to seed production from among the farming class, Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said today.

 » No change in rebels stand on leadership change:Janardhana
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The political crisis in the BJP government in Karnataka looked far from over, despite the hectic moves being made by the party's central leadership as the dissident leader and Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy today maintained that there was no change in their stand of seeking the ouster of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.

 » Dissidents insist on Yeddyurappa's removal (Lead)
Bangalore/New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 3:35:05 PM IST
Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Saturday rubbished reports of a compromise between the warring groups and said there was no change in his stand on the leadership issue.

 » Dissidents insist on Yeddyurappa's removal
Bangalore/New Delhi |Saturday, 2009 2:35:05 PM IST
Karnataka Tourism Minister G. Janardhana Reddy, who leads the campaign for the removal of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, Saturday said there was no change in his stand and rubbished reports of a compromise between the warring groups.

 » BHEL Quality Circle bags award at Philippines convention
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
The quality circle in the Electronics Division of the Public sector BHEL here has won the 'Silver Award' at the International Convention on Quality Control Circles held at Mandaue in Philippines recently.

 » Wholesale prices of Oils, Sugar, Commodities
Bangalore | Saturday, Nov 7 2009 IST
Following were the wholesale prices (per 10 kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.

 » Karnataka's tryst with political instability continues (Letter from Bangalore)
Bangalore |Saturday, 2009 11:35:06 AM IST
Karnataka - the state that is known to the world as being the home of India's outsourcing industry ccntred in and around Bangalore - faces the ignominy of now being dubbed as the home of political instability as the first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in southern India lies paralysed by dissidence, whatever be the compromise hammered out at New Delhi.

 » End in sight for BJP crisis in K'taka?
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
The two-week long political crisis in the State BJP is likely to come to an end as the Central leaders have reportedly worked out a 'compromise formula' after series of parleys held with the rival groups in Delhi this evening.

 » 'Celestial Way' wins Rajyotsava Trophy
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
Favourite 'Celestial Way' ridden by Jockey Suraj Narredu easily won The Rajyotsava Trophy, the main event of the opening day's of Bangalore Winter Meeting 2009-2010 Races held here today.

 » Official calls for vigilance mechanism to curb graft
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
Lok Ayukta Additional Director-General of Police Roopak Kumar Dutta today called for setting up of preventive vigilance mechanism in all departments to curb corruption. Speaking at a function organised to observe ''Vigilance Week'' at the Miller Road branch of Syndicate Bank here, he regretted that no state had implemented it, except Delhi. It was very difficult to tackle corruption at higher levels unless proper systems and procedures were put in place, he observed.

 » KSCPRC looks out for parents of child lent for begging
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
The shocking incident of a woman hiring to look after a seven-month-old baby and lenting it to the beggars, took a curious turn today with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPRC) looking out to meet the parents of the victim.

 » No end to crisis as rebels stick to their stand
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
The political turmoil in the BJP government in Karnataka following the open rebellion by dissident ministers led by 'Reddy brothers from Bellary district, is likely to continue as the party's central leadership, failed to prevail upon the warring factions to come to a compromise.

 » UAE keen on investing in Karnataka
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
United Arab Emirates(UAE) is keen to invest in Karnataka and a delegation will be visiting the state on November 10 to explore investment opportunities. This was disclosed by the Ambassador of UAE to India Mohamed Sultan Abedalla-al-Owasis today after a meeting with Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries Murugesh R. Nirani.

 » BEML bags Rs 185 cr order from NCL
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) recently bagged Rs 185 crore order for supply of largest Walking Dragline, including consumable spares for three years, from Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL). The bucket capacity of the Dragline will be 33 Cubic Metre and this would be the biggest Dragline to be manufactured for the first time in the country, according to a release here today.

 » Delta received BSNL award for best telecom equipment manufacturer
Bangalore | November 06, 2009 4:09:24 PM IST
Bangalore, Nov 6 (ANI/Business Wire India): Delta Group has received the BSNL's "Best Telecom Equipment Manufacturer" at an award reception held at Bangalore.

 » Yeddyurappa shunts out senior official, dissidents unimpressed
Bangalore/New Delhi |Friday, 2009 5:05:06 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday shunted out his principal secretary to buy peace with dissident ministers and legislators but they remained firm on the demand for his removal.

