The government also sought approval from Parliament for equity infusion worth Rs 2,345 crore into struggling Air India and another Rs 1,300 crore for Air India Asset Holding.
Surya Sekhar Ganguly (eight points) clinched a record sixth successive title after agreeing to a draw against M Shyam Sundar of Tamil Nadu in the final round of the 46th National 'A' chess championship in Mangalore on Tuesday. Shyam Sundar, playing the French defence against Ganguly, had earlier rejected an offer for a draw. But they reached a blind alley after 30 moves and agreed to split the point.
The pilot initiative will provide Rs 30,000 insurance cover for 250 people living with HIV in Karnataka's six districts of Bellary, Mangalore, Mandya, Kolar, Mysore and Udupi. The insurance cover entails the beneficiary Rs 15,000 assistance for hospitalisation and a similar sum to his family in the event of his death, Sanjay Rao Chaganti, programme director of Population Services International, an NGO behind the project, said.
A post on Facebook by a group called 'Mangalore Muslims' accused Suhana Sayed of tarnishing the community's image.
The company also said it has reduced supplies of direct sale of diesel to the railways, state road corporations and other large consumers from April 2008 to restrict heavy under recoveries on these sales. In the annual report sent to the shareholders , the company said it has approval to set up 500 retail outlets across the country. The company had opened its first retail outlet in Karnataka early this year.
When you apply for a loan or a credit card, lenders call for a copy of credit report from Cibil before considering your case
The base will be used by carriers such as Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, to operate 70-seater ATR aircraft to places such as Bengaluru.
Adlabs theatres will screen the movies over a week.
'Youth love to be free. They don't understand that habits like drinking and smoking are addictions which result in bondage,' says Bhanumathi Narasimhan, director of Women and Child Welfare programmes, Art of Living Foundation.
Pramod Muthalik, the founder of the Shri Ram Sena whose activists attacked a pub in Mangalore and assaulted a group of women, says they will continue to 'safeguard Indian culture'.
'The Sena's policy is not to attack women. It was just a protest and in a group when people protest, at times, things are bound to go wrong,' says Sri Ram Sena chief Prasad Attavar.
'We have 150 institutions under us and not one is involved in conversions. If anyone is saying that we are indulging in conversions, then come before us and prove it. Each one has a right to follow a religion, but we are against forcible conversions.'
The actress with hubby Abhishek Bachchan in tow, landed at the Bajpe Airport, Mangalore on November 20 to attend her father's birthday.
At least 11 persons, including seven children, were on Thursday drowned and 20 others missing when a bus skidded off a bridge and fell into Palguni river near Gurupura, about 15 km from Mangalore in Karnataka.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah has said that nationalism was being questioned in the name of freedom of expression and "propaganda" against nationalism could not be considered as freedom of speech.
Padmapriya, the wife of Udupi MLA, Raghupathy Bhat was cremated on Tuesday in Udupi.
Even if the police step up their vigil against these illegal immigrants, these Sri Lankan youths will find a way to sneak into the country, as they live under desperate conditions.
EmaarMGF Land, a joint venture between Emaar Properties PJSC of Dubai and MGF Developments of India, is planning to invest $3 billion (Rs 12,000 crore) in 10 locations across south India over the next few years.
Mumbai-based Pratibha Shipping Company, which owns six tanker vessels, has secured a contract from Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals, a subsidiary of ONGC, for transporting fuel to Mauritius for three years.
As Karnataka draws closer to elections, the three major political parties are finalizing the strategy to be adopted in the forthcoming elections.
Calling for making the present political system a more "open", Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi admitted that he has an edge in politics due to his surname. Rahul said that his progress in the present Indian political system would not have been easy if he was not "connected to somebody".
Skyline Construction & Housing Pvt Ltd, a city-based real estate developer, signed on Friday India cricket captain Rahul Dravid as its brand ambassador.
Kannada's film industry's most eligible bachelor and popular actor 'Golden Star' Ganesh is all set to tie the knot with Shilpa on February 18.
The 27-day-agony has finally come to an end for Sarang Mohammad Naeem's family from Kurupura-Kaikamba, at the outskirts of Mangalore, in Karnataka. Naeem, 40, who was abducted by militants in Afghanistan, was rescued in an operation by security forces on Sunday.
RIL is likely to take about six months to one year to estimate the oil and gas reserves available from the new discovery.
Raipur's Nami Rai didn't let marriage or lack of sporting facilities affect her love for fitness.
The former Delhi chief minister said her conscience is clear and she is not scared of anyone.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Do you agree with the state government's decision to rename Bangalore and other places? Would it make any difference?
GA reader Aazhi Aadhan tells us about the deep friendship he shared with his roomies.
'The Congress-JD-S alliance will be intact for the next three years, for sure.'
Five global engineering and power equipment construction majors are in the race to bag the Rs 8,000 crore
The World Cup is just a couple of months away, and even after even a 0-2 loss in the just-concluded T20 series there won't be any shift in plans as far as skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri are concerned.
Besides, another 350-odd flights -- both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.
The checks, however, did not cause any inordinate delay in the departure of the flights.
Prohibitory orders were imposed in Delhi and parts of Karnataka. Police kept tight vigil in Kerala. In Gujarat, 50 people were arrested for Thursday's violence.
Late commissioning to impact the exploration and production activities of ONGC.
An interview with Guru Kiran, the current music sensation in Kannada cinema.
'We are hoping the preparations we have made will not be needed.'
The body of Sania Bargi was found on the national highway with stab wounds.
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