Mangalore: Facing a fresh bout of revolt against his leadership, Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Saturday said he was unaware of resignation by some ministers in the state. "I have not received any resignation letter so far. There is no crisis in BJP", Gowda told reporters here when his reaction was sought over the resignation letters submitted by seven ministers to former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa. He said...
01:31 AM, May 13, 2012
Indian Literature is under-rated. I have always believed that most Indian writers (great ones at that) are often not spoken about or mentioned at all. Some great books are never discussed. That's a sad situation for a country that is so rich in literature - considering the number of languages stories are weaved in and then translated for the English reader's (like me) benefit, only not to be praised. One...
04:14 PM, May 02, 2012
Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi had to resign from all his official positions in wake of a certain video footage which started doing the rounds ...
07:45 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: Congress on Monday termed as "the right step" the resignation by Abhishek Manu Singhvi as party spokesman and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice but remained evasive on whether he was directed to do so. "Abhishek Singhvi has taken the step on the basis of whatever situation has come to the fore. It is the right step," said Congress General Secretary and Chairman of Media...
07:21 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Toronto: Blackberry maker Research In Motion Ltd is losing two more senior executives as the money-losing company embarks on a strategic overhaul that its new chief executive says could result in its sale. Alan Brenner, a senior vice president for the BlackBerry platform, will leave after a transition period, and Alistair Mitchell, a vice president for the BlackBerry Messenger instant messaging product, has already left, RIM spokeswoman Tenille Kennedy said...
10:59 AM, Apr 08, 2012
Mumbai: Kingfisher Airlines was hit with a regulatory challenge after the last of its independent directors quit amid growing concerns about the struggling carrier's survival. Anil Kumar Ganguly resigned from the company's board of directors due to ill health over the past few months that prevented him attending normal activities, Kingfisher Airlines said on Monday. The latest resignation comes less than a week after another member, Vijay Amritraj, quit the...
01:14 AM, Mar 20, 2012
New Delhi: Union Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi resigned on Sunday evening after speaking to Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Trivedi said at a press briefing, "I spoke to Mamata Banerjee a little while back just to get her confirmation. She did tell that it was the party's decision that I must step down." "Since the Trinamool Congress was instrumental in making me the Railway Minister......
07:40 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Bangalore: In a renewed bid to get the party to reinstate him as Chief Minister, BJP Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday convened a meeting of his loyalists, including BJP legislators and MPs, here to remind the central leadership of its promise to give him justice. Sources close to him said Ministers V Somanna, Shobha Karandlaje and CM Udasi were at his Race Course residence. Yeddyurappa has been contending that...
03:28 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader R. Selvaraj on Friday resigned as legislator, taking the party top brass by surprise and fuelling speculation that he was hand in glove with the rival United Democratic Front (UDF). Selvaraj, 63, a two-time legislator, who represented the Neyyattinkara constituency in Thiruvananthapuram district, arrived at Speaker G. Karthikeyan's residence and put in his papers. "I have accepted his resignation because he came to...
04:37 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: Surya Pratap Sahi, the Uttar Pradesh BJP president, has resigned. Sahi submitted his resignation to BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, accepting responsibility for the BJP's poor show in the state during the Assembly elections on Tuesday. Sahi contested the elections from the Pathardeva seat in Deoria district. He was pitted against Samajwadi Party stalwart and former UP Minister Shakir Ali, Sanjay Singh Saithwar of the BSP and...
12:23 PM, Mar 08, 2012
Patna: Television star Shekhar Suman Saturday resigned from the Congress and hinted that he may join another political party in a few days. He said he had informed Congress president Sonia Gandhi as well as the state Congress party president about his decision to resign from the party. "I have resigned from the primary membership of the Congress in view of my busy schedule as I was unable to devote...
07:06 PM, Feb 18, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The special prosecutor in the Palmoil import corruption case in Kerala stepped down on Thursday, saying he was not happy with the vigilance department's report in the case. P.A. Ahamed told reporters here he had no other option but to resign because he was not happy with the conclusion and observations made by the department. "I resign from the post," said Ahamed. This comes after the vigilance department gave...
04:22 PM, Feb 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday demanded resignation of Chief Minister Narendra Modi after the Gujarat High Court censured the state government for "inaction and negligence" during the 2002 post-Godhra riots. "After this observation of Gujarat High Court, Modi has lost all moral rights to continue as the Chief Minister. He should step down immediately. "The High Court has very categorically said that the Gujarat government failed and did not...
08:14 PM, Feb 08, 2012
San Francisco: Yahoo Inc co-founder Jerry Yang has quit the Internet company he started in 1995, potentially appeasing shareholders who had blasted the Internet pioneer for impeding efforts to revive the struggling Web company. Yang's abrupt departure comes two weeks after Yahoo appointed Scott Thompson as its new CEO, and after growing criticism of Yang and his handling of affairs dating back to an aborted sale to Microsoft. Yang is...
05:37 AM, Jan 18, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan's beleaguered President Asif Ali Zardari made no offer to resign during a meeting of top leaders of the country's ruling coalition that was held after the Supreme Court warned it could take action against him, the presidential spokesman said on Wednesday. Reacting to reports in a section of the media that said Zardari had offered to resign during a meeting of the Pakistan People's Party and its allies...
02:57 PM, Jan 11, 2012
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