Karnataka CM allots portfolios, retains key departments
byBangalore, May 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah late Sunday allocated portfolios to his new 28-member ministry, keeping key posts such as finance, energy,…
May, 2013
Searing heat across north, west India, mercury to rise further
byNew Delhi: It was a blazing weekend across northern plains and central plateau of India which reeled under the intense summer heat. Temperatures today…
Sreesanth threw tantrums when police came to arrest him
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Fast bowler S. Sreesanth began shouting and claimed he had close connections with the Kerala and Maharashtra chief ministers…
Chhattisgarh orders judicial probe into civilians’ killing
byRaipur, May 19 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Sunday ordered a judicial probe into allegations that troopers in an anti-Maoist operation killed civilians in Bijapur…
Bangladeshis being trafficked to Brazil
byLondon, May 19 (IANS) Police in Brazil have identified a gang specialising in trafficking Bangladeshi nationals into the country, a media report said. About…
Women cases getting top priority after Delhi gang-rape: Judge
byGurgaon: Supreme Court’s Justice P. Sathasivam, who is also the executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), today said that cases related to…
Advanced breast cancer detecting machine comes to India
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more…
Three kids hurt as high tension wire snaps
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Three children, aged between one and five, suffered minor injuries after a high tension electricity wire here fell on…
Three newspaper employees murdered in Tripura
byAgartala, May 19 (IANS) Three newspaper employees, including a manager, were killed by two unidentified assailants at their office here Sunday, police said. “Two…
Sunday hottest day of season so far, Monday to be worse
byNew Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Mercury rose to a blazing 44.6 degrees Celsius – five notches above average – Sunday, making it the hottest…