Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday allocated portfolios to his new 28-member ministry, keeping key posts such as finance, energy, industries, IT and Bangalore city with himself. According to a Raj Bhavan communique, Governor HR Bhardwaj allocated the various portfolios on the advice of the chief minister to 20 cabinet ministers and eight ministers of state.
Besides the key portfolios, the chief minister will also be in-charge of five other departments for which ministers are to be appointed.
Besides the key portfolios, Siddaramaiah will look after mines and geology, personnel, intelligence wing, urban development, and science and technology.
The home portfolio has been allocated to KJ George, revenue to Srinivasa Prasad; public works, ports and inland transport to HC Mahadevappa; transport to Ramalinga Reddy; law and parliamentary affairs to TB Jayachandra; rural development and panchayat raj to HK Patil; higher education and tourism to RV Deshpande....
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Orlando: BlackBerry announced plans on Tuesday to offer its popular instant messaging system on rival devices and introduced a new mid-tier smartphone, the BlackBerry Q5, targeted at countries where its faded brand remains strong. Tapping into its popularity outside North America, BlackBerry said the new Q5 smartphone would be available in selected markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It gave no prices, but it will...
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10:47 AM, May 13, 2013
Guatemala City: A Guatemalan court on Friday found former dictator Efrain Rios Montt guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity during the bloodiest phase of the country's 36-year civil war. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on the genocide charge and 30 years for crimes against humanity. It was the first time a former head of state had been found guilty of genocide in his or her own...
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In My Years with Boss at Gemini Studios, Ashokamitran recounts a poet's visit. "He was a tall man, very English, very serious and of course very unknown to all of us. Battling with half a dozen pedestal fans on the shooting stage, The Boss [film producer and publisher SS Vasan] read out a long speech. It was obvious he knew little about the poet." "Then the poet spoke. He couldn't...
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Orlando: Google Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple's mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads. Both Google Now and Siri will respond to voice commands, whether it's to look...
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