BJP’s moral halo is fading rapidly (News Analysis)
February 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must be ruing coming to power in Karnataka and holding up the state as a gateway to rule south India. ... Read more...
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Three Karnataka porngate ministers quit, BJP red-faced (Afternoon Lead)
February 8th, 2012 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 8 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka suffered a major embarrassment as three of its ministers quit Wednesday, a day after two of them ... Read more...
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BJP minister found watching porn in Karnataka assembly (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Cooperation Minister Laxman Savadi was Tuesday caught watching a sex act on his cell phone inside the state assembly, leaving the ruling Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Reliance MediaWorks in expansion mode with south India focus
February 1st, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Reliance MediaWorks, the entertainment arm of the Anil Ambani-led industrial house, is expanding its domestic operations across films, TV commercials and broadcasting through strategic alliances and ... Read more...
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Dubai fast food chain comes to Delhi
January 31st, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31, (IANS) After establishing themselves in southern India, Dubai-based halal fast food chain ChicKing has opened its first outlet here in north India, promising unique and lip-smacking ... Read more...
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‘Tsunami’ - watch it at your own risk (Kannada Movie Review)
January 22nd, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Tsunami"; Cast: Raju Patil, Sonia, Rangayana Raghu, Doddanna, Tennis Krishna, Bullet Prakash, Gazar Khan, Killer Venkatesh and Bank Janardhan; Director: Makam Manohar; Producer: Raju Patil; Cinematography: Gauri Venkatesh; Music: Sadguna ... Read more...
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India Cements chalks plans to become pan-nation player
January 15th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) India Cements, a leader in southern India with a 28 percent market share, has charted an expansion plan to become a pan-nation player next year ... Read more...
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RSS, not BJP high command, rules Karnataka unit (Karnataka Newsletter)
January 15th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 15 (IANS) The more the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserts that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not involve itself in its internal affairs, the greater ... Read more...
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Kerala hospital introduces new diagnostic tool
January 11th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 11 (IANS) For the first time in south India, a hospital here has introduced 'Wireless Capsule Endoscopy', a new diagnostic tool for the non-invasive detection of small bowel ... Read more...
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Taj city fogged out, commuters hit
January 5th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 5 (IANS) Agra was all wrapped up in a thick blanket of fog Thursday, and the Met Office has forecast similar foggy conditions Friday and ... Read more...
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Karnataka government in a fix over illegal mining report
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 3 (IANS) The illegal mining report of the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) that forced B.S. Yeddyurappa to quit as the Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in south ... Read more...
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Accused in police officer’s 1992 killing arrested
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 2 (IANS) Police in Hyderabad Monday arrested Mohammed Najeeb Ahmed, an accused in the killing of a senior police officer in the city in 1992.Najeeb alias Mohammed Sikander ... Read more...
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Dark new year for cyclone-hit Tamil Nadu districts
January 1st, 2012 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu welcomed 2012 with celebrations but it was a dark new year for people in Cyclone Thane-hit Cuddalore and Chidambaram districts as there was no ... Read more...
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Bitter 2012 for Karnataka after scandalous year (Karnataka Newsletter)
December 31st, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 31 (IANS) Karnataka, which saw its image battered by scandals in 2011, enters the New Year with trepidation as ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) factional feuding seems ... Read more...
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Life limping back after Cyclone Thane’s destruction
December 31st, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after Cyclone Thane crossed the Tamil Nadu coast, leaving 37 people dead in south India, life was Saturday limping back to normalcy in the ... Read more...
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‘Herbalife’ renews brand association with Saina Nehwal
December 28th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) 'Herbalife', a global nutrition company, Wednesday announced renewal of its brand endorsement partnership with India's badminton star Saina Nehwal.The firm had started sponsoring Saina in 2009 ... Read more...
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India celebrates X-mas with carols, joy, feasting (Roundup)
December 25th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Homes decked up with lights and stars, midnight masses, church services, exchanging gifts, carol singing and feasting -- India, where Christians constitute 2.3 percent ... Read more...