 » BAE completes Indian Hawk aircraft delivery
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
After completing the flight development contract for the Indian Air Force (IAF), BAE Systems has delivered the 24th and final UK built Indian Hawk.

 » US still under economic turmoil: former envoy
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
The United States, which suffered a severe economic jolt under the global economic crisis post September 2007, has a long way to recover from it, former US Ambassador to India Frank Wisner said today.

 » "US still under economic turmoil": former envoy
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
The United States, which suffered a severe economic jolt under the global economic crisis post September 2007, has a long way to recover from it, former US Ambassador to India Frank Wisner said today.

 » Wipro buys some Yardley operations for 45.5 mln dollars
Bangalore | November 06, 2009 1:14:16 PM IST
Wipro Ltd has acquired some businesses of Yardley for about 45.5 million dollars from British personal care company Lornamead to boost its consumer care unit's presence in the overseas markets.

 » Yeddyurappa orders transfer of official to appease rebels
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today ordered transfer of his Principal Secretary,V P Baligar, an IAS official, bowing to the demands of the rebels, who triggered a political crisis in the BJP's first government in a southern state.

 » Rebel legislators threaten to resign in K'taka
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
In a desperate attempt to find a way out of the political crisis dogging the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Government in Karnataka, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today ordered the transfer of his Principal Secretary.

 » Wholesale prices of Oils, Sugar, Commodities
Bangalore | Friday, Nov 6 2009 IST
Following were the wholesale prices (per 10 kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.

 » Murthy's wife sells 2 mn Infosys shares for Rs.4.3 bn (Lead)
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 10:35:18 PM IST
Sudha Murthy, wife of Infosys' Technologies co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, sold two million shares of her holding in the IT bellwether for over Rs.430 crore (Rs.4.3 billion/$91.5 million), the company said Thursday.

 » Karnataka woman minister says ready to quit to save government
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 10:35:06 PM IST
Shobha Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, the party's first ever in the south, Thursday said she was ready to quit if it saves the Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa-led ministry.

 » Murthy's wife sells 1.6 mn Infosys shares for Rs.4.3 bn
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 8:35:06 PM IST
Sudha Murthy, wife of Infosys Technologies co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, sold 1.6 million shares of her holding in the IT bellwether for over Rs.430 crore (Rs.4.3 billion/$91.5 million), the company said Thursday.

 » Sudha Murhty sells her shares in Infosys
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
IT major Infosys Technologies Chairman's wife Sudha Murthy today sold her two million shares worth Rs 4.30 billion for setting up a venture capital fund.

 » 'Care and Support' programme to continue till 2016
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) Deputy Director (Care, Support and Treatement) Dr D Bachani today said the''Care and support programme for People Living with HIV in the country would continue till March 2016, with support from Global Fund.'' Delivering the keynote address after inaugurating the two-day convention `Convergence for HIV Care- A National Best Practice Workshop at Snehadaan here, he said 2,70,000 people who were living with HIV were on ART. This number is expected to touch 3 lakh. "We are achieving the target set for March 2012 by March 2010 itself. Stating that the Global Fund would continue its support with a US Dollar 500 million grant for the next six years for care and support,''Dr Bachani called for a sustainable common minimum programme for care and support of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) which can be implemented uniformly across the country.

 » HP unveils Converged Infrastructure Architecture
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Haward Packet today unveiled the ' HP Converged Infrastructure Architecture' and associated services and partner offerings that provide a blueprint for chief information officers to create elasticity in their technology environments, supporting innovation in their businesses. Today, only 34 percent of typical IT budgets are dedicated to business innovation. This is because the proliferation of IT sprawl has created technology silos in data centers that consume up to 66 per cent of the technology budget for maintenance and operations.

 » Wipro acquires Yardley business
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
IT major, Wipro Limited, has acquired the Yardley business in Asia, Middle East, Australia and certain African Markets for 45.5 million US Dollar from UK-based Lomamead Group.

 » Karnataka Cong accuses BJP of betraying people
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Karnataka Congress Committee President R V Deshpande today charged the Bharatiya Janata Party Government with ''betraying the people'' by ignoring their interests. Speaking to newsmen at the party office here, he said it was unfortunate the BJP Government was dogged by dissident activities at a time when the North Karnataka people were displaced by floods due to heavy rains. Instead of rushing to the aid of the affected people, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa was busy safeguarding his government. The Chief Minister should either act or quit, he quipped. Replying to queries, he said the Congress would not intervene as it was the internal matter of the BJP. The Governor had taken note of latest developments, he told a questioner denying the idea to submit a memorandum to him in this regard. To a question, he said mid term polls was not a solution to the existing political scenario and said it was just one and a half year old since the election to the Assembly was held. However, he declined to comment on joining hands with any political faction to form the government saying that the Congress would prefer to watch the situation for the present.

