The encounter is an attempt by authorities to distract people from the government's failures to safeguard women's rights, the activists said.
A team of government officials led by Union Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrashekar will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to review various infrastructure development projects, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state later this month.
The Kannada film starring Santosh and Aindrita, is a love story set in the backdrop of recession. Watch it only for the cinematography.
Rajeev Chandrashekhar, who is the only lawmaker to reject the salary hike, communicated to the prime minister that he would not reconsider his decision until the government re-examines the issue of One Rank One Pension.
India on Thursday made it clear that it would not accept any internationally binding agreement and that its climate change targets were not up for review.
The International Paralympic Committee has suspended the Paralympic Committee of India for indefinite period for infighting within the national body and shoddy treatment meted out to athletes during the National Para-Athletics Championships at Ghaziabad last month.
Aindrita Ray talks about her upcoming Kannada film Nooru Janmaku and the slapping incident that occured while shooting for it.
A leisure trip to Sri Lanka proved fatal for JD-S workers when the blast took place very close to the dining table as they sat for breakfast at Shangri-La hotel in Colombo, one of the major targets of the deadliest terror strikes in the island nation's history, family members said.
Governments in most of the world saw their approval ratings dip as they struggled to contain the raging virus, which hit economy hard everywhere, but Indian politics followed a different script, with the outgoing year marking further shrinking of a rudderless Congress while the ruling BJP soared riding on Modi's enduring appeal.
KCR will continue as caretaker chief minister until the new government is formed.
Brisk polling began on Thursday morning in 91 constituencies spread across 18 states and two union territories in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. As people queued up across the nation to cast their vote, there were some famous faces in the lines at different polling stations. Take a look.
A special court on Wednesday sentenced prime accused Abdul Karim Telgi to 10 years imprisonment and 21 other associates to seven years in one of the cases relating to the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam.
The state government has declared a holiday on Wednesday and Thursday for all private institutions, offices, non-essential services within Outer Ring Road here in view of rains.
Those who know Naveen Patnaik well say his final decision will depend on who has the edge after the election.
KCR, as Rao is popularly known, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor E S L Narasimhan at a simple ceremony on the lawns of Raj Bhavan.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
IDG Ventures India on Thursday announced that Kiran Karnik, former president of National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) and a recipient of the Padma Shri has joined the company, on their global advisory board. IDG Ventures India's advisory board includes icons like N Balasubramanian, K B Chandrashekar, Arjun Malhotra, Sridhar Mitta, Jagdish Sheth and V Sumantran. Kiran Karnik was president of Nasscom till January 2008.
Sporting Clube De Goa held gamely to the early goal scored by Chandrashekar Chinta to down Churchill Brothers and keep themselves firmly in contention for the title in the 15th round of the ONGC I-League match at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.
The bus was on its way to Jaora from Ratlam when the mishap occurred on the four-lane road at 12 Patthar Khadan,
Sporting Clube de Goa and East Bengal won their opening matches in the I-League football tournament, beating Vasco and Chirag United 1-0 and 3-1 respectively.
The farmer representatives were unanimous in seeking repeal of the 3 laws.
Bangalore's Brigade Road may become a model for Mysore's Devaraj Urs Road for dealing with the parking woes of the Wodeyars' city.
The Aussies spin legend who commanded the highest base price of US $450,000, was bought for just that sum.
It took her six months to create the fibreglass mural.
Apple has been lobbying hard for exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing.
Even as thousands of people are reeling under drought in Telangana, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao is organising an Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam on a scale that is unprecedented.
'Freebies are yet be proven a 'pucca' vote-catcher. But don't say that to KCR because he takes pride in two things: His record of delivery and imagination,' says Shekhar Gupta.
Among the notable absentees were Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's M K Stalin, Telugu Desam Party chief K Chandrashekhar Rao, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and Delhi chief minister and Aam Admi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
Judge Dinesh Gupta let off the right-wing activist and six others, giving them "benefit of doubt".
No-trust motion battle was between BJP's majority and our morality, says TDP chief.
The construction of office-cum-residential buildings has been taken up in 104 assembly constituencies in the state except 15 segments in Hyderabad, it added.
He has been accused of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 1.65 crore.
He said he requested the prime minister to be 'magnanimous' towards the people of Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son and Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao said he would 'personally monitor the case'.
The names of both Maregowda and Puttaraju had figured in the list of missing Janata Dal-Secular workers tweeted by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday.
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