Yeddyurappa hints at leaving BJP, decision only in December
September 21st, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 21 (IANS) BJP's former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, battling a dozen cases of corruption, Friday indicated leaving the party but would decide on the step only in ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa faces probe in one more land deal case
August 10th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and his son and BJP Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra will face a probe in one more illegal land deal ... Read more...
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Advani’s blog adds to BJP troubles in the state (Karnataka Newsletter)
August 10th, 2012 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 10 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's honest assessment of his party's scandalous rule in Karnataka is a bitter pill to swallow for many of ... Read more...
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BJP, new Karnataka CM Shettar face tense days (News Analysis)
July 17th, 2012 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party and its new chief minister in Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar, face testing times with continued dissidence casting shadow over a crucial ... Read more...
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Governor regrets BJP taking tainted people in Karnataka ministry
July 13th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 13 (IANS) A day after the third BJP ministry in four years took office in Karnataka, embarrassment piled on the ruling party with portfolio allotment delayed due ... Read more...
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BJP gives Karnataka third chief minister in four years (Second lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party government in Karnataka, hit by dissidence and corruption, Thursday scored another first with Jagadish Shettar becoming the party's third chief minister ... Read more...
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BJP gives Karnataka third chief minister in four years (Lead)
July 12th, 2012 - 2:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) The BJP government in Karnataka, marred by dissidence and corruption, Thursday scored another first with Jagadish Shettar becoming the party's third chief minister in four ... Read more...
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Shettar sworn in as Karnataka chief minister
July 12th, 2012 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 12 (IANS) Jagadish Shettar was Thursday sworn in as Karnataka chief minister, becoming the third Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader to head the party government in four ... Read more...
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Karnataka CM-designate Shettar grapples with ministry formation (Evening Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) Jagadish Shettar, set to take oath Thursday as the Karnataka chief minister, was in New Delhi late Wednesday to meet Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders ... Read more...
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Gowda quits as Karnataka CM (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 11 (IANS) The BJP's second chief minister in four years in Karnataka D.V. Sadananda Gowda resigned Wednesday, as a fallout of dissidence in the party and differences ... Read more...
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Karnataka mess: BJP gambles on getting it right third time (News Analysis)
July 10th, 2012 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be gambling by changing its Karnataka chief minister - ostensibly with assembly elections in view, even though it ... Read more...
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BJP replaces Gowda with Shettar in Karnataka (Roundup)
July 8th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Buckling under mounting pressure from B.S. Yeddyurappa, the BJP Sunday said D.V. Sadananda Gowda was being replaced as the Karnataka chief minister by Rural ... Read more...
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Shettar is Karnataka’s new chief minister (Evening Lead)
July 8th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 8 (IANS) Desperate to prevent a split in the party and save its government in Karnataka, the BJP Sunday announced that Rural Development Minister Jagadish Shettar ... Read more...
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BJP mulls replacing Karnataka chief minister to save government
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, July 3 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party Tuesday appeared inclined to replace Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda to save the government in view of pressure by ... Read more...
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BJP’s messy Karnataka story set to continue (News Analysis)
July 2nd, 2012 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Karnataka story has already left a bitter taste, not just in the state but across the country. Its maiden rule ... Read more...
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Eight Yeddyurappa loyalists quit Karnataka ministry (Second Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) In fresh trouble for Karnataka's BJP government, eight ministers loyal to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa quit the ministry Friday to pressure the Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Factions sprout by the day in ruling BJP (Karnataka Newsletter)
June 29th, 2012 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 29 (IANS) The monsoon may be playing truant in Karnataka, hit by drought last year too, but the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become a fertile ... Read more...
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BJP in Karnataka back to bickering
June 19th, 2012 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's faction-ridden Karnataka's government is again caught in a bitter row on continuation of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda in office.Around 40 ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa charge sheeted in land case
May 21st, 2012 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was Monday charge sheeted in a land case, further weakening him in his battle to unseat his successor D.V. ... Read more...
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China’s smuggling kingpin gets jail for life
May 18th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) A notorious kingpin of a smuggling ring has been sentenced to life imprisonment in China over smuggling and bribery charges.The court said the sentencing of Lai ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa calls his successor a ‘traitor’
May 13th, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 13 (IANS) The factional fight in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday plunged to a new low with former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa calling his successor ... Read more...
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Will get justice from CBI probe, says Yeddyurappa
May 11th, 2012 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Nanjangud (Karnataka), May 11 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa Friday said he was confident of getting justice from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ... Read more...
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Crisis in Karnataka BJP worsens
May 10th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 10 (IANS) The crisis in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Thursday headed for a flashpoint as supporters of former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stepped up pressure for ... Read more...
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Karnataka caste politics set to get Sonia boost (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 22nd, 2012 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 22 (IANS) The Congress is going all out to woo a powerful caste group in Karnataka that is generally perceived to be a strong supporter of the ... Read more...
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Order on CEC plea for CBI probe against Yeddyurappa withheld
April 20th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Bangalore, April 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday withheld its order on the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into ... Read more...
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Indecisive BJP leaves its Karnataka unit exasperated (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 14th, 2012 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's claim to be a party with a difference has, for long, become the butt of ridicule. It may soon be dubbed ... Read more...
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FIH president Negre to meet HI, IHF next week
April 7th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) International Hockey Federation (FIH) president Leandro Negre will be visiting India next week to sort out the differences between the two warring bodies Hockey India ... Read more...
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Karnataka BJP leaders use drought for political gain (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 6th, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 6 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka continues to sink deeper into the morass over its internal power struggle, with even the severe drought ... Read more...
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Budget session ends, ruling BJP leadership tussle resumes (Karnataka Newsletter)
April 1st, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 1 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has achieved one more dubious distinction in its troubled rule in Karnataka. It barely managed a smooth end to ... Read more...
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Bribery charges against Yeddyurappa need probe: Panel
March 29th, 2012 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, March 29 (IANS) A Supreme Court panel has recommended a probe into the charges that former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa's family members had received Rs.6 crore in ... Read more...
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Court rejects ex-law officer’s plea in bribe case
February 19th, 2012 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) A former CBI law officer has been denied a breather by the the Delhi High Court, which rejected his plea for quashing the bribery charges ... Read more...
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China jails Australian Matthew Ng for 13 years
December 7th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, Dec 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Australian government says the country have registered their strong interest in following the case of Matthew Ng to the Chinese government. Ng, the former CEO ... Read more...
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BJP Karnataka lawmaker jailed, trial court cancels bail
October 28th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 28 (IANS) Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Y.Sampangi was Friday jailed after a trial court cancelled his bail plea in a corruption case.Rejecting Sampangi's bail ... Read more...
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Hammam turns to Arbitration Court after FIFA rejects appeal
September 16th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Zurich, Sep 16, (IANS/CMC) The fall-out from the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) cash-for-votes scandal seems set to continue after football's world governing body, FIFA, on Thursday rejected former executive committee member ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh assembly session to be stormy
August 28th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 28 (IANS) The monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh assembly beginning Monday is set to be stormy as the opposition Congress announced Sunday it will stall proceedings to ... Read more...
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