 » Wipro buys part of Yardley cosmetic business for $45 mn (Lead)
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 4:35:05 PM IST
Consumer care arm of IT bellwether Wipro Thursday announced it had acquired part of Yardley cosmetic products business from the British-based Lornamead group for $45 million (Rs.2.14 billion/Rs.214 crore).

 » AEGON Religare launches iTerm Plan
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Aegon Religare Life Insurance (ARLI) today announced the launch of 'AEGON Religare iTerm Plan'.

 » K'taka Govt supercedes Wakf Board following irregularities
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Karnataka Government today superceded the State Wakf Board following irregularities in the functioning detected by the Corps of Detectives(CoD) Investigation.

 » K'taka govt supercedes Wak Board following irregularities
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Karnataka government today superceded the State Wakf Board following irregularities in the functioning detected by the Corps of Detectives(CoD) Investigation.

 » Wipro buys part of Yardley retail business for $45 mn
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 1:35:05 PM IST
Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting, the FMCG arm of the IT bellwether, Thursday announced the acquisition of Yardley personal care business in Asia, Middle East, Australasia and some African markets from the British based Lornamead group for $45.5 million (Rs. 214 crore).

 » BJP's gateway to south, or highway to disaster? (Letter from Bangalore)
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 1:05:06 PM IST
The ongoing power struggle in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first government in Karnataka threatens to shatter the party's dream to make the state a launch pad for ruling southern India.

 » K'taka Govt supercedes Wakt Board following irregularities
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Karnataka Government today superceded the State Wakf Board following irregularities in the functioning detected by the Corps of Detectives(CoD) Investigation.

 » Two BJP ministers oppose leadership change in K'taka
Bangalore | Thursday, Nov 5 2009 IST
Two senior ministers in Karnataka have opposed any demand, seeking leadership change in the state and said they would vociferously voice their opinion in favour of B S Yeddyurappa's continuance as the Chief Minister.

 » Indian enterprises face data loss risk: Study
Bangalore |Thursday, 2009 11:35:06 AM IST
Increasing use of IT infrastructure by Indian enterprises to enhance productivity and expand operations in a competitive environment has led to growing security risks such as loss of critical data, a study by the intelligence marketing firm IDC (India) Ltd. has revealed.

 » One more arrested in triple murder case
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Police arrested a realtor on charge of masterminding the triple murder that shook the city last month.

 » Some Ministers say fresh mandate better
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister H Halappa along with two other Ministers today came out openly saying they would prefer fresh elections if there was any change in the leadership in the State by the Party High Command.

 » SKF opens Global Testing Centre in India
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Global auto parts major SKF today inaugurated its Global Testing Centre in the city which will be a hub of testing activities ensuring greater focus on customer requirements, cost, quality and operational efficiency. The new facility was inaugurated by the SKF Group president and CEO Tom Johnstone who said SKF was putting in place in India a knowledge infrastructure that allows the company to provide state of the art technology solutions from SKF. ''This testing centre will significantly reduce the lead time for our customers and ensure that we are able to respond speedily to their requirements for new products. Our objective is to ensure that we provide complete solutions to our customers by combining and integrating different products, systems and services. ''The Centre fully supports the SKF strategy of providing knowledge engineering solutions to our customers,'' he said.

 » Lawyers to abstain from court in K'taka on Nov 9
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Members of the Bangalore Advocates Association today decided to abstain from court proceedings on November 9 demanding Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran not to attend the court till he was discharged of allegations against him.

 » Lawyers to obstain from court in K'taka Nov 9
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Members of the Bangalore Advocates Association today decided to abstain from court proceedings on November nine demanding Karnataka High Court Chief Justice P D Dinakaran not to attend the court till he was discharged of allegations against him.