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Kochi connected to China via weekly cargo vessel
December 19th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Dec 19 (IANS) The first weekly cargo vessel connecting Kochi to China berthed here Sunday, according to an announcement by the International Container Transhipment Terminal(ICTT).The M.V Irenes Reliance ... Read more...
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Tirumala Diary to set up India’s largest diary plant
December 14th, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 14 (IANS) Tirumala Diary, one of south India's largest and fastest growing private dairies, plans to set up the country's largest integrated diary plant in Andhra Pradesh with ... Read more...
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Deccan Herald launches Delhi edition
December 11th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Deccan Herald, a premier English newspaper from south India, launched its Delhi edition Sunday, its seventh since it began publishing from Bangalore in June 1948.The ... Read more...
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Needed institutes to train cutters and tailors
December 9th, 2011 - 1:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Dec 9 (IANS) Designers alone cannot produce resort or beach wear. Cutters and tailors need to be trained to ensure that the end product is immaculate, says designer James ... Read more...
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Rolls-Royce returns to the city of Nizams
December 7th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Wednesday appointed its dealer for Hyderabad, marking its return to this historic city where the Nizam had once owned a fleet of ... Read more...
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India colours imagination of Spanish artist
November 25th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) India's pilgrimage trails provide sustenance to well-known Spanish conceptual artist and filmmaker Frederic Amat's multimedia art.
Amat, who hails from Barcelona, is in India with a ... Read more...
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Gill looking to consolidate in National Rally
November 17th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chikmagalur (Karnataka), Nov 17 (IANS) In what could be viewed as a strong indicator of its popularity, the Coffee Day Rally, the fifth round of the Indian National Rally Championship, ... Read more...
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Kochi now connected to Europe by ship
November 14th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 14 (IANS) The International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) here Monday announced that the first weekly service vessel, connecting Kochi directly to European ports, had berthed here.The ship ... Read more...
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Indo-Israeli JV launches Hyderabad housing project’s second phase
November 10th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 10 (IANS) PBEL Property Development (India) Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between two Israeli firms and an Indian developer, Thursday announced the launch of second phase of PBEL ... Read more...
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In ancient India, there was zero tolerance for corruption
November 10th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Aligarh, Nov 10 (IANS) Team Anna's campaign against corruption may have caught the imagination of the nation, but what is perhaps little known is that though ancient India had a ... Read more...
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Gujarat NRE Coke’s net profit down 19 percent
November 9th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 9 (IANS) Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd, the largest independent met coke producer in India, Wednesday reported a 19 percent dip in its net profit for the second quarter ... Read more...
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Puravankara takes Bangalore for Louis Philippe golf
November 9th, 2011 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) Puravankara Projects Ltd has taken over the Bangalore team of the inaugural eight-city team event, the Louis Philippe Cup, according to the Professional Golf Tour of ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa gets bail after 21 days in jail
November 8th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) After 21 days behind bars in two corruption cases, former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa was released on bail Tuesday evening.
Justice B.V. Pinto of the ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa walks out of Bangalore jail
November 8th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 8 (IANS) Scam-hit former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday walked out of jail here after he got bail in two graft cases related to land scams.Amid ... Read more...
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Yeddyurappa stays in jail as graft case adjourned (Lead)
November 3rd, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 3 (IANS) Karnataka's scam-hit former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will remain in central jail as the fourth graft case related to land scams was adjourned Thursday to ... Read more...
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Not shying from investing in Haryana plants: Maruti Suzuki
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Automobile giant Maruti Suzuki Thursday said that its decision to buy land in Gujarat is based on the need to expand capacity for meeting future ... Read more...
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Advani plays down graft charges in Karnataka BJP
October 30th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 30 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani late Sunday played down the slew of graft charges faced by the ruling party in Karnataka at a ... Read more...
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People brave rain to hear Advani blast UPA’s corruption
October 30th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 30 (IANS) Thousands of people late Sunday braved a heavy downpour in Bangalore to cheer senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani as he blasted the Congress-led ... Read more...
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