Bangalore: 3-month-old battered, father arrested

Bangalore: 3-month-old battered, father arrested Bangalore: As a result of a father's cruel, inhuman and shameful torture, a three-month-old baby is fighting for her life in a Bangalore hospital. The father, who has been arrested, battered his daughter as he wanted a son. Baby Afreen has a dislocated neck, cigarette burns on the face and a haemorrhage to the brain. The 3 months old has already seen the uglier side of life. On Sunday, she...
07:52 PM, Apr 09, 2012

Karnataka sleaze row leaves BJP embarrassed

Karnataka sleaze row leaves BJP embarrassed Bangalore: A day after three Karnataka BJP ministers were caught watching an obscene clip in the Assembly, the party has shown them the door. Three ministers, CC Patil, Lakshmana Savadi and Krishna Palemar, who were caught watching porn in the Karnataka Assembly have been barred from attending the Assembly till the probe into the matter is over. A six-member committee has been formed to look into the matter and the...
06:50 PM, Feb 08, 2012

Infy prize winner solves tricky physics laws

Infy prize winner solves tricky physics laws 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

Yeddyurappa comes out of jail after 25 days

Yeddyurappa comes out of jail after 25 days 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

DA case: Jaya grilled, asked 400 questions

DA case: Jaya grilled, asked 400 questions Bangalore/Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday appeared for hearing before a Bangalore court in a more-than-a-decade-old corruption case. Jayalalithaa was asked nearly 400 questions during Thursday's hearing that was barred for media personnel. Appearance of Jayalalithaa as an accused in the 1996 corruption case is a reminder of an uncomfortable past for the Chief Minister who's pleas for an exemption from a personal apperance was rejected by...
11:46 PM, Oct 20, 2011

BSY back in jail, upset over Advani's remarks

BSY back in jail, upset over Advani's remarks Bangalore: After much drama and hospital hopping, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, 72 hours after surrendering before the courts and getting practically the entire state Cabinet pay him obeisance in hospital, on Wednesday returned to Bangalore Central Jail on a stretcher. So, what prompted this change of heart? "He's upset about the media coverage...the bad press that he's receiving," said BJP MLA and Yeddyurappa confidante V Somanna. The drama...
07:41 PM, Oct 19, 2011
Bangalore metro vs car: Which is faster?

Bangalore metro vs car: Which is faster?

CNN-IBN reporters pit themselves against each other to find out whether the Bangalore metro can really help one beat the traffic blues. ...
08:14 AM, Oct 17, 2011

Yeddyurappa dares BJP, buys more time

Yeddyurappa dares BJP, buys more time New Delhi: The BJP may have shown the door to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa after the controversial mining report, but Yeddyurappa has made it clear that he will leave on his own terms. The message to national leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley was clear in the orchestrated scenes created by Yeddyurappa's supporters outside his house - the CM is still the king and he wants his man to...
07:00 AM, Jul 30, 2011

BSY fights back, builds pressure on BJP

BSY fights back, builds pressure on BJP Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has held the BJP to ransom. After a dramatic show of strength on Friday, Yeddyurappa made it clear to the BJP that the next Chief Minister will be his man. Yeddyurappa supporters even went to the extent of asking BJP observers Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley to reconsider the decision to remove him from the chair. A large number of MLAs and MPs who...
09:06 PM, Jul 29, 2011

Bangalore techie murder: killer known to victim?

Bangalore techie murder: killer known to victim? Bangalore: The gruesome murder of 29-year-old software professional in the upmarket J P Nagar colony in Bangalore has sent shock waves. Payal Surekha, who was working as a technical associate with DELL, was found lying on the bed with her throat slit on Friday evening. Payal, a native of Orissa, had joined DELL a month back. Police say that the techie could have been murdered by someone she knew. “She...
08:02 AM, Dec 18, 2010

After Yeddyurappa, Gowdas linked to land scam

After Yeddyurappa, Gowdas linked to land scam Bengaluru: The Yeddyurappa government that's been on the backfoot till now has gone on the offensive. The state government has released documents of illegal land deals by JD(S ) National President HD Deve Gowda's family. He's not been a well known face of the BJP, but over the last two months he's been Yeddyurappa's voice against the land scams. Over this period, B J Puttaswamy, the Chief Minister's political secretary,...
07:15 AM, Dec 07, 2010

Peon's job for CWG bronze medalist

Peon's job for CWG bronze medalist On World Disability Day, para swimmer and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Prashant Karmakar has accused the Railways of insulting his achievements. He was promised a position in the Railways by none other than Railways Minister Mamta Banerjee after his bronze medal but he feels he's being insulted with a Group-D job. Prashant was quite hopeful when he was promised a job by Mamata Banerjee but when the offer came, it...
08:08 AM, Dec 03, 2010

Yeddyurappa involved in multi-crore land scam

Yeddyurappa involved in multi-crore land scam Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is in trouble for his alleged involvement in a multi-crore land scam in the state. Documents exclusively accessed by CNN-IBN show that Yeddyurappa bent every rule in the book, only to ensure allotment of land for his sons and other family members. In this season of scams, Yeddyurappa's land deals could dwarf the ones like Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam. Yeddyurappa's eldest son and...
08:08 PM, Nov 17, 2010

Bellary mining racket continues unabated

Bellary mining racket continues unabated Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde was the first one to blow the lid off illegal mining operations in Bellary. ...
09:33 AM, Aug 09, 2010
Karnataka HC lawyers protest against Dinakaran working

Karnataka HC lawyers protest against Dinakaran working

Lawyers did not want Judge Dinakaran to hold proceedings in High Court. ...
12:44 AM, Nov 10, 2009