How the BJP let BSY stew in the caste cauldron
Waiting to exhale… If you were expecting to heave a collective sigh of relief in the belief that all was finally well with the ruling party and this was it, aaaah, we could expect a spell of half-way
Debate over online counselling
The online counselling introduced by the Karnataka Examination Authority for professional courses led to chaos the first day. While the system seems to have settled down since, not everyone is happy
Shettar appeals to Delhi daddies
With no solution in sight to the tussle over portfolios, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar rushed to New Delhi on Saturday to seek the help of senior central leaders of the party on allotment of departm
No let-up in dissident activity in BJP
There was no let-up in dissident activity in the ruling party as a dozen unsuccessful ministerial aspirants took a decision to rock the government on Saturday.
Sources in the party said these legisla
Dhoni skips mandatory fitness tests
The National Cricket Academy (NCA) here has been bustling with internationals over the past few weeks, thanks to the Board for Control of Cricket in India’s (BCCI) directive to its contracted players to undergo “mandatory” fitness tests ahead of a packed season, beginning with the limited-overs assignment against Sri Lanka later this month.
BSY will remain ‘Udasi’ for a long time
The recent change of guard in Karnataka was no less than a palace intrigue.
Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa might have succeeded in removal of D.V. Sadananda Gowda, but he could not install h
Inflation likely hit 2012 high in June: Reuters Poll
Soaring food costs likely pushed Indian inflation to its highest level for 2012 in June, a Reuters poll showed, suggesting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will remain hawkish on monetary policy.
The
Bright Channapatna toys face bleak future
It transports you into a different world where toys dominate. No, this is not the fictitious North Pole home of Santa Claus and his industrious elves, but a toy town much closer to home.
Travel so
Coming soon: Restaurant for vultures
In a last ditch attempt to revive the vulture population in the state, the forest department is mulling over a proposal to set up a ‘vulture restaurant’ in Ramanagara where a colony of long-billed vul
Taxis plying without paying vehicle tax
The proposal of lifetime taxes to be imposed on luxury taxis costing above Rs. 10 lakh has to be reconsidered by state government. Since the issue has been put on hold, owners of luxury taxis are unab