B.R. Srikanth
Karnataka bypoll: BJP pockets Koppal seat
The BJP hasn't been able to stop smiling after their candidate Karadi Sanganna, swept to victory in the Koppal Assembly bypoll in Karnataka, the first since the exit of former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa, th
BJP may give in to Reddy brothers
Two days after the arrest of former tourism minister G. Janardhan Reddy, the mining czar’s kin and die-hard supporters have reason to smile as the BJP leadership looks set to give in to their persistent demand for a berth in the cabinet of chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda.
BSY: Sins, sons and the lost plot
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa’s journey to the seat of power began on a humble bicycle, which he rode to victory first in the Shikaripura municipality elections in 1975 and then, literally, on
End of the road for K’taka CM?
His exit seems imminent this time, unlike previous occasions when he not only staved off revolts by several ministers and the formidable Reddy brothers, but flashed the victory sign when the Union government rejected governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s recommendation for President’s Rule twice in less than a year.
Isro to have reusable launch rocket in 2 yrs
Indian space scientists are designing a new genre of rockets and their variants, including a re-usable one, to hoist heavy satellites into space.
No promotion, Kargil hero quits
The made-in-India fighter jet ‘Tejas’ has hit an air pocket while on its home-stretch after Kargil hero Air Commodore Rohit Varma, the man who piloted the flight tests programme ahead of its induction
Gowda claims 40 RS MPs’ support
On a day when the Union Cabinet chose not to take a call on governor H.R. Bhardwaj’s recommendation for President’s Rule, Janata Dal(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not only to press for imposition of Central rule but also to assure him of requisite numbers to support the decision in the Rajya Sabha.
Gowda in game, claims support of 40 in RS
On a day when the Union Cabinet chose not to take a call on Governor Hans Raj Bhardwaj’s recommendation for President’s rule, Janata Dal(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh not only to press for imposition of Central rule but also to assure him of requisite numbers to support the decision in the Rajya Sabha.
Isro-Devas deal’s fallout may hit Cong-DMK ties
Indian space scientists have left it to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a “political call” on dumping the contract for allotment of high-value and scarce airwaves to Devas Multimedia Ltd, but have also provided him “potent” particulars which could well send relations between the Congress and the DMK into a tailspin.
Cirus, cradle of n-india, stops rocking
A sense of nostalgia is palpable as he talks of the miniscule laboratory that he shared with Dr Raja Ramanna and Rajagopal Chidambaram.
