K’taka CM in trouble over mining report, Opp. in fix too
A damning report on illegal mining by Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde on illegal mining — leaked to a private television channel on Wednesday night — could land chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his party with no option but to find a new leader in Karnataka.
US to India: Get assertive with China
The United States on Wednesday sought to enlist Indian cooperation in its global strategy to contain China, with secretary of state Hillary Clinton urging New Delhi to go beyond its “Look East” policy and play “a more assertive” role in the Asia-Pacific region. Her remarks in the backdrop of President Barack Obama’s recent
‘Our bondage outweigh differences’
Acknowledging that India and the US were two different countries with different backgrounds, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said the bondage between the two nations outweighed the differences.
More treasure is found in Sai chamber
More treasures were found on Wednesday as an inventory being made of articles inside the Poornachandra Chamber, one of the personal chambers of the late Sathya Sai Baba in Yajur Mandir, continued for the second day.
Hillary to visit Chennai today
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton is coming to Chennai on Wednesday to keep her promise made at the opening session of the US-India strategic dialogue in New Delhi that she would “speak at great length” in this Tamil capital about the US view on India’s role in the region and the world. That speech is reserved for a large gathering of “students, opinion-makers and other citizens of South India” at the Anna Centenary Library early afternoon, according to a statement from the US Consulate General here on Tuesday.
Clinton’s Chennai trip is considered important, apart from being the first visit to the city
Cong to T-leaders: Quitting won’t help
The Congress high command has sent a strong message to the party leadership in the state that resignations by party MPs and MLAs will not solve the Telangana issue.
DNA fingerprinting for Kerala jumbos
Confronted with widespread manipulation of implanted micro-chips to keep track of the elephant population, the state government will soon roll out DNA fingerprinting for its captive elephant populatio
Uranium level may go over permissible limit
Few Hyderabadis know that they consume 0.14 to 9.50 micro gram per litre of Uranium when they drink water from the river Krishna.
IB warns Andhra police about IM shadow outfit
The Intelligence Bureau has alerted the Andhra Pradesh police that the Indian Mujahideen’s shadow outfit, Jam Iyyathul Ansarul Muslimeen, is also active in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka.
IUML will press for 5th minister
The Indian Union Muslim League has wriggled out of the controversy related to the posting of Calicut University vice-chancellor by hastily withdrawing its nominee, Mr V.P. Abdul Hameed.