New Delhi: Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief Madhavan Nair on Sunday said that the ISRO report on the Antrix-Devas deal is one-sided and claimed that the report does not bring out the facts. "They have looked only at the papers and the answers to the questions. If they had seen some omissions, they should have sought clarifications. I will ask for the full report," he said while speaking exclusively...
08:41 AM, Feb 05, 2012
New Delhi: India has achieved a huge milestone in eradicating polio but when it comes to leprosy, the chilling fact is that cases are on the rise. In fact, India accounts for 55 per cent of the world's leprosy cases. India officially eliminated leprosy six years ago, but reports now suggest that the cases of leprosy are going up, especially in urban areas. Out of the 2.1 lakh cases in...
09:46 AM, Jan 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Karnataka has set up the first-ever commando force to protect tigers in the state. The state government has trained commandos to fight poachers. With nearly 300 tigers in the state, Karnataka has become the epicenter of tiger conservation especially since it has the largest number of tigers in the country. And that's why the Special Tiger Protection Force has been deployed in the sensitive forests of Bandipur,...
09:11 AM, Jan 14, 2012
Bangalore: Dr Sriram Ramaswamy won the Infosys Prize 2011 for Physical Sciences. He used his knowledge of theoretical physics to crack a question commonly asked in biology. Thanks to his research, we now have answers to some of the mysteries of the laws of nature. How does a flock of birds move in perfect harmony? Or a herd of animals? Dr Sriram Ramaswamy replied, "There is this Hindi word 'bhedchaal',...
10:00 AM, Jan 04, 2012
The Silk Farmers Association President said that Since February they have lost about Rs 2,500 crore, and lose about Rs 150 per kg everyday. ...
11:39 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Bangalore: Close aide of the Bellary Reddys, B Sriramulu won the by-elections of Bellary by a whopping 48,000 votes, bringing quite an embarrassment for the BJP, the party which he quit. There were celebrations after what was seen to be a battle for political survival. What is worse for the BJP was that its candidate even lost the deposit. "I don't believe it's my victory; it's a victory of the...
09:15 PM, Dec 04, 2011
Bangalore: It might not go viral on the web like the Kolaveri video neither would it be as entertaining like the Mumbai flash mob dance, but then if you have the time you can also watch Karnataka Chief Minister live on the state government website. The previous Chief Minister of the state, BS Yeddyurappa, resigned because of allegations of involvement in land scams. So to watch Sadananda Gowda live from ...
05:07 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Bangalore: It might not go viral on the web like the Kolaveri video neither would it be as entertaining like the Mumbai flash mob dance, but then if you have the time you can also watch Karnataka Chief Minister live on the state government website. The previous Chief Minister of the state, BS Yeddyurappa, resigned because of allegations of involvement in land scams. So to watch Sadananda Gowda live from...
05:07 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Bangalore: Veeru Paksha Nayak, hit by a speeding car on Monday morning, miraculously survived. The driver of the white Maruti car fled the scene and is now on Facebook. Bangalore Traffic police uploaded CCTV images of the accident on their Facebook page. Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic, Bangalore City MA Saleem said, "Since not many people were there at the road at that time not many have been able to...
08:44 PM, Nov 24, 2011
Bangalore: The BJP government in Karnataka has once again locked horns with the Governor, this time over the appointment of the Lokayukta. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda wants Justice Bannurmath for the post but Governor HR Bhardwaj has vetoed the name. Justice Santosh Hegde's various reports indicted the most powerful personalities in Karnataka, from BS Yeddyurappa to the mining barons from Bellary. The Lokayukta office under N Santosh Hegde rattled the...
06:16 AM, Nov 19, 2011
Bangalore: In what could be the first indication of a battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Reddy brothers, former Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu has decided the contest the Bellary bypoll as an independent candidate. The BJP is facing one of its toughest political battles just a day after the release of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Sriramulu, a close aide of the mining Reddys, has...
08:46 PM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: Former state health minister B Sriramulu who resigned from the BJP will now stand as an independent candidate in the Bellary bypoll to be held on November 30. This will be a strong test for BJP as bellary is a Reddy stronghold. Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said that he will campaign against Sriramulu. Sriramulu is part of the Janadrdhan reddy faction. With Janardhan Reddy in Jail,...
11:01 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, who walked out of jail on Tuesday after getting bail in both the land denotification cases, has said that he has done nothing wrong and was put in jail for no reason. He also claimed that he will come out victorious in all five cases against him. There are five cases against Yeddyurappa. However, he was in jail in connection with only two...
10:05 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Bangalore: Twenty five days after being sent to jail, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa was finally released on bail on Tuesday evening after the Karnataka High Court granted him bail in the second land de-notification case as well. "I am 100 per cent confident that I have not done any mistake," said Yeddyurappa after coming out of the jail. But the relief for the BJP leader could be short-lived....
11:23 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Banavara: Harsha Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs M Veerappa Moily's son, gave up his cushy job in the US to contribute back home. He has empowered hundreds of villagers in Karnataka through the milk collection network, known as the MokhshaYug Access, he has set up. Mahalakshmi is happy and contented - her dream of buying all the latest kitchen gadgets have come true. The 34-year-old resident of Karnataka's Banavara...
08:50 AM, Nov 07, 2011
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