Four Tribal Students From Maharashtra Scale Mount Everest

Mumbai: Four tribal students from Maharashtra have successfully scaled Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, state finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said Tuesday evening. The students were among ten from Ashramshalas (state-run residential schools for tribals) from Chandrapur district, selected for...

SC refuses to stay Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in today After Overnight Hearing

New Delhi: Supreme Court refuses to stay swearing-in of B S Yeddyurappa as Karnataka chief minister today at 9 am. BS Yeddyurappa can be sworn-in as Karnataka Chief Minister, the Supreme Court ruled at the end of a rare post-midnight...

Kamala Mills fire: SC seeks info on broken toilet on Tuli’s bail plea

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a report - if any filed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) - by Thursday and posted the orders on a plea made by Yug Tuli, co-owner of Mojo’s Bistro, in the Kamala...

Karnataka: Governor Invites BS Yeddyurappa to Form Government

Banguluru: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has invited the BJP to form the next government. The partys prospective Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa will take oath at 9 am tomorrow. The party has been given 15 days to prove majority in the...

BSY will take oath tomorrow, says BJP; deletes tweet shortly

Bengaluru: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party has deleted a tweet announcing its president B S Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as chief minister tomorrow. The party had earlier tweeted, 'The moment that crores of Kannadigas are awaiting is here. Sri @BSYBJP will take oath as...

PM wants Gowdas decimated: Sources

New Delhi: The hold that the Gowdas have over Karnataka, despite not being in power, is a threat for the BJP. The party is now doing all it can to ensure that the 38 MLAs of the JDS do not...

Centre announces ceasefire during Ramadhan in Jammu and Kashmir

File pic New Delhi: Centre on Wednesday asked the forces not to launch operations in Jammu and Kashmir during the month of Ramadhan. However, forces have been given the right to retaliate “if attacked or if essential to protect the...

Benaras flyover collapse toll goes to 19

Nagpur: At least 19 people have been killed and over 12 injured after being crushed under two concrete beams which fell off 40-foot-high pillars of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. The mammoth slabs came crashing on crawling traffic...

“100 Crores being offered to my MLAs by BJP” accuses Kumarswamy of JD(S)

Bengaluru: Today, just a day after the Karnataka Assembly election results threw up a fractured mandate, and all eyes are on the Governor's 'decision', the Janata Da (Secular) has alleged that BJP is offering its MLAs Rs 1 billion (Rs....

Lavani singer Yamunabai Waikar passes away

Satara: Acclaimed Lavani singer and Padma Shri recipient Yamunabai Waikar passed away after a brief illness at the age of 103 on Tuesday. Waikar, who had complained of uneasiness, was admitted to the ICU at a hospital in Satara city,...

Andhra boat capsize: Joint rescue effort being conducted

Following the capsize of a boat in the Godavari river on Tuesday, a joint-effort by the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force, Fire Service and Police officials is underway to recover the boat and bodies of the deceased. According...

CM Fadnavis rests hope on startup sector for job creation

Mumbai: Fresh from the optimistic results for his party in recently held Karnataka assembly electionss, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has exuded full confidence in taking the state to trillion dollar economy by the end of 2025. Fadnavis said that...

No stopping for BJP’s victory chariot: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah today said that there will be no stopping for party's victory chariot after the party became the single largest party in the Karnataka elections. "Yeh vijay ka rath rukne wala nahi hai,...

Video: 12 die as under construction flyover collapses in Varanasi

Shashank Manohar elected unopposed, to serve 2nd term as ICC chairman

Dubai: Former BCCI president Shashank Manohar will expectedly serve a second term as the independent chairman of the International Cricket Council after he was elected unopposed by the governing body's Board. Manohar, who became the first independent ICC Chairman in 2016,...

Bharatmata, Narendra Modi chants resound at BJP HQ

Bengaluru: BJP workers across Karnataka today began celebrations as trends showed the saffron party was set to form a government in the state. Counting of votes for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections began this morning at 38 centres in...

Why a BJP win is important for investors

New Delhi: Global investors have priced in a "Modi win in 2019", and the government may consider various stimulus options to support the rural economy in the run-up to Lok Sabha elections next year, says a UBS report. "Our discussions with...

SC acquits Navjot Singh Sidhu in road rage case

File Pic New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday acquitted former cricketer and Punjab Tourism Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu from culpable homicide charges in a 30-year-old road rage case for which he was awarded a three-year jail term. A bench...

Karnataka polls verdict 2018: Big blow for Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi’s jibe of ‘three Ps’ now holds true for Congress

New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi doesn't seem to be in a good spot right now with the Karnataka results pointing at a BJP majority in Karnataka. Thrust with the responsibility of steering the Congress back to its glory days, the Karnataka...

As BJP surges, ‘bring Priyanka’ voices grow in Congress camp

File Pic New Delhi: A rather deserted Congress headquarters in the national capital bore a tepid look as BJP surged towards forming the government in the 22nd state of the country. Elections in Karnataka were bitterly fought and Congress president...