Karnataka: BSY for lion's share in Cabinet expansion

Karnataka: BSY for lion's share in Cabinet expansion BANGALORE: Even as the news of Cabinet expansion is doing rounds, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa and his followers are busy evolving strategies to ensure that their camp gets the maximum share in the expansion.Yeddyurappa and his supporters on Sunday held a meeting at the latters residence at Dollars Colony in Bangalore, where they discussed the ways and means to stall Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowdas plans to...
08:25 AM, May 07, 2012

Karnataka: BJP rejects DVS plea for Cabinet expansion

Karnataka: BJP rejects DVS plea for Cabinet expansion BANGALORE: Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda and state BJP president K S Eshwarappa on Monday returned empty handed from Delhi with the party high command showing a red signal for Cabinet expansion till former chief minister B S Yeddyurappas fate is decided by the Supreme Court in the illegal mining case.According to sources, BJP national president Nitin Gadkari told Gowda not to hurry into expanding the Cabinet and asked...
09:04 AM, Apr 17, 2012

Kerala CM Oommen Chandy adds 2 ministers

Kerala CM Oommen Chandy adds 2 ministers Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday added two more ministers to his cabinet, taking the total strength to 21. M. Ali, 60, of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), and Anup Jacob, 34, who became a legislator last month after stepping into the shoes of his father, Kerala Congress-Jacob's T.M. Jacob, were sworn in at the Raj Bhavan here. The two first time ministers were administered the oath...
11:04 AM, Apr 12, 2012

Huawei eyeing 4G services roll out in India

Huawei eyeing 4G services roll out in India Shanghai: Eyeing 4G services roll out in India, Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has decided to scale up investment and operation of its Indian subsidiary. The company, which has been supplying equipment to leading telecom operators in India, including Reliance Communications and Tata Communications, said the decision to increase investments and operations by the firm in India has been taken considering the expected launch of the 4G services within...
12:54 PM, Apr 01, 2012

New Maldivian President expands cabinet today

New Maldivian President expands cabinet today Male: New Maldivian President Mohammed Waheed Hassan expanded his cabinet on Sunday amid the ongoing crisis in the island nation. The expansion includes two key players from former dictator Gayoom's administration. The new President has inducted seven new ministers in his cabinet but the post of vice president has been kept empty as of now. The sources say that the key post may be given to Mohammed Nasheed's party, the...
07:14 PM, Feb 12, 2012

RIM to launch BlackBerry 10 OS in second half

RIM to launch BlackBerry 10 OS in second half New Delhi: Facing competition from smartphone makers like Samsung and Nokia, Blackberry-maker Research in Motion has chalked out aggressive plan for India of increasing its footprint to 160 cities, besides launching new devices and latest Operation System 10 soon. The BlackBerry maker has a presence in about 80 cities in the country now and is keen to tap the burgeoning demand for smart phones here. "In terms of expansion, we...
03:01 PM, Feb 12, 2012

Maldives crisis: Nasheed upset with India, US

Maldives crisis: Nasheed upset with India, US New Delhi: Former president Mohammed Nasheed hit out at India in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN. Nasheed said he is disappointed with India's reaction to the mutiny in his country and hopes that it would change its course soon. Nasheed said that he was forced to step down at gunpoint. He further said that the speaker of the House should take over and have fresh elections in two months. Here...
11:45 AM, Feb 12, 2012

Major Cabinet expansion in Maldives today

Major Cabinet expansion in Maldives today Male: Maldives new President Mohammed Waheed Hassan is set to conduct a major Cabinet expansion on Sunday, even as his deposed predecessor Mohammed Nasheed postponed his scheduled visit to his power centre Addu, where his supporters had alleged a violent crackdown. Government sources said a major Cabinet expansion will take place on Sunday as the new president makes efforts to establish a "national unity" government. Soon after taking over as...
10:20 AM, Feb 12, 2012

G4 make renewed bid for UNSC expansion

G4 make renewed bid for UNSC expansion New York: India, Brazil, Germany and Japan, collectively known as the G4 group of countries, have made a joint bid for the expansion of the UN Security Council in both the permanent and non-permanent categories of membership. Each of these countries aspires to be a permanent member of the United Nations and play a larger global role. They made the joint bid at the informal plenary of the intergovernmental negotiations...
05:11 PM, Jan 27, 2012

K'taka cabinet expansion after 5 state polls

K'taka cabinet expansion after 5 state polls Bangalore: The much-awaited expansion of DV Sadananda Gowda's Cabinet has been postponed yet again. The CM on Sunday confirmed that the expansion of his Cabinet will not take place till the Assembly elections to five states are over. "I need to discuss the issue with the party high-command. But I am unable to do so as they are busy with the elections to five states. Once they are free, I...
10:53 AM, Jan 16, 2012

DGCA to review IndiGo fleet expansion

DGCA to review IndiGo fleet expansion New Delhi: India's aviation regulator plans to review the massive fleet expansion plans of IndiGo, the country's No 2 airline, after a safety audit found a shortage of trained staff and alleged operational discrepancies, a report by the regulator shows. IndiGo placed an order for 180 Airbus planes worth $16 billion last year in the biggest jet order in commercial aviation history. "Indigo has some rapid growth issues," said the...
11:31 PM, Jan 09, 2012

Bangalore: BIAL to extend airport terminal area

Bangalore: BIAL to extend airport terminal area BANGALORE: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) had announced plans for a Rs 1000-crore expansion to Terminal 1 last year and Director of Operations Hari Marar on Monday assured that work on the expansion was going as per schedule. We will be ready by the first quarter of 2013, the expansion i s on track, he said. Passenger traffic at the airport currently at 12 million is expected to touch 17...
09:32 AM, Dec 06, 2011

Karnataka CM expands ministry, keeps Reddys out

Karnataka CM expands ministry, keeps Reddys out Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Monday expanded his five-day-old ministry inducting 21 with Cabinet rank but left out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate Sreeramulu. All the ministers who were inducted had served in the outgoing ministry of BS Yeddyurappa who had stepped down as Chief Minister following his indictment by Lokayukta in its report on illegal mining. Karunakara Reddy and Janardhana Reddy, who...
07:34 PM, Aug 08, 2011

Karnataka CM to expand ministry today

Karnataka CM to expand ministry today Bangalore: Putting an end to hectic parleys for three consecutive days, the BJP ministry in Karnataka led by new Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda will be expanded on Monday with the induction of 21 ministers. According to the consensus reached between the rival factions, 12 members from the former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's camp and nine from Jagadish Shettar's will join the five-day-old ministry, party sources said. Govenor HR Bhardwaj...
06:53 PM, Aug 08, 2011
China's military expansion worries US

China's military expansion worries US

The US feels threatened by China's military aggression and expansion. ...
08:11 AM, Jan 20, 2011
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