 » Dassault Systemes becomes tech partner of JBM Group
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Dassault Systmes (DS) and JBM Group, one of Indias largest sheet metal component manufacturers, have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at large scale technology deployment across JBM groups business units. With the Indian automobile component and manufacturing industries rapidly evolving, the indigenous designing aspect has gained great momentum. To this effect, the two companies today announced a partnership to build synergies leveraging their inherent expertise in the automotive and aerospace sectors, a Dassault release said here. The relationship will be extended to JBM Groups recent education initiative 'Cadmind', which focuses on high end design engineering education. Cadmind is the first project of its kind initiated by an automobile component manufacturer to develop in-house capabilities for design, engineering and testing. Under the agreement, Dassault Systemes would provide the latest PLM software to Cadmind, enabling engineering students and professionals to create, share and experience the best in 3D, and providing them with exposure to the latest developments in design engineering.

 » Yeddyurappa may meet rebels in Delhi Thursday
Bangalore |Wednesday, 2009 6:35:06 PM IST
An end to the Karnataka leadership tussle seemed in sight with Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa indicating he may meet the dissidents, pressing for his ouster, in New Delhi Thursday in the presence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj.

 » CM to leave for Delhi to meet party's central leaders
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Rattled by dissidence against him, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will leave for New Delhi later today to hold talks with the party's central leaders to make peace with the rebels.

 » CM to leave to New Delhi to meet party's central leaders
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Rattled by dissidence against him, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will leave for New Delhi later today to hold talks with the party's central leaders to make peace with the rebels.

 » Survey on banking innovation unveiled
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Infosys today announced the unveiling of two reports on banking innovation from surveys among senior bankers in US and Europe.

 » Bangalore Winter Meeting from Nov 6
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Nearly Rs 14 crore would be offered as stake money, subsidy and incentives during the 34-day Bangalore Winter racing to be held here from November six.

 » 'It is shame that our football players to train abroad': Praful
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel, who is also All India Football Federation (AIFF) President, today said it was a shame that our football players had to go abroad for training due to lack of infrastructure in the country.

 » Biggest game show 'Deal or No Deal' on Sun TV network
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Sun Network, one of the largest private television broadcasters in the country with 20 satellite channels in the four south Indian languages, would beam 'Deal or No Deal' rated as one of the biggest non-fiction show in the world, for its viewers on Saturdays and Sun days from November seven.

 » JD(S) leader seeks K'taka Govt intervention in maize sale
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Janata Dal(S) floor leader in Karnataka Assembly H D Revanna today threatened to launch a dharna in front of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's residence if the state government failed to intervene in the distress sale of maize in Hassan district.

 » Cabinet formation will be smooth affair: Praful
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Union Civil Aviation Minister and senior NCP leader Praful Patel today expressed confidence that the present crisis over the formation of Maharashtra Ministry would end by tomorrow.

 » TKM's milestone
Bangalore | Wednesday, Nov 4 2009 IST
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (TKM) today claimed to have achieved a milestone in its 11 years of existence with its retail sales touching four lakh units. The company has achieved a 50 per cent jump in total sales at 5,650 units in October 2009, when compared to the same period last year, according to a release here.

 » Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa to meet BJP high command today
Bangalore | November 04, 2009 1:24:00 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is scheduled to arrive New Delhi this evening, after he was summoned by the BJP leadership to bring an end to the political crisis in the wake of revolt by Reddy brothers.

 » J&K player cleared of charges of carrying explosives
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Jammu and Kashmir Under-22 cricketer Parvez Rasool, who was taken into custody by the city police following an explosive alarm by a bomb detector, was today cleared of charges following a forensic report. A top police official told UNI that the report from Forensic Sciences Laboratory said there was no residue of any explosives in the bag of Rasool. The youngster was taken into custody on October 17 after a bomb detector used in the Champions League T20 tournament picked up signal of possible explosives, which directed to room number 105 in the KSCA club house and to a bag belonging to the Jammu and Kashmir batsman. The bag was sent for a forensic examination while the cricketer was grilled for long hours by police.

 » The lone woman minister in Karnataka storm is a gritty fighter
Bangalore |Tuesday, 2009 9:05:06 PM IST
Shobha Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) first ministry in Karnataka, whose scalp is being demanded by the rebels, is not perturbed.

 » crisis will end with my trip to Delhi: CM
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said the ongoing political crisis will end after his meeting with the central leaders in New Delhi in a day or two.

 » German Ministry launches 'Linking High Potentials' edia project
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, today announced launch of 'Linking High Potentials' project under its two-year research programme with India.

 » German Ministry launches 'Linking High Potentials'
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany, today announced launch of 'Linking High Potentials' project under its two-year research programme with India.

 » BJP crisis in K'taka enters 2nd week; no solution in sight
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The political crisis that shook the BJP Government in Karnataka entered the second week, but no solution was in sight, as rebels led by the 'Reddy brothers' from Bellary insisting on the removal of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.

 » QlikTech to expand partnership with Humanitics
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
QlikTech, one of the leading Business Intelligence (BI) Companies, had announced a new OEM partnership with Humanitics, a professional software company specialized in delivering Model Driven Architecture (MDA)-based software solutions.

 » BJP crisis in K'taka enters second week, no solution in sight
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The political crisis that shook the BJP Government in Karnataka entered the second week, but no solution was in sight, as rebels led by the 'Reddy brothers' from Bellary insisting on the removal of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.

 » K'taka sets precedent in the applications of AD syringes
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Karnataka has set a precedent by becoming the only state in the country to use Auto Disable (AD) syringes in all its hospitals for the past three years, as part of precautionary measures against the spread of deadly diseases, including HIV and Hepatitis.

 » Air India enters into strategic alliance with Aerostar Asset
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Air India's Engine Overhaul Facility, Mumbai and Aerostar Asset Management of Sharjah, UAE have recently entered into a strategic alliance.

 » Reddy denies Yeddy's claim that crisis is over
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The detractors of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today stuck to their stand of change in the leadership in the BJP government in Karnataka.

 » Wholesale prices of Oils, Sugar, Commodities
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Following were the wholesale prices (per 10 kg) in the Bangalore Oil market today.

 » Karnataka to raise money for flood victims
Bangalore | November 03, 2009 12:46:43 PM IST
A group of four artists in Bangalore organised a painting exhibition to raise money for the victims of the recent floods, which caused havoc in the state.

 » MetricStream announces partnership with Network Frontiers
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
The Bangalore-based MetricStream has partnered with US-based Network Frontiers to deliver its Unified Compliance Framework (UCF).

 » Protect K'taka's iron mine from the Reddys: Former MGU VC
Bangalore | Tuesday, Nov 3 2009 IST
Renowned writer and Jnanapith Award winner Professor U R Ananthamurthy today demanded the Karnataka Government to Nationalise all the iron-ore mining activities in the State and protect the natural resources for the benefit of the next generation.

 » Seven drown in K'taka
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
Seven people, including two children, were feared drowned in two separate incidents in Karnataka today.

 » 3M India to open R&D lab in Bangalore
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
3M India Limited today announced that a new R&D facility will be established in Bangalore by middle 2010 to develop products for local markets and to connect better technology to customers, Mr Inge Thulin, Executive Vice-President, 3M International Operations said today.

 » Jammu and Kashmir students meet K'taka Governor
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
A group of 18 students from the Kashmir Valley, who are on an educational tour 'Watan-Ki-Sair', organised by 52 Rashtriya Rilfes and 10 Sector Rashtriya Rifles, met Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan, here today. The Headquarters Counter Insurgency Force, which is the brain behind such tours, aims to expose young impressionable minds to the world outside thereby enabling them to identify themselves more closely with their fellow countrymen. The students were from backward and hilly areas like Dobah and Gaonri of Baramulla District. Praising the J and K Chief Minister Omar Abdulla, he said ''J and K will definitely improve on all quarters under his leadership.

 » Home Minister Acharya returns from Delhi, meets Governor
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
Karnataka Home Minister V S Acharya today called on Governor H R Bharadwaj, soon after his return from Delhi where he stayed for three days in the wake of political crisis in the BJP government.

 » Wipro leader among Oracle services providers: Study
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited, has been cited by Forrester Research, Inc, an independent research firm, as a leader among Oracle Services Providers.

 » Seven drown in two mishaps in K'taka
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
Seven people, including two children, were feared drowned in two separate incidents in Karnataka today.

 » Two murdered in city
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
Murders in the tech hub continued with a government teacher and a rowdy sheeter done to death since last night.

 » Swine flu toll rises to 113 in K'taka
Bangalore | Monday, Nov 2 2009 IST
A woman has died of swine flu in the city, bringing Karnataka's death toll by the pandemic to 